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Europe Bond Markets - Activity Surges, Property In Focus, Strong New Issuance Pipeline - Liquidnet Trading Head

Date 19/06/2023

David Everson, Head of Trading, Fixed Income EMEA, Liquidnet, said:  “After a week spent mainly focused on macroeconomic events we saw a surge in activity on Friday, suggesting traders had digested the rates, jobs and inflation data and were now on the front foot.

Global ESG Regulation Increases By 155% Over The Past Decade

Date 19/06/2023

ESG Book, a global leader in sustainability data and technology, today released new analysis showing that global ESG regulations have increased by 155 percent over the past decade, as the rapid growth of sustainability-based policy interventions continues to shape financial markets.

Bank Of England Launches First System-Wide Exploratory Scenario Exercise

Date 19/06/2023

The Bank of England (the Bank) has today launched its first system-wide exploratory scenario (SWES) exercise. The exercise aims to improve understanding of the behaviours of banks and non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) in stressed financial market conditions. It will explore how those behaviours might interact to amplify shocks in UK financial markets that are core to UK financial stability.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Taiping Securities (HK) Co Limited $1.3 Million For Internal Control Failures Over Employee Dealings

Date 19/06/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Taiping Securities (HK) Co Limited (TSCL) $1.3 million for internal control failings in relation to employee dealings between 1 January 2016 and 30 November 2018.

Vienna Stock Exchange: Oberbank New In VÖNIX Sustainability Index

Date 19/06/2023

With the beginning of this week , the 19th year of the VÖNIX-VBV-Austrian Sustainability Index, one of the first national sustainability indices worldwide, started. As of today's trading day, Oberbank AG was newly included in the sustainability benchmark, while Burgenland Holding AG was removed from the index. This was announced by rfu, VBV-Vorsorgekasse and the Vienna Stock Exchange after the annual review according to the rules and regulations. The index now comprises 20 members and represents domestic listed companies that stand out with their activities in corporate sustainability.

Securities Commission Malaysia And Bursa Malaysia: Measures To Boost Capital Market Vibrancy And Competitiveness

Date 19/06/2023

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) today welcome the announcements by the Honourable Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Dato’ Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim, aimed at driving Malaysia’s economic growth and capital market competitiveness.

DIFC To Build Campus Set To Attract Over 500 AI And Web 3.0 Companies, USD 300mn In Collective Funds And Create 3000+ Jobs By 2028

Date 19/06/2023

• Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) to launch ‘Dubai AI & Web 3.0 Campus’.
•  DIFC to build world-class Campus spanning over 100,000 sq. ft. within the DIFC jurisdiction. The facility will be home to state-of-the-art hardware, R&D facilities, accelerator programmes and collaborative workspaces.
•  ‘Dubai AI & Web 3.0 Campus’ will focus on the use of AI and Web 3.0 in the financial services industry.  
• ‘Dubai AI & Web 3.0 Campus’ to attract over USD 300mn in collective funds, 500+ global AI and Web 3.0 start-ups, and create 3000+ jobs by 2028.
• ‘Dubai AI & Web 3.0 Campus’ is the DIFC Innovation Hub’s latest new venture to be headquartered at DIFC’s new “Innovation One” premises.

GMEX ZERO13 And Zumo Collaborate On New Carbon Credit Offering For Banks And Corporates - Integrated Solution To Offset Carbon Footprint Using Tokenised Carbon Credits

Date 19/06/2023

ZERO13, a GMEX Group initiative providing a digital climate fintech aggregation ecosystem, and Zumo, the B2B digital assets infrastructure, announce a collaborative solution targeted at banks and their corporate and institutional clients who are looking to account for the carbon footprint of their digital assets and any aspect of their value chain. 

Shanghai Gold Exchange: Notice On Market Risk Control During The Dragon Boat Festival 2023

Date 19/06/2023

According to the holiday schedule announcement of the Exchange, the market will be closed from June 22 (Thursday) to June 25 (Sunday). The market will reopen on June 26 (Monday) and there will be no night trading session on June 21 (Wednesday).

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 19/06/2023

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: