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UK Financial Conduct Authority Calls On Victims Of Richard Faithfull To Come Forward Ahead Of Confiscation Hearing

Date 19/08/2022

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has called on victims of Richard Faithfull to come forward by 12 September 2022 in order to ensure they be part of any claim for compensation.

ESMA Proposes Improvements To The EU Regime Of Third Country Benchmarks

Date 19/08/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published its response  to the European Commission’s (Commission) consultation on the regime applicable to the use of benchmarks administered in a third country (TC). In its response, ESMA comments on the functioning of the current regime and proposes improvements to the regulatory and supervisory framework as well as the European Union (EU) benchmark labels.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Fines Citigroup’s International Broker-Dealer £12.6m For Failures Relating To The Detection Of Market Abuse

Date 19/08/2022

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Citigroup Global Markets Limited (Citigroup Global Markets) £12,553,800 for failing to properly implement the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) trade surveillance requirements relating to the detection of market abuse.

ETFGI Reports The ETFs Industry In The United States Gathered Net Inflows Of US$35.54 Billion In July 2022

Date 19/08/2022

 ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs industry in the United States gathered net inflows of US$35.54 billion during July, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$343.03 billion. During the month, assets invested in the ETFs industry in the US increased by 6.9%, from US$6.18 trillion at the end of June to US$6.61 trillion, according to ETFGI's July 2022 US 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.)

CFFEX: Notice On Listing Of New Equity Index Futures And Options Contracts

Date 19/08/2022

• The IF2210 CSI 300 index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on August 22, 2022 at the listing benchmark price of 4144.
• The IC2210 CSI 500 index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on August 22, 2022 at the listing benchmark price of 6361.6.
• The IM2210 CSI 1000 index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on August 22, 2022 at the listing benchmark price of 7203.2.
• The IH2210 SSE 50 index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on August 22, 2022 at the listing benchmark price of 2756.
• The IO2211 series CSI 300 index options contracts are scheduled to be listed on August 22, 2022.
• The MO2211 series CSI 1000 index options contracts are scheduled to be listed on August 22, 2022.

Moscow Exchange Announces Results For Q2 2022

Date 19/08/2022

HIGHLIGHTS FOR Q2 2022

• Fee and commission (F&C) income decreased by 18.8% to RUB 8,056.3 mln.
• During the quarter, MOEX experienced a decline in trading volumes that translated into F&C income contraction. The decline was mainly due to the absence of non-resident trading, lower RUB asset price levels and elevated RUB interest rates.
• EBITDA rose by 17.7% to RUB 11,382.1 mln. Net profit added 19.0% to RUB 8,285.5 mln.

CFFEX Invites Applications For 2022 Outstanding Member Analyst Teams

Date 19/08/2022

China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) released the Notice on Inviting Applications for 2022 Financial Futures Outstanding Member Analyst Teams, commencing its first ever selection of outstanding analyst teams. The event is open to all CFFEX members, who may compete for five awards in each of the two categories: equity index futures and options, and China government bond (CGB) futures. Applications are open from August 9, 2022. There will be two rounds of review and selection, and the final round will conclude in the fourth quarter of 2022.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Warns Buy Now Pay Later Firms About Misleading Adverts

Date 19/08/2022

The FCA has warned firms that offer Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) products that although some agreements are unregulated the financial promotions of all BNPL products must comply with the financial promotion rules.

Launch Of Website For Visualization Of Greenness Indicators Of Digitally Tracked Green Bonds - JPXI Launches "Green Tracking Hub," A Website For The Visualization Of Greenness Indicators

Date 19/08/2022

JPX Market Innovation & Research, Inc. (JPXI) is pleased to announce the launch of the "Green Tracking Hub," a website that provides timely visualization of the greenness indicators of the 1st unsecured bond (with inter-bond pari passu clause and transfer restriction; Digitally Tracked Green Bond) issued by Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) in June. The Green Tracking Hub is intended to provide investors with timely information on the amount of electricity generated by green power generation facilities financed by JPX's Digitally Tracked Green Bond, and the CO2 emissions reductions achieved by this green power generation relative to fossil fuel-based generation. The website is open to the public and can be viewed by anyone, including investors.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Purchase Of Own Shares

Date 19/08/2022

LSEG announces it has purchased the following number of its voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each from Goldman Sachs International ("GSI") on the London Stock Exchange pursuant to instructions issued by LSEG on 5 August 2022 as part of its share buyback programme, as announced on 5 August 2022.