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Nasdaq Capital Access Platforms Launches Sustainability Offerings For Corporates And Investors

Date 19/09/2023

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced its Capital Access Platforms division has launched two new offerings designed to help corporates and investors better streamline their sustainability and impact investing journeys. Nasdaq Metrio™ is a SaaS-based, end-to-end platform that will help corporates to better collect, measure and report sustainability data. Nasdaq eVestment® ESG Analytics will unlock greater transparency for the global institutional market so investors can make better data-driven impact investment decisions. In addition, the Nasdaq ESG Advisory team released its “2023 Global Net Zero Pulse” report to help corporates inform their carbon credit purchase decision and sustainability initiatives.

Tom Fitzpatrick Joins R.J. O'Brien As Managing Director, Global Markets Insights

Date 19/09/2023

Chicago-based R.J. O'Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, today announced that financial markets veteran Tom Fitzpatrick has just joined the firm as Managing Director, Global Markets Insights. Over a career that included nearly 39 years at Citi, Fitzpatrick cultivated a strong following across the globe for his insightful market commentary across asset classes.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Sets Out Initial Findings On Bank Account Access And Closures

Date 19/09/2023

The FCA has published the findings of its initial data exercise on bank account access and closures.

Competitiveness And Growth: Continuing The Conversation − Speech By Victoria Saporta, Bank Of England Executive Director, Prudential Policy, Given At The Conference On The Role Of Financial Regulation In International Competitiveness And Economic Growth Held At Bank Of England, Published On 19 September 2023

Date 19/09/2023

Vicky Saporta talks about how the PRA can advance its new competitiveness and growth objective.

FSB Proposes A Toolbox Of Financial Resources And Tools For The Resolution Of Central Counterparties (CCPs)

Date 19/09/2023

• FSB launches consultation on proposals for a set of resolution-specific resources and tools to support the resolution of a CCP.
• Toolbox approach aims to ensure that adequate liquidity, loss-absorbing, and recapitalisation resources and tools are available to maintain the continuity of critical functions should resolution of a CCP become necessary.
• The FSB will monitor implementation for CCPs that are systemically important in more than one jurisdiction and publish findings in its annual Resolution Report.

Ripe For Change - Unlocking Italy's Investment Culture - Understanding The Real Narrative Behind The Headlines: . Christophe F. Grosset, European Sales Director, Spectrum Markets

Date 19/09/2023

Each European market has its particularities, and Italy is no exception. Recently, the record demand from retail investors for Italian government bonds hit the headlines – suggesting a kind of ‘investment patriotism’ as a pattern ‘tipicamente Italiano’. The most recent offering from BTP Valore has been another successful retail government bond issue, the last one being the BTP Italia in March 2023.  Christophe F. Grosset, European Sales Director at Spectrum Markets has an intimate knowledge of the country and its capital market. He says that this narrative entirely misses the point when trying to understand where Italy’s investment culture is heading.

ACX Partners With The Athens Stock Exchange In Greece To Develop Carbon Market In The Region

Date 19/09/2023

ACX (AirCarbon Exchange) and the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) are delighted to establish a partnership to explore the development of a Voluntary Carbon Market in Greece, with the goal of creating a transparent and efficient market for Voluntary Carbon Credits.

ETFGI Reports The Global ETFs Industry Gathered Net Inflows Of US$64.64 Billion During August

Date 19/09/2023

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today the global ETFs industry gathered US$64.64 billion in net inflows in August 2023, bringing year to date net inflows to US$529 Bn. Year-to-date assets have increased 15.5%, going from $9.26 trillion at end of 2022 to $10.70 trillion, according to ETFGI's August 2023 global ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands And/Or Fines Dataprep Holdings Bhd And Five (5) Directors

Date 19/09/2023

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad [Registration No.: 200301033577 (635998-W)] (“Bursa Malaysia Securities”) has publicly reprimanded Dataprep Holdings Bhd (“DATAPRP”) and 5 of its directors for breaches of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Market Listing Requirements (“Main LR”). In addition, the 5 directors of DATAPRP were imposed total fines of RM500,000.

BNY Mellon Selects Eurex Clearing For Their First Centrally Cleared Repo Trades In Europe

Date 19/09/2023

• BNY Mellon, the world’s largest custodian, has joined Eurex as its first clearing house for repo outside the U.S.