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Moscow Exchange To Further Facilitate Its Automatic Debiting Service

Date 25/11/2020

Beginning December 2020, Moscow Exchange will streamline the service for automatic debiting of participants’ clearing accounts.

Guidelines For Oslo Cash Go-Live Weekend On Saturday 28 November

Date 25/11/2020

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Announces 20 Finalists For The 2020 Global FinTech Hackcelerator

Date 25/11/2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today the 20 finalists for the 2020 Global FinTech Hackcelerator. The finalists this year comprise several unique solutions that seek to drive positive social and environmental impact within the financial sector, in response to the challenges posed by COVID-19 and climate change. The Global FinTech Hackcelerator identifies innovative market-ready solutions to address real industry needs. The finalists will pitch their solutions at the Global FinTech Hackcelerator Demo Day at the 2020 Singapore FinTech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SFF x SWITCH).

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Supports Chief Executive’s Initiatives

Date 25/11/2020

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes the initiatives in the Chief Executive’s Policy Address to further deepen the mutual access between the Mainland and Hong Kong financial markets.

HKEX Releases Cash Market Transaction Survey 2019

Date 25/11/2020

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is today (Wednesday) pleased to present the results of its Cash Market Transaction Survey 2019, which examines the trading composition of Exchange Participants on Hong Kong’s securities market.

The Derivatives Service Bureau Calls For New Product Committee Members - Reflecting Broader Geographic Representation And New Responsibilities

Date 25/11/2020

The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), founded by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to facilitate the allocation and maintenance of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs), Classification of Financial Instrument codes (CFIs) and Financial Instrument Short Names (FISNs), for OTC derivatives, is today calling for new members for its Product Committee (PC) with an application closing date of 13th January 2021.

ESMA Sets Out Its Final View On The Derivatives Trading Obligation (DTO)

Date 25/11/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has released a public statement that clarifies the application of the European Union’s (EU) trading obligation for derivatives (DTO) following the end of the UK’s transition from the EU on 31 December 2020.

Pure Digital Joins Leading Trade Association CryptoUK - The Interbank Marketplace Joins Industry Leaders Like Binance, Coinbase, CoinShares, CrytpoCompare, eToro And Ripple

Date 25/11/2020

Pure Digital, an interbank marketplace for cryptocurrency price discovery and exchange of wholesale risk, today announced it is joining CryptoUK, the U.K.’s trade association representing the digital asset sector.

MNI China Liquidity Index™ – Eases To 43.8 In November

Date 25/11/2020

Key Points – November Report

Liquidity picked up in November, as the People’s Bank of China maintained an ‘ample’ supply of cash, the latest MNI Liquidity Conditions Index shows.

Early-Stage Funding Rounds Dominate VC Investment Landscape In APAC During Q3 2020, Reveals GlobalData

Date 25/11/2020

Despite volatile market conditions, venture capital (VC) investors seem to continue placing bets on promising start-ups as the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated the rate of digital adoption by companies across sectors. Against this backdrop, early-stage funding rounds (Seed and Series A) dominated the venture capital (VC) funding landscape during the third quarter (Q3) of 2020 in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.