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BNP Paribas Asset Management Strengthens Private Assets Platform With Integration Of BNP Paribas Capital Partners

Date 17/01/2022

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces that it has finalised the integration of BNP Paribas Capital Partners (‘BNPP CP’), its specialised alternative multi-management platform including private asset fund solutions, as well as funds of hedge funds and UCITS-compliant hedge funds.

Allens And Khaitan Top M&A Legal Advisers By Value And Volume In Asia-Pacific For 2021, Finds GlobalData

Date 17/01/2022

Allens and Khaitan were the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) legal advisers in Asia-Pacific for 2021 by value and volume, respectively. Allens advised on 38 deals worth $88.9bn, the highest among all the advisers. Meanwhile, Khaitan led in volume terms with 116 deals worth $21.7bn. A total of 7,807 M&A deals were announced in the region during 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

Ingenico Hoists Its Unattended Payment Portfolio And Achieved Greater Ubiquity With The Launch Of Its Self-Modular

Date 17/01/2022

Ingenico, a Worldline brand, confirms its leadership in unattended payments with the launch of its Self-Modular, world-first unattended terminal PCI PTS v6 certified, and takes its portfolio to be the most comprehensive and innovative solution, covering all verticals - such as vending, EV charging, transportation, parking and ticketing kiosks, for both indoor and outdoor use cases.

Bitfinex Securities Ltd. Unveils Blockstream Mining Note (BMN) Capital Raise Offering

Date 17/01/2022

Bitfinex Securities Ltd. a provider of blockchain-based investment products, has today announced the capital raise offering for the Blockstream Mining Note (BMN), a tokenised security that provides accredited investors with exposure to the bitcoin hashrate at its enterprise-grade facilities.

Worldline Unites Major Companies And Start-Ups For Its 4th ‘e-Payments Challenge’ Hackathon - The Industry’s Best In Class Fintech Co-Creation Event, Powered By Europe’s Leader In Payments

Date 17/01/2022

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, is thrilled to announce it will be hosting the fourth edition of its industry leading e-Payments Challenge hackathon which is due to take place in an innovative fully virtual format on 26-28 January 2022.

City Recruitment Racing Past Pre-Pandemic Levels

Date 17/01/2022

Key Stats from Morgan McKinley’s Winter London Employment Monitor:

• 40% increase in jobs available in Q4 2021 compared to same period in 2019
• 118% increase in jobs available in Q4 2021 compared to same period in 2020
• Negligible difference in jobs available in 2021 (32,331) compared to 2019 (32,480)
• 34% increase in job seekers in 2021 compared to 2019
• 30% increase in job seekers in 2021 compared to 2020
• 19% average salary change moving from one job to another in Q4 2021

17 January Is Non-Trading Day For US Securities On MOEX

Date 17/01/2022

On 17 January 2022, no trading of shares of US companies will take place on Moscow Exchange, due to holidays in the US.

Goldman Sachs Top M&A Financial Adviser In Asia-Pacific For 2021, Finds GlobalData

Date 17/01/2022

Goldman Sachs was the top mergers and acquisitions (M&A) financial adviser in Asia-Pacific for 2021 by both value as well as volume having advised on 50 deals worth $148.4bn. A total of 7,807 M&A deals were announced in the region during 2021, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

ASIC Warning: Self-Managed Super Funds And Crypto Investments

Date 17/01/2022

• ASIC has noticed an increase in marketing recommending Australians switch from retail and industry superannuation funds to self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) so they can invest in a ‘high return’ portfolio
• SMSF trustees are being targeted to invest in crypto-assets (or cryptocurrencies)
• Superannuation is an attractive target for scammers
• Crypto-assets are a high risk and speculative investment
• ASIC is reminding superannuation fund members it is best practice to seek advice from a licensed financial adviser before agreeing to transfer superannuation out of a regulated fund into an SMSF

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin, January 14, 2022, Issue 83

Date 17/01/2022

Click here to download Shenzhen Stock Exchange's market bulletin, issue 83.