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Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Replaces Existing Tel Bond-Floating With The New All Bond Floating Index

Date 18/08/2021

World’s Most Traded Crypto ETPs, From ETC Group, To List On The Vienna Stock Exchange - ETC Group’s Listings Of Bitcoin, Ethereum And Litecoin ETPs In Vienna Follows Listings In London (Aquis); Paris (Euronext); Amsterdam (Euronext), Zurich (SIX) And Frankfurt (Xetra)

Date 18/08/2021

ETC Group (www.etc-group.com), Europe’s leading specialist provider of innovative, digital asset-backed securities[1], announces that it is listing its entire portfolio of market leading crypto exchange traded products (ETPs) on Austria’s national stock market.

TriOptima's triResolve Margin Connects To Major Tri-Party Agents Through SWIFT

Date 18/08/2021

TriOptima, a leading infrastructure service that helps to lower costs and to mitigate risk in OTC derivatives markets, has announced that it now offers integration via SWIFT to the four main tri-party agents; BNY Mellon, Clearstream, Euroclear and J.P. Morgan.

Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority Issues The Quarterly Statistical Bulletin For The Second Quarter Of 2021

Date 18/08/2021

​The Capital Market Authority has issued the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin for the second quarter of 2021. Through this bulletin, the Authority aims to provide several statistical information about the Saudi Capital Market that is important for investors, market analysts, and researchers. Also, it aims to share data that raises the level of transparency and disclosure and stimulates investment in the Capital Market.

Vienna Stock Exchange: First Trading Day Of Three New ETC Crypto Products

Date 18/08/2021

The Vienna Stock Exchange welcomes ETC Group (ETC Issuance GmbH), a new structured product provider with a focus on cryptocurrencies. As of today, 18 August 2021, three new products based on the developments of Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin, all with physical backing, are listing on the Vienna MTF. With the Bitcoin-ETC (BTCetc - ETC Group Physical Bitcoin), a carbon-neutral crypto product is also tradable on the Vienna Stock Exchange for the first time. The market maker Lang & Schwarz ensures liquidity in continuous trading between 9:15 am and 5:30 pm.

State Street Appoints New Country Heads For Germany, Luxembourg And Switzerland

Date 18/08/2021

State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) announced today that it has appointed new country heads for three European markets: Andreas Niklaus has been appointed as the head of Germany, Riccardo Lamanna as the head of Luxembourg and Dagmar Kamber Borens as the head of Switzerland. In their respective regions, they will be responsible for developing business, stewarding client engagement, developing talent, and building the company’s brand and market network, in addition to maintaining strong and proactive regulatory relationships.

SGX Named Asia’s Best FX Exchange And FX Clearing House By FX Markets

Date 18/08/2021

• Ease of access across multiple front-end systems and innovative products were highlighted by the award judges as SGX’s clear winning factor

New Zealand Government Announcement: Workplaces That Can Open At Level 4

Date 18/08/2021

MBIE are working with the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the Financial Markets Authority to consider the role of financial services during this period.  We anticipate what will be considered essential financial services to be narrower than in previous Alert Level 4 scenarios. Further information will be provided as soon as possible.

ASIC Warning: Trading Crypto-Asset Related Financial Products Through Unlicensed Entities

Date 18/08/2021

• ASIC urges Australians to be wary of investing in crypto-asset related financial products, such as options and futures, through unlicensed entities
• By dealing with a licensed entity, you have certain investor protections
• Check if the entity you are dealing with holds an Australian financial services (AFS) licence or an Australian market licence (AML)

CFTC Charges Unregistered Michigan Forex Firm And Its Owner With Fraud And Misappropriation

Date 17/08/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a civil enforcement action in the Eastern District of Michigan against Ali Bazzi and his company Welther Oaks, LLC, both of Michigan, charging them with fraud and misappropriation in connection with their operation of a foreign currency (forex) commodity pool.