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IMF Managing Director Announces The US$650 Billion SDR Allocation Comes Into Effect

Date 23/08/2021

Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made the following statement today:

“The largest allocation of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) in history—about US$650 billion—comes into effect today. The allocation is a significant shot in the arm for the world and, if used wisely, a unique opportunity to combat this unprecedented crisis."

Borsa Istanbul: Announcement No. 2021/58 Test Processes Of FIXAPI Users Passwords

Date 23/08/2021

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Cboe Futures Exchange To List AMERIBOR® Term-30 Futures On September 13, 2021

Date 23/08/2021

• New interest rate futures aim to support market participants' transition away from LIBOR
• AMERIBOR Term-30 benchmark designed to serve as "plug in and play" replacement for One-Month LIBOR

Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange Makes Real-Time Trading Data More Accessible to Private Investors - Offers Data Vendors Significantly Reduced Rates And Reduces The Cost Of Real-Time Data To Only NIS 1 A Month, For Investors With An Investment Portfolio Of Less Than NIS 25,000 - Concurrently, TASE Is Preparing To Launch Its Market By Order Offering, Making The Full Order Book Accessible, In Line With Best Practice In Global Exchanges

Date 23/08/2021

The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE: TASE) published today for public discussion a proposal for a significant reduction of the cost of real-time data to private investors.

Saudi Exchange Announces The Joining Of Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia As A Derivatives Exchange Member

Date 23/08/2021

Saudi Exchange announces that Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia has completed all regulatory and technical requirements to become a member of the Derivatives Market, with the right to conduct brokerage services for Derivatives trading and deal as a principal and as an agent in Saudi Exchange.

Online Blockchain Plc: Umbria’s Cross-Chain - Narni Bridge Is Now Live - DeFi Protocol’s Bridge Enables Quick, Easy And Cheap Transfer Of Assets Between Different Blockchains

Date 23/08/2021

Umbria Network is pleased to announce that its highly anticipated Narni ‘Insta’ Bridge is in Beta and available to the public.

HKEX: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 23/08/2021

The market share and turnover data shown in the report above includes all Exchange Participants which had transactions during the period reported but excludes Southbound trading of Special Participants via Stock Connect.

The Main Issues Raised By The Japan Financial Services Agency At Opinion Exchange Meetings With Trade Associations

Date 23/08/2021

The Financial Services Agency has published the main issues raised at opinion exchange meetings with trade associations.

Trading Platform tradergy.io: BaFin Prohibits Unauthorised Proprietary Trading

Date 23/08/2021

In a notice dated 21 July 2021, BaFin ordered Interactive Solutions Limited, Dominica, which operates the trading platform tradergy.io, to immediately cease its unauthorised proprietary trading activities.

New Figures Show AML Enforcement Isn’t Slowed By Pandemic, Reveals Kroll

Date 23/08/2021

• Forty-five fines for money laundering failures issued in 2020; on par with 45 issued in 2019
• Fines for anti-money laundering (AML) failings globally five times higher in 2020 than 2019, totalling USD 2.2 billion
• Total fines for AML failings in January – June 2021 stand at 45% of 2020 total, totalling USD 994 million