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Taiwan Hosts Inaugural International Financial Promotion Forum In London, Showcasing Unique Industrial Strengths Driving Asia’s Asset Management Future

Date 02/10/2025

The Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance (TABF), in strategic collaboration with the UK’s Z/Yen Group and the Bankers Association of the Republic of China (BAROC), successfully held the first-ever Taiwan International Financial Promotion Forum on September 30th in London’s iconic financial district, the City of London. This milestone event highlighted Taiwan’s distinctive edge, setting it apart from traditional regional financial centers like Hong Kong and Singapore.

Basel Committee Approves Annual G-SIB Assessment, Enhances The Clarity Of Its Grading System For Jurisdictional Assessments And Takes Note Of The Implementation Of Margin Requirements For Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives

Date 02/10/2025

• Basel Committee approves annual assessment exercise for global systemically important banks.
• Enhances clarity of its grading system for jurisdictional assessments.
• Discusses implementation status of margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives.

CME Group To Offer Around-the-Clock Trading For Cryptocurrency Futures And Options

Date 02/10/2025

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its cryptocurrency futures and options will be available to trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week beginning in early 2026, pending regulatory review.

OCC September 2025 Monthly Volume Data

Date 02/10/2025

The Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) reported an 45.1% year-over-year (YoY) increase in cleared futures and options for September, reaching a total of 1,404,057,585 contracts.  
Equity options led the growth, surging 66.9% YoY to 821,531,219 contracts. Index options also posted notable gains, with volumes rising 34.5% YoY to 112,438,679 contracts. ETF options followed suit, growing by 20.4% YoY to 465,745,680 contracts for the month.  

Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Summary

Date 02/10/2025

The average daily trading volume for the period 28/09 – 02/10 reached JD (7.3) million compared to JD (10.3) million for the last week, a decrease of (28.9%). The total trading volume during the week reached JD(36.6) million compared to JD (51.5) million during the last week. Trading a total of (16.9) million shares through (15470) transactions.

Joint Statement: EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum- October 2025

Date 02/10/2025

This joint statement between HM Treasury and the European Commission is a public record of what has been covered at the fourth Joint EU-UK Financial Regulatory Forum on 1 October 2025. This forum was established following the signing of the UK-EU Memorandum of Understanding on Financial Services Cooperation on 27 June 2023.

GLEIF And Chainlink Form Strategic Partnership To Bring Institutional-Grade Identity Solution To Blockchain Industry

Date 02/10/2025

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), the only global source of open, standardized and high-quality legal entity reference data, and Chainlink, the industry-standard oracle platform, today announced a strategic partnership to create an institutional-grade identity solution for the blockchain industry. The solution combines GLEIF’s verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI) with Chainlink’s infrastructure for Cross-Chain Identity (CCID) and Automated Compliance Engine (ACE) to enable digital asset transactions that are verifiable, compliant, and trusted across jurisdictions while preserving user privacy.

Euronext Reaffirms Its Support For European Strategic Autonomy By Signing Partnerships With National Military Reserves

Date 02/10/2025

Euronext reaffirms its support for European strategic autonomy by signing partnerships with national military reserves

• On 1 October 2025, Euronext signed a partnership with the French military reserve, the Garde nationale

• On 19 September 2025, Euronext signed a partnership with the Danish military reserve, InterForce Danmark

• More partnerships will be signed in the coming months with local military reserves in Europe

CME Group Reports Second-Highest Q3 And September ADV - Record Quarterly Cryptocurrency ADV Of 340,000 Contracts

Date 02/10/2025

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its quarterly and monthly market statistics, with average daily volume (ADV) reaching 25.3 million contracts in Q3 and 26.1 million contracts in September, the second-highest ADV on record for both periods. Market statistics are available in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume.

Private Markets Data Fees Soar By Up To 40% As Vendors Impose “Take-It-Or-Leave-It” Renewals - New Study Finds

Date 02/10/2025

• Demand for Private Markets Data growing along with investor interest in the field
• Contract renewals are aggressively priced - Already priced highly, contract renewals range between 10-40% 
• Pricing inconsistency occurs: Data shows that some firms are paying up to 20% more than peers for the same products from the same vendors