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ESMA Publishes Disclosure And Investor Protection Guidance On SPACs

Date 15/07/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today issued a Public Statement on the prospectus disclosure and investor protection issues raised by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs).

SGX First Asian Exchange To Commit To 1.5°C-Aligned Science-Based Emission Reduction Targets

Date 15/07/2021

Matrix IDM Builds Standard Interface To Ortec Finance’s PEARL To Deliver Streamlined Investment Data Management

Date 15/07/2021

• Matrix IDM acts as data hub ingesting and cleansing all data before it is consumed by PEARL
• PEARL’s standard interface already in use in some of the world’s largest fund management firms

EGX: Eid al-Adha Al Mubarak & 23rd Of July Holidays From Monday 19th Of July Till Saturday 24th Of July

Date 15/07/2021

It was decided that starting from Monday 19th of July till Saturday 24th of July will be a holiday at EGX for the celebration of Eid al-Adha Al Mubarak & 23rd of July.

Ms Clara Poletti Re-Appointed As Chair Of ACER Board Of Regulators

Date 15/07/2021

It is our pleasure to announce that on 13 July 2021 the Board of Regulators (BoR) of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) re-appointed Ms Clara Poletti as its Chair for a second 2.5-year term.

European Sustainable Investment Funds Study 2021: Catalysts For A Greener Europe - Association Of The Luxembourg Fund Industry

Date 15/07/2021

Sustainable funds represent a rapidly growing segment of investment solutions in Europe, according to the first annual European Sustainable Investment Funds Study by Morningstar and zeb, powered by the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI).

Kaizen Reporting Strengthens Regulatory Expertise

Date 15/07/2021

Leading regulatory technology firm, Kaizen Reporting (Kaizen), is pleased to announce the expansion of its regulatory team with the hiring of three senior regulatory reporting experts. Francesco Angelini, Simon Appleton and Alan McIntyre join Kaizen’s existing specialists. They bring a wide range of experience and knowledge of the challenges clients face in the regulatory reporting space, and will be well placed to help clients meet some of those challenges through the application of Kaizen’s services and solutions.

Qatar Stock Exchange: Eid Al-Adha Holiday For 2021

Date 15/07/2021

Qatar Stock Exchange would like to inform you that Eid Al-Adha Holiday will be starting from Sunday, 18 July 2021 up to Thursday, 22 July 2021.

Saxo Adds Stocks And CFDs On U.S. Exchanges To TradingView Offering

Date 15/07/2021

• Saxo already offers trading on 182 Forex and Metals pairs via TradingView, a social trading platform with a client base of over 29 million monthly users worldwide
• Clients can now trade both FX and a range of stocks and single-stock CFDs on U.S. exchanges through the TradingView charting platform

Transforming To A Forward-Looking, Proactive Regulator - Speech By UK Financial Conduct Authority CEO, Nikhil Rathi, Delivered At The FCA’s Our Role And Business Plan Webinar

Date 15/07/2021

Highlights

• Being more innovative – data is the lifeblood of a modern regulator.
• Being more assertive – acting decisively and being clear about what we’re doing, why we’re doing it and where the limitations lie.
• Being more adaptive – working flexibly to respond to ever-changing challenges.
• Measuring our success – we will be clearer on what outcomes matter and what metrics we use to measure them.