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Sodali & Co Announces Executive Leadership Appointments

Date 07/01/2026

Sodali & Co (the ‘firm’ or ‘Sodali’), the leading global capital markets-centric stakeholder advisory firm, is pleased to announce four appointments to its Executive Leadership Team (ELT) under Chief Executive Officer Andrew Benett. These newly created senior roles will strengthen Sodali’s ability to respond to clients’ evolving needs with an integrated suite of shareholder, sustainability, and strategic communications advisory services delivered on a global scale.

Modernizing Supervision And Regulation: 2025 And The Path Ahead, Federal Reserve Vice Chair For Supervision Michelle W. Bowman, At The California Bankers Association Bank Presidents Seminar, Laguna Beach, California (Virtual)

Date 07/01/2026

I would like to thank the California Bankers Association for the invitation to join you today.1 Throughout my now seven years as a member of the Federal Reserve Board, I have found that direct outreach with bankers has been the most effective way to learn about and understand your perspectives on improving the regulatory and supervisory frameworks, and on local banking and economic conditions.

NZX Shareholder Metrics - December 2025

Date 07/01/2026

Please see attached NZX Limited shareholder metrics for December 2025.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics – December 2025

Date 07/01/2026

TMX Group Limited today announced December 2025 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha), including Alpha-X & Alpha DRK, and Montréal Exchange (MX).

Todd Klessman Joins SIFMA As Managing Director, Financial Services Cyber & Technology

Date 07/01/2026

SIFMA today announced Todd Klessman has been hired as Managing Director, Financial Services Cyber & Technology. In this role, he will serve as a staff advisor for Business Continuity Planning and Cybersecurity and will also provide support for the Operations and Technology Committee. His responsibilities will include identifying and addressing key business, risk, and regulatory issues for the financial services industry and advocating the industry’s position on key issues to both regulatory and government agencies.

Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities: Saudi Arabia’s Latest Liberalisation Move Marks A Meaningful Evolution In The Kingdom’s Capital Markets Framework

Date 07/01/2026

Alay Patel, Co-Portfolio Manager of Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities, comments on Saudi Arabia opening the main market to all non‑resident investors:

Saudi Arabia’s latest liberalisation move in eliminating the Qualified Foreign Investor (QFI) designation and opening the main market to all non‑resident investors, marks a meaningful evolution in the Kingdom’s capital‑markets framework. By materially lowering entry barriers and simplifying market access, the reform should enhance liquidity, broaden the investor base, and support a higher weighting for the Tadawul in global indices such as MSCI Emerging Markets index.

All Eyes On Europe As Cracks Emerge In Private Credit - With Intelligence 2026 Private Credit Outlook Charts Record Fundraising In Europe As North American Market Slows

Date 07/01/2026

Cracks are emerging in the once red-hot private credit markets as a combination of ongoing market volatility, rising default rates, and increased use of higher-risk payment structures signal changes ahead for the asset class in 2026. According to the Private Credit Outlook 2026 from With Intelligence by S&P Global, some of the biggest changes include an increased focus on Europe where fundraising hit a record $66bn through the first nine months of 2025, a proliferation of evergreen structures, and the rise of opportunistic, special situations, and distressed debt funds looking to capitalize on a market disruption.

Clover Introduces Identity-Based Payments To Transform Everyday Transactions - Visit Booth #5451 At NRF 2026: Retail’s Big Show To Discover How Clover, Powered By Wink’s Advanced Technology, Is Enabling Biometric Recognition For Secure, Frictionless Payments

Date 07/01/2026

Clover, the all-in-one commerce solution from Fiserv (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, today announced a collaboration with Wink, the multimodal biometric identity and payments platform. This first-of-its-kind collaboration integrates Wink’s award-winning face and palm payments technology with advanced identity and intelligence layers directly into the Clover platform. The integration marks a significant transition to identity-based payments with enhanced security and customer checkout experience.

Tradeweb Reports December 2025 Total Trading Volume Of $63.0 Trillion And Average Daily Volume Of $2.8 Trillion

Date 07/01/2026

• December 2025 ADV up 27.5% YoY
• Fourth Quarter 2025 ADV up 23.3% YoY
• Full Year 2025 ADV up 16.9% YoY

The New York Stock Exchange Enters Agreement With MSCI To Become The U.S. Options Listing Venue For Benchmark Indexes In Early 2026

Date 07/01/2026

The New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today announced an agreement with MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, for the NYSE to become the U.S. options listings venue for benchmark MSCI indexes in early 2026, pending regulatory approval.