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UK Investment Research Review Recommends Rebundling Transparently

Date 11/07/2023

Mike Carrodus, CEO of Substantive Research, the research discovery and research spend analytics provider for the buy side, provides the following views and quotes regarding the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s speech at the Mansion House yesterday.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Bans RaffAello Capital Limited’s Former Responsible Officer For Two Years Over IPO Sponsor Failures

Date 11/07/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has prohibited Mr Tsang Kwong Fai, a former responsible officer (RO) and sponsor principal of RaffAello Capital Limited (RaffAello), from re-entering the industry for two years from 11 July 2023 to 10 July 2025 for breaching the SFC’s Code of Conduct.

4OTC Partners With Quod Financial For Digital Assets Trading

Date 11/07/2023

4OTC, the FinTech provider of connectivity services for Digital Assets and FX, today announced a strategic partnership with Quod Financial, the provider of multi-asset advanced trading solutions. This collaboration delivers an unparalleled trading solution for digital assets by bringing together 4OTC's robust API and extensive exchange and OTC connectivity with Quod Financial's advanced O/EMS platform.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Continues Crackdown On Unregistered Crypto ATMs In The UK

Date 11/07/2023

Since the start of 2023, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has visited and inspected 34 locations across the UK suspected of hosting crypto ATMs. 

Unrivalled Connectivity, Unlimited Possibilities, Written By, Nicolas Aguzin, HKEX Chief Executive Officer

Date 11/07/2023

The last time I sat down to write a blog, I wrote about the exciting new developments in our Connect Story; the next chapter in our journey and one full of enhancements, innovations and new initiatives to come.

HFRI 500 Surges In June Led By Growth, AI Exposures - Event, Equity Strategies Drive Broad-Based Gains; - Shareholder Activist, Growth & Quant Lead Sub-Strategies

Date 11/07/2023

Hedge funds surged in June as Technology, AI and Growth led gains complemented by Shareholder Activist and Multi-Strategy sub-strategies as banking volatility subsided. The HFRI 500 Fund Weighted Composite Index surged +2.35 percent (estimated) in June, the strongest monthly gain since February 2021, as managers positioned for growth in Technology, Relative Value Arbitrage and Quantitative exposures, according to data released today by HFR®, the established global leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry. The HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index® (FWC) also surged in June, gaining +2.2 percent, similarly driven by Equity Hedge and Event Driven strategies.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore And Singapore FinTech Association Invite Nominations For 2023 Singapore FinTech Festival Global FinTech Awards

Date 11/07/2023

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) today announced the call for nominations for the 2023 Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) Global FinTech Awards (the Awards). In its eighth year, the Awards, supported by PwC Singapore, seek to recognise innovative FinTech solutions by corporates  and individuals which have been instrumental in transforming FinTech industry practices, and spearheading the use of new technologies in creating new growth opportunities, promoting financial inclusion and enhancing the delivery of financial services. 

UK Government HM Treasury's Consultation outcome - Short Selling Regulation: Call For Evidence

Date 11/07/2023

This document summarises responses received to the Call for Evidence on the Short Selling Regulation (SSR). It sets out the next steps for replacing the SSR with a UK-tailored regulatory regime for short selling, including key changes to short selling disclosure requirements.

UK Government HM Treasury’s Open Consultation: Consultation On The Digital Securities Sandbox

Date 11/07/2023

Summary

This government is consulting on the first financial market infrastructure sandbox, referred to as the ‘Digital Securities Sandbox’, which will enable digital securities to be tested and ultimately adopted across financial markets.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 11/07/2023

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces that it has purchased the following number of its voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange through its corporate stockbroker Citigroup Global Markets Limited (Citi) as part of the third tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 20 March 2023: