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United States And United Kingdom Sanction Members Of Russia-Based Trickbot Cybercrime Gang - The United States And United Kingdom Issue Historic Joint Cyber Sanctions

Date 09/02/2023

Today, the United States, in coordination with the United Kingdom, is designating seven individuals who are part of the Russia-based cybercrime gang Trickbot. This action represents the very first sanctions of their kind for the U.K., and result from a collaborative partnership between the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.K.’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office; National Crime Agency; and His Majesty’s Treasury to disrupt Russian cybercrime and ransomware.Today, the United States, in coordination with the United Kingdom, is designating seven individuals who are part of the Russia-based cybercrime gang Trickbot. This action represents the very first sanctions of their kind for the U.K., and result from a collaborative partnership between the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.K.’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office; National Crime Agency; and His Majesty’s Treasury to disrupt Russian cybercrime and ransomware.

BETTER FINANCE - Great Returns For Great Values: The “Gateway To Responsible Investing” Goes LIVE

Date 09/02/2023

HFRI 500 Surges To Begin 2023 - Directional Equity Hedge, Event Driven Lead Strategy Gains - ED: Distressed, Special Situations, Shareholder Activist Surge On M&A Outlook - HFR Cryptocurrency, Risk Parity Indices Jump, Paring 2022 Declines

Date 09/02/2023

Hedge funds surged to begin 2023 as risk-on sentiment dominated financial markets and investors positioned for a moderation of inflationary pressures and interest rate increases through mid-2023, despite continued uncertainty over weakening economic growth. The investable HFRI 500 Fund Weighted Composite Index jumped +2.5 percent in January, led by directional Equity Hedge and Event Driven strategies, according to data released today by HFR®, the established global leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry.

Bursa Malaysia Enhances Islamic Securities Selling And Buying – Negotiated Transaction Framework

Date 09/02/2023

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) recently enhanced its Islamic Securities Selling and Buying – Negotiated Transaction (“ISSBNT”) Framework. ISSBNT is the world’s first Shariah-compliant alternative to Securities Borrowing and Lending, which the Exchange launched in December 2017. It involves the sale and purchase of Shariah-compliant securities, which delivers the equivalent outcome of a conventional securities borrowing and lending transaction, but is structured according to Shariah principles.

BME: MARF Admits A New Commercial Paper Programme From Visalia Energía

Date 09/02/2023

BME's Fixed Income Market, MARF, has admitted to trading today Visalia Energía's new Green Commercial Paper Program for 33.9 million euros. With this program, the company initiates its issuance in the fixed income markets through the MARF in order to diversify its sources of financing and access new investors. The notes included in the program have a nominal amount of 100,000 euros per unit and a maximum term of two years.

BMLL Adds Johannesburg Stock Exchange To Its Roster Of Exchange Clients And Provides Expanded Data Coverage And Venue Analytics

Date 09/02/2023

• Provides JSE with Level 3 data for venue and liquidity analytics
• Increases data coverage, adding JSE equities and ETFs to existing data sets
• Delivers on funding strategy to acquire new data sets globally and integrate these into existing products for an ever-expanding universe of customers

Bank Of England: Huw Pill's Annual Report For The Treasury Select Committee

Date 09/02/2023

Published for the Treasury Select Committee hearing on 9 February 2023

Public REITs Usher A "Good Start" As The First Private Enterprise Warehousing And Logistics REITs Land On Shanghai Stock Exchange

Date 09/02/2023

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) public REITs market ushers a "good start". On February 8, 2023, the first private enterprise warehousing and logistics REITs - Jingdong REIT - was listed on the SSE. By the close of trading, it had risen by 11.64% to 3.923 yuan.

Temenos Commitment to Reduce Carbon Emissions Validated by Science Based Target Initiative - Independent SBTi assessment recognizes best practice in science-based target setting on Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction

Date 09/02/2023

Temenos (SIX: TEMN) has received validation on its ambitious Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions reduction targets with approval from the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi).

Deutsche Börse Group And Google Cloud Announce Strategic Partnership To Accelerate Innovation

Date 09/02/2023

• Google Cloud will become Deutsche Börse Groups’ preferred cloud partner for the next ten years 
• Deutsche Börse will accelerate the development of its digital securities platform D7 with Google Cloud’s secure infrastructure and leading data and analytics capabilities
• Google Cloud will power a Deutsche Börse Digital Asset Business Platform, which aims to establish an institutional-grade ecosystem for trading digital assets 
• The companies will jointly deploy a data mesh to enhance Deutsche Börse’s data distribution and data use cases in the cloud