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BME: The 24th Latibex Forum Starts Next Monday, 21 November

Date 15/11/2022

• The benchmark event on investing in Latin America returns to its original face-to-face format after two years
• More than 45 European investors and a hundred listed companies will take part in the Forum, which will include panel discussions and one-to-one meetings.
• Issues such as geopolitical tensions, ESG investment, digitalization and regional investment opportunities in Latin America will be discussed on the panels.

IFC Launches New Platform To Bolster Venture Capital Ecosystems In Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, And Pakistan

Date 15/11/2022

To help build the digital economy in Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan, IFC has launched a new $225 million platform to strengthen venture capital ecosystems and invest in early-stage companies addressing development challenges through technological innovations in climate, health care, education, agriculture, e-commerce, and other sectors.

GLEIF And SWIFT Collaborate To Enable Interoperability Across Multiple Identity Platforms - GLEIF Grows LEI Mapping Capability Across Global Entity Identifier Systems With Latest Certification Linking It To The Market Identifier Code (MIC)

Date 15/11/2022

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) today announces that it has expanded the scope of its collaboration with Swift by providing certification for the mapping of the Market Identifier Code (MIC) to the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI). The resulting launch of a new open-source file mapping the MIC to the LEI will further enable market participants that use GLEIF and / or Swift data, such as financial institutions and public authorities involved in risk analysis and market monitoring, to link and cross-reference key entity identifiers, free of charge. This will ease the process of gathering, aggregating and reconciling counterparty information based on interoperability across parallel identity platforms.

eToro Partners With Broadridge For Proxy Voting, Enabling Retail Investors’ Voices To Be Heard

Date 15/11/2022

• Younger investors most keen to have a say at AGMs, with 80% of 18-34s ready to vote
• Dividends, exec pay and climate strategy are issues retail investors most want a say on

Wall Street WhatsApp Fines – Small Firms Could Be Next, Warns SteelEye - Only 4% Of Smaller Financial Firms View Increasing The Coverage Of Different Communications Channels As A Compliance Priority Despite Multi-Billion-Dollar Fines Against Some Of The World’s Most Powerful Financial Institutions

Date 15/11/2022

Over the past 12 months, several of the biggest players in the financial services industry have received multi-million-dollar fines for failing to monitor off-channel communications, and it is only a matter of time until regulators start to target the next tier, warns RegTech leader SteelEye.

Empower Debuts Listing And Trading Of Its Shares On The Dubai Financial Market

Date 15/11/2022

• Empower becomes the 4th listing on the DFM this year as Dubai continues to be a bright spot for IPOs globally
• IPO part of Dubai’s plans to develop its capital markets
• Oversubscription level of 47x reflects deep confidence of the global investment community
• Total value of raised funds through IPOs on the market reached to AED 33.4 billion this year
• The four IPOs attracted a record level of subscribed funds totaled AED 659.2 billion

Shanghai Stock Exchange: 1,000th Listed Company Under Registration Scheme! A-Share To Usher In Critical Leap

Date 15/11/2022

On November 10, 2022, GRINM Semiconductor Materials Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "GRINM"), was listed on the STAR Market, becoming the 485th listed company on the STAR Market and the 1,000th listed company under the A-share registration scheme.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Deals With 49 Cases Of Abnormal Trading In October 2022

Date 15/11/2022

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 October 2022, 49 cases of abnormal trading were investigated and handled.

KIM Launches Semiconductor ETF Tracking Solactive Index

Date 15/11/2022

The increasing demand for computing products and mobile devices, as well as the growing interest in electric cars and home appliances, mainly built on artificial intelligence developments, lead to a vast potential in the semiconductor industry. The sector has grown by more than 20% to around $600 billion in 2021 and is forecast to have an aggregate annual growth from 6% to 8% up to 2030, according to an analysis by McKinsey & Company. The document shows that the result is a $1-trillion-dollar industry by the end of the decade. Envisaging this potential, Korea Investment Management launches the KIM ACE Solactive Global Semiconductor TOP4 ETF, tracking the Solactive Global Semiconductor Top 4 Plus Index, offering investors a balanced exposure to semiconductor industry based on four major classifications: memory semiconductors, non-memory semiconductors, foundry services, and semiconductor equipment. This index is a representation of securities that have business operations in the global semiconductor industry.

Kneip Switches To CETREL Securities For AIFMD Reporting In Luxembourg

Date 15/11/2022

Kneip, a leader in fund data management and reporting solutions for the asset management industry, announces that Cetrel Securities, a subsidiary of Worldline Group, a leader in financial data and regulatory reporting services, becomes its sole filing partner as the companies expand their collaboration to enhance AIFMD filing in Luxembourg.