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Year In Review 2022: Record-Breaking Year For Financial Sector Jobs In England And Wales

Date 06/02/2023

• Financial services vacancies in London were up 27.4% on 2021
• Q1 2022 was the peak quarter for jobs in the Fintech sector
• Vacancies for IT professionals sought-after despite decrease of -9.3%
• Radius Payment Solutions was the busiest Fintech firm in 2022

Time Running Out For Buy-Side On SEC MiFID II No-Action Letter Expiry - Latest Substantive Research Survey Shows The Markets Are Unprepared For Iminent Structural Changes Impacting The Investment Research Industry From Summer 2023

Date 06/02/2023

• Asset managers are increasingly doubtful that brokers will solve research payment challenges by becoming Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) - 73% now do not expect US brokers to register as RIAs (vs. 33% in Aug 2022).
• On the likelihood of European asset managers solving the issue by creating structures to generate commissions from trading, the number of firms that will ‘definitely not adapt their processes’ rose to 43% from 36% last year.
• On US brokers being paid via their European business units as a solution to the problem, 60% of respondents thought this the most likely outcome (unchanged from last year), but the number saying this would not work grew from 11% to 23%. 

Cryptoasset Firms Marketing To UK Consumers Must Get Ready For Financial Promotions Regime

Date 06/02/2023

All cryptoasset firms marketing to UK consumers, including firms based overseas, will soon need to comply with the new UK financial promotions regime. Firms must start preparing now for this regime. We will take robust action against firms breaching these requirements.

Circular On Self-Regulatory Measures Taken By CFFEX In January 2023

Date 06/02/2023

To prevent market risks, maintain the orderly operation of the market and protect investors’ legitimate rights and interests, China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) took the following self-regulatory measures against violations of exchange rules in January 2023.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 06/02/2023

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 from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (Morgan Stanley) as part of the second tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 7 October 2022:

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin, February 3, 2023, Issue 1

Date 06/02/2023

Click here to download Shenzhen Stock Exchange's market bulletin, issue 1.

HKEX Signs Cooperation Agreement With Saudi Tadawul Group

Date 06/02/2023

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Company (Saudi Tadawul Group), the stock exchange operator in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to explore cooperation in a number of areas that will bring mutual benefit to both organisations’ financial markets.  

ASX Group Monthly Activity Report - January 2023

Date 06/02/2023

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and warrant trades)

• In January 2023, the average daily number of trades was down 33% on the pcp. The average daily value traded onmarket of $4.878 billion was down 38% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.5% in January, down 0.6% on pcp. 
• Future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in January was an average of 12.7, down 14% on pcp.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Deals With 24 Cases Of Abnormal Trading In January 2023

Date 06/02/2023

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) continues to investigate and handle abnormal trading activities and violations for the purposes of performing front-line market supervision responsibilities, regulating futures trading activities, preventing and mitigating market risks and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of market participants. In January 2023, 24 cases of abnormal trading were investigated and handled.

SGX Securities Welcomes YKGI Limited To Catalist

Date 06/02/2023

SGX Securities is pleased to welcome YKGI Limited to Catalist under the stock code “YK9”.