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HKEX To Collaborate With HKSTP On Biotech, Fintech Initiatives

Date 02/09/2021

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce today (Thursday) it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP), to explore new biotech and fintech initiatives. HKSTP is home to the city’s largest research and development base and a world-class innovation ecosystem, which will underpin the long-term growth of Hong Kong and the region as a global centre of excellence for biotech and new economy enterprises.

Straits Times Index (STI) Quarterly Review

Date 02/09/2021

• No changes to the constituents of the STI

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RF-RM

Date 02/09/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 02.09.2021, 10-20 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 1686) and initial margins (up to 25 %) for the security RF-RM were changed. New values are available here

Borsa İstanbul’s Opening Bell Rang For Orçay Ortaköy Çay Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

Date 02/09/2021

On September 2, 2021, Orçay Ortaköy Çay Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., one of the ambitious competitors of  tea industry, listed in Borsa İstanbul following the Opening Bell Ceremony. The ceremony was held with the participation of Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. CEO Korkmaz Ergun, Orçay A.Ş Chairman of the Board Mehmet Erdoğan and Tera Yatırım Menkul Değerler Deputy Chairman of the Board Emre Tezmen.

Vienna Stock Exchange Anniversary: 250 Years And Microseconds

Date 02/09/2021

The Vienna Stock Exchange celebrates a quarter of a millennium today: 2 September 1771 was the first trading day in Vienna after Empress Maria Theresa initiated the foundation of a Stock Exchange ten years earlier. In the eventful 250 years, the stock exchange evolved continuously, from a state-owned marketplace to a modern information technology and service provider. Trading shifted from the floor to the digital network. Today, it combines tradition and reliability with future and speed. In this spirit it also celebrates today's anniversary: Ferdinand Habsburg-Lothringen, descendant of Maria Theresa and racing driver, makes a pit stop at the stock exchange today and rings the opening bell on the 250th anniversary. The Austrian stock barometer ATX showed the level of 7,279.93 points at the opening, including dividends, not far from the all-time high on 13 August 2021 (7,308.32 points).

CLS Launches FX Outstanding Datasets To Enhance FX Market Transparency

Date 02/09/2021

CLS, a market infrastructure delivering settlement, processing and data solutions, today announces it is launching two new datasets to capture outstanding forward and swap positions in the FX market, in addition to making enhancements to its existing suite of alternative FX data products – CLSMarketData.

ThinkMarkets Launches Institutional Business With Liquidity.net - ThinkMarkets Branches Into Liquidity Provision With A Brand-New Multi-Asset Offering Via Its Prime Broker Partnerships

Date 02/09/2021

After celebrating a decade in the market as a retail brokerage, ThinkMarkets has now introduced Liquidity.net, a foray into multi-asset liquidity provision aimed at servicing institutional and professional clients. Liquidity.net is a registered trading name in the UK with the Financial Conduct Authority and has established offices in London and Dubai.

Spectrum Markets Becomes New Main Sponsor Of ZertifikateAwards

Date 02/09/2021

• Agreement underlines the increasingly important position of the MTF
• Securitised certificates are becoming more sought after by investors
• Nearly one billion securitised derivatives have been traded on Spectrum since launch

SGX Introduces SPAC Listing Framework

Date 02/09/2021

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced new rules that enable Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) to list on its Mainboard effective 3 September 2021.

SET, Sahapat, Wat Chak Daeng, Jointly Expand Care The Whale Project’s “Zero Waste” Campaign To Communities In Areas Dubbed Bangkok’s Green Lung

Date 02/09/2021

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with Wat Chak Daeng and Saha Pathanapibul pcl (SPC), has  expanded the ongoing “Care the Whale” project to another vibrant community for environmental sustainability. The team initiated the “Zero Waste Station @Bang Kachao River Bend” campaign, reaching out to over 40,000 residents of 13,200 families in six sub-districts namely Bang Kachao, Bang Ko Bua, Bang Nam Phueng, Bang Krasop, Bang Yo and Song Khanong in Samut Prakan province, east of Bangkok.