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SEC: Over $63 Million To Be Returned To Investors In Alleged Real Estate Investment Fraud

Date 23/01/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has obtained a court order authorizing the distribution of over $63 million to investors in connection with a previously filed action.  This amount represents the full return of funds to those who invested. 

Carola Von Schmettow Was Re-Elected As Chairwoman Of The Eurex Exchange Council

Date 23/01/2020

The members of the Exchange Council of Eurex Deutschland re-elected Carola von Schmettow, CEO of HSBC Germany, as their Chairwoman at the constituent meeting today. Professor Dr. Lutz Johanning, WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, was re-elected as Deputy Chairman.

OpenDoor Introduces Continuous Order Book For Illiquid U.S. Treasuries - State Street Global Markets To Act As A Riskless Principal Counterparty For Innovative All-To-All Platform

Date 23/01/2020

OpenDoor Securities LLC (“OpenDoor”) has launched the first all-to-all continuous order book for off-the-run Treasuries (OFTRs) and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), addressing a systemic liquidity issue for the government bond market. The trading platform – which previously only offered session-based execution – will now benefit from State Street Global Markets executing transactions matched on the platform as a riskless principal intermediary to Participants and Clearing Dealers. 

Responding To Leaps In Payments: From Unbundling To Stablecoins - Speech By Christina Segal-Knowles, Bank Of England Executive Director Financial Market Infrastructure Directorate, Given At The Westminster Business Forum, London

Date 23/01/2020

Christina Segal-Knowles looks at the future of regulation in the payments industry.

Moscow Exchange: Change Of Tick Size For ITI Funds Russia-Focused USD Eurobond UCITS ETF SICAV From 3 February 2020

Date 23/01/2020

With effect from 3 February 2020, Moscow Exchange establishes the tick size for ITI Funds Russia-Focused USD Eurobond UCITS ETF SICAV (Management company – Fuchs Asset Management S.A., ISIN – LU1483649825, ticker – RUSB) at RUB 0.5 in the following trading modes:

• Main trading mode Т+ ("Т+2" order book)
• Negotiated trading mode (NTM)
• NTM with CCP trading mode

Global Regulation, Local Solutions - Speech Delivered By Nausicaa Delfas, Executive Director Of International, UK Financial Conduct Authority, At BCLP, London

Date 23/01/2020

Highlights

• Brexit withdrawal agreement
• Bilateral engagement and financial dialogues

Opening Statement: Inaugural Meeting Of The Asset Management Advisory Committee, Dalia Blass, SEC Director, Division Of Investment Management, Washington D.C., Jan. 14, 2020

Date 23/01/2020

Good morning. I am delighted to welcome the Committee members to the inaugural meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee. Since the beginning of my time as Director of the Division of Investment Management, I have been focused on ways to engage with and better regulate the constantly evolving asset management industry. I believe that forming this Committee is a significant step towards bringing diverse investor and industry perspectives to the most pressing issues facing the industry.      

Deutsche Börse - ETF Statistics 2019: Significant Increase In Sustainable Investments

Date 23/01/2020

The market for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track sustainable investment strategies reached a record level last year: assets invested in ESG (environmental, social and governance) ETFs on Deutsche Börse’s Xetra market rose to €23.2 billion (+217%; 2018: €7.3 billion), which represents about three percent of total assets invested in ETFs. This made ESG products by far the fastest-growing category in Deutsche Börse's ETF segment last year.

SGX Reports 2Q FY2020 Net Profit Of S$99 Million

Date 23/01/2020

2Q FY2020 Financial Summary

• Revenue: S$231 million, up 3% from a year earlier
• EBITDA: S$141 million, up 10%
• Net profit: S$99 million, up 3%
• Earnings per share: 9.2 cents, up 3%
• Interim dividend per share: 7.5 cents

Airbus’ Skytra Selects Nasdaq To Provide The Technology For Its New Venue For Air Travel Price Derivatives

Date 23/01/2020

• Newly established Skytra Ltd. is developing a new trading venue in the UK to enable the $1 trillion global air travel industry to hedge revenue risk
• Nasdaq’s marketplace platform will deliver full trading venue functionality including: matching, surveillance, risk management and MiFID II regulatory reporting to power the derivatives trading venue