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Bursa Malaysia As A Multi-Asset Exchange Will Generate New Investors For The Capital Market - The Exchange Strengthens Customer Centricity With Direct-To-Market Investment Products And Services Such As Bursa Gold Dinar, MyBURSA Customer Portal And BURSA REACH, While Unveiling A Refreshed Brand Logo, To Symbolise Its Future-Forward Approach As A Multi-Asset Exchange

Date 16/01/2024

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) today elaborated on its intent or strategy to further develop the capital market by providing greater access for investor participation through a wider range of new investment assets and tools. This is part of the Exchange’s efforts to serve customers’ needs and enhance market liquidity, supporting further economic growth in the country.

Taiwan Futures Exchange Newsletter - January 2024

Date 16/01/2024

The Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) closed out 2023 with a total of 324,644,847 contracts, with an average daily volume (ADV) of 1,358,347 contracts, marking the fourth consecutive year of over 300 million contracts traded. Among TAIFEX’s flagship products, TAIEX Options (TXO) posted an ADV of 737,544 contracts. The trading in the night session remained active and accounted for 30.26% of the total volume. Additionally, the volumes of the newly-listed PHLX Semiconductor Sector Futures (SXF) reached 1,763 contracts in the first two weeks of launch.

BIS: Global Bank Lending And Exchange Rates

Date 15/01/2024

We estimate the impact of banks' cross-currency lending on exchange rates to shed light on the importance of flows as a major force affecting foreign exchange (FX) market outcomes. To rationalise our findings, we focus on the funding mechanism for how globally active banks source liquidity when granting loans in another currency such as the US dollar.

Stopping Greenwashing: How The EU Regulates Green Claims

Date 15/01/2024

The EU aims to put an end to greenwashing, when companies claim to be greener than they are, and provide more information to consumers on the durability of products they buy.

Deutsche Börse Group: Business Indicators For December 2023

Date 15/01/2024

A summary of Deutsche Börse Group's business indicators for December 2023 is now available on Deutsche Börse's website:

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EDHECinfra Addresses Concerns Over Ofwat's Role In Thames Water Fiasco

Date 15/01/2024

In an open letter addressed to Iain Coucher, Chairman, and David Black, Chief Executive Officer of Ofwat, the UK water regulator, the EDHEC Infrastructure & Private Assets Research Institute (EDHECinfra) has expressed deep concern about the regulator's role in the mispricing of Thames Water's cost of capital. The letter, penned by Professor Noël Amenc, Dr Frederic Blanc-Brude and Dr Tim Whittaker, highlights the impact of mispricing on both end-users and private investors in the infrastructure sector. The failure to use the right approach and the right data to accurately estimate the cost of capital has led to distorted incentives and significant consequences for all stakeholders involved.

DIFC, Guernsey Finance Collaborate To Unlock Dynamic Economic Growth

Date 15/01/2024

• The agreement fosters sustainable finance innovation within the two International Financial Centres 
• Collaboration support investment inflows between the two jurisdictions and nurtures and protects investors

New Research From Confluence - 2023 Factor Performance Analysis Captures A Volatile And Eventful Year

Date 15/01/2024

The Federal Reserve's optimistic comments at the end of the year sparked an unexpected "everything rally" in the US. Although Europe's market performance closely mirrored that of the US in Q4, it did underperform by 100bps, with the UK continuing to lag behind its developed counterparts during the same period.

Adaptive Partners With ADSS To Deliver First Exclusively Cloud-Based Retail Broking Platform

Date 15/01/2024

Adaptive, the experts in bespoke, electronic trading technology solutions, today announces its collaboration with ADS Securities LLC’s (ADSS) to deliver its flagship retail trading platform on the Cloud, designed and developed to enable higher throughput and resilience, delivered through an intuitive user interface available on desktop and mobile to a diverse user base.

Valérie Urbain To Succeed Lieve Mostrey As CEO Of Euroclear

Date 15/01/2024

Euroclear is pleased to announce that Valérie Urbain has been selected by the Board as the successor to Lieve Mostrey as its Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO).