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UK Financial Conduct Authority: High Court Orders Illegal Pension Introducers Avacade, Alexandra Associates And Their Directors To Pay £10,715,000 Restitution To Consumers

Date 14/08/2020

The two companies and three individuals must pay restitution to members of the public who were induced to transfer their pensions into self-invested personal pensions (SIPPs).

ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in US reach a record US$4.61 trillion at the end of July 2020

Date 14/08/2020

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in US reach a record US$4.61 trillion at the end of July.   ETFs and ETPs listed in US gained net inflows of US$37.19 billion during July, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$226.27 billion which is much higher than the US$150.54 billion net inflows gathered at this point last year. Assets invested in the US ETFs/ETPs industry have increased by 6.2%, from US$4.34 trillion at the end of June, to US$4.61 trillion, according to ETFGI's July 2020 US ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Miami International Holdings And MGEX Announce Plan Of Merger - MGEX To Join MIAX Exchange Group

Date 14/08/2020

Miami International Holdings (MIH), the parent holding company of the MIAX Exchange Group, and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX), a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger under which MIH has agreed to acquire MGEX for a combination of cash and MIH common stock following a demutualization of MGEX by its members. As a result of the acquisition, MGEX will become a wholly owned subsidiary of MIH. MIH will continue to maintain the trading and clearing operations of MGEX, including its hard red spring wheat contract, while adding new futures products.

EIOPA Publishes Bi-Weekly Information For Relevant Risk Free Interest Rate Term Structures And Symmetric Adjustment To Equity Risk With Reference To 11 August 2020

Date 14/08/2020

Due to COVID-19 outbreak, European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority is carrying out extraordinary  calculations every two weeks to monitor the evolution of the relevant risk-free interest rate term structures (RFR) and the symmetric adjustment to equity risk (EDA). EIOPA is publishing this information in order to support insurance and reinsurance undertakings in the monitoring of their solvency and financial position. 

New Trading Participants At EEX In July 2020

Date 14/08/2020

In July 2020, EEX welcomed the following new members to its markets and additionally admitted members to further markets.

GPW Group’s Record-High Revenue In Q2 2020

Date 14/08/2020

• GPW Group’s revenue at PLN 101.1 million in Q2 2020
• EBITDA at PLN 63.2 million in Q2 2020
• Operating profit at PLN 54.1 million in Q2 2020
• Net profit at PLN 43.5 million in Q2 2020
• GPW’s Annual General Meeting approved a dividend payment of PLN 100.7 million (PLN 2,40 per share)

MOEX FX And Derivatives Markets To Launch Morning Sessions

Date 14/08/2020

In the first quarter of 2021, Moscow Exchange plans to start trading on the FX and Derivatives Markets at 7:00 am MSK. The precise date for the launch of the morning sessions will be announced in due course. When these sessions go live, MOEX will have trading hours on its FX and Derivatives Markets of nearly 17 hours per day. Currently, FX and derivatives trading lasts about 14 hours, from 10:00 am until 11:50 pm MSK.

FSB Publishes Questionnaire On Continuity Of Access To FMIs For Firms In Resolution

Date 14/08/2020

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a common template for gathering information about continuity of access to financial market infrastructures (FMIs) for firms in resolution. The template takes the form of a questionnaire that all FMIs are encouraged to complete. The responses to the questionnaire should be published or made available in other ways to firms that use the FMI services and their resolution authorities to inform their resolution planning. The use of a common questionnaire should reduce the “many to one” nature of inquiries from FMI participants and authorities to FMIs to inform resolution planning and should streamline the provision of this information from FMIs to firms and authorities.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trade Summary, 14 August 2020

Date 14/08/2020

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trade summary.

MoneySense Campaign For 2020 To Help Singaporeans Build Financial Resilience

Date 14/08/2020

MoneySense has updated its outreach messages to help Singaporeans better manage their finances and stay resilient amidst the challenges posed by COVID-19. With a tagline of #stayunitedstayresilient, its 2020 Campaign will focus on helping Singaporeans manage their finances prudently, cope with tighter cash flows, minimise debt, and avoid scams. The campaign will run for 12 weeks from 14 August 2020.