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FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Down 5.2 % In September, Up 6.0% In Q3 2020, Nairobi Securities Exchange Top Performer In September, CME Group Largest Exchange By Market Capitalisation

Date 13/10/2020

Shares of exchange operators have mostly performed well over pass six months with the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index up by 25% over six months. The engine for exchanges has been elevated trading levels.

TNS Launches New Financial Markets Online Customer Monitoring Solution

Date 13/10/2020

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is launching TNS Oculus, a new online portal that provides financial markets customers visibility into their TNS services, including performance and utilization tracking.

Chainalysis Grows Revenue 100% Year Over Year - Prepares For Surge In Private Sector Business

Date 13/10/2020

Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company, today announced the results of a rapid expansion of its business, increasing its number of customers by 65% to drive 100% growth in recurring revenue YoY in the third quarter of 2020. Increased demand for investigative blockchain technology from public sector agencies largely drove this growth, while recent positive regulatory actions across the United States and internationally have set the stage for further private sector expansion as digital assets become more widely used and regulated.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters For New Futures On Derivatives Market

Date 13/10/2020

CCP NCC sets the following risk parameters for new futures on Derivatives market starting from October 14, 2020:

1. Market risk rates and concentration limits:

DIFC Becomes Region’s First Fully Accredited Member Of Global Privacy Assembly

Date 13/10/2020

• Accreditation reflects DIFC’s commitment to keeping Dubai and DIFC at the forefront of privacy legislation, applying international best practice

UK Financial Conduct Authority Regulation Of Consumer Credit – During The Pandemic And Beyond - Speech By Nisha Arora, Director Of Consumer And Retail Policy, Given At The Financial Leasing Association Conference

Date 13/10/2020

Highlights

• Whilst the range of firms, consumers and uses of credit varies widely, across the board we want credit markets to achieve certain key outcomes for consumers.
• We want to ensure credit markets work well for consumers – that means people don’t get into unaffordable debt and are treated well if they do.
• The coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic has highlighted the need for the regulator, Government, industry and consumer and debt advice organisations to continue to work together in partnership to ensure that consumer credit markets work well for consumers.

Mercury Digital Assets Partners With Bit.Com To Enable Bitcoin Options And Perpetual Swaps Trading - Partnership Allows Traders Using Mercury’s BEACON Platform And API To Trade Bitcoin Options And Perpetual Swaps On Bit.com’s Crypto Derivatives Exchange

Date 13/10/2020

Mercury Digital Assets (“Mercury”), a technology provider for digital asset markets, announced today its partnership with Bit.com, a secure, high-performance crypto derivatives exchange launched by Matrixport. This partnership enhances trading capabilities for both parties’ customers at a time of growing interest in crypto derivatives.

Europe Loses Ground In Climate Technology Start-Ups, Only 11.7% Of Global Investment Goes To European Companies

Date 13/10/2020

• 11.7% of global venture capital investments into climate technology start-ups benefits European companies
• Firms from the USA and Canada reel in almost half of all investment
• 290% more investment into climate technology start-ups last year compared to 2013
• Global Clean Energy ETF posts 63.3% increase over the year, while DAX gains just 5.6 %
• Growing interest in green stocks on Google

Qatar Stock Exchange: QNB Financial Services Will Start Liquidity Provision Activity For Qatar National Bank (QNBK) From Thursday, 15 October 2020

Date 13/10/2020

Qatar Stock Exchange announces that QNB Financial Services (QNBFS) Has signed a liquidity provision agreement with Qatar National Bank (QNBK). QNBFS will start liquidity provision activity for Qatar National Bank (QNBK) from Thursday, 15 October 2020.

Bedford Row Capital PLC Launches The First Inflation-Linked Sukuk

Date 13/10/2020

Bedford Row Capital PLC (BRC), a global non-bank structuring specialist today announces the launch of an 18-month inflation-linked sukuk. The notes will be EUR, CHF, USD and GBP, denominated Insured Money Market Certificates (IMMCTM) and will be open to investment from 14th October 2020.