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SGX And NZX Seal Partnership On Dairy Derivatives To Unlock Growth

Date 08/04/2021

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and New Zealand’s Exchange (NZX) have today signed a strategic partnership agreement to unlock and accelerate the growth potential of NZX’s dairy derivatives. 

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report - March 2021

Date 08/04/2021

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and warrant trades)

• In March 2021, the average daily number of trades was 47% lower than the pcp. The average daily value traded onmarket of $6.0 billion was down 43% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.6% in March (compared to 4.1% in the pcp). 
• Expected future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in March was an average of 14.3 (compared to 36.6 in the pcp).

Results Of NZX Limited 2021 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

Date 08/04/2021

At NZX Limited’s shareholder meeting, held in Tauranga and online today, shareholders were asked to vote on 3 resolutions, which were supported by the Board.

Maktoum bin Mohammed Appoints New Dubai Financial Services Authority Chairman

Date 08/04/2021

His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and President of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), appointed Fadel Al Ali as Chairman of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).

ASIC Commences Proceedings Against Westpac For Alleged Misleading And Unfair Sales Of Consumer Credit Insurance

Date 08/04/2021

ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against Westpac Banking Corporation (Westpac), alleging it mis-sold consumer credit insurance (CCI) with credit cards, and other credit facilities, to customers who had not agreed to buy the policies.

NZX Appoints Specialist Global Expert To Tech Committee

Date 07/04/2021

NZX today announced the appointment of a specialist global expert in stock exchange computer systems, Peter Jessup, to its Technology Sub-committee of the NZX Board.

Fiserv To Release First Quarter Earnings Results On April 27, 2021

Date 07/04/2021

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, will announce its first quarter financial results on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 before the Nasdaq Stock Market opens.

Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, March 16-17, 2021

Date 07/04/2021

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on March 16–17, 2021.

CFTC: Federal Court Orders Alabama Company And Its Owner To Pay Over $1.1 Million For Commodity Pool Fraud

Date 07/04/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that Judge Liles C. Burke of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama entered a default judgment against Negus Capital Incorporated (NCI) of Muscle Shoals, Alabama finding that it, through its owner Aaron B. Butler, engaged in fraudulent solicitation, misappropriation, and registration violations in connection with binary options trading.

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Pens Op-Ed In Wall Street Journal

Date 07/04/2021

Today, in an op-ed to be published in the April 8, 2021, edition of The Wall Street Journal, Secretary Janet L. Yellen called for an end to the global race to the bottom on corporate taxes. This is also a provision of the Made in America Tax Plan, a part of President Biden’s American Jobs Plan, that will accelerate American competitiveness.