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UK Financial Conduct Authority Finds Covid-19 Leaves Over A Quarter Of UK Adults With Low Financial Resilience

Date 11/02/2021

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has released its latest Financial Lives survey (FLS), looking at consumers financial situations, the financial products they choose and their experiences of engaging with financial services firms.

TreasurySpring And Global Reach Group Launch Partnership

Date 11/02/2021

TreasurySpring, the London-based financial technology company that enables firms to minimise risk and maximise returns on excess cash balances, and Global Reach, a leading provider of foreign exchange and international payments, today announced that they have entered into a partnership to deliver seamless access to each other’s services for their clients.

Exberry And Digital Asset Team Up With Baymarkets To Add Clearing To Their End-To-End Digital Asset Exchange Platform - For The First Time, And With The Integration Of Baymarkets Clara Clearing System, Market Participants Can Register, Trade And Clear Traditional, Alternative And Digital Assets On One Integrated Platform

Date 11/02/2021

Exberry (the exchange technology pioneer), Digital Asset (the creators of the open source Daml shared ledger development framework) and Baymarkets (the developer of the Clara clearing system) today announced the availability of cutting edge exchange infrastructure with central counterparty clearing functionality. This partnership will enable new digital asset marketplaces to launch on a fully-compliant, end-to-end exchange platform encompassing registry, custody, trading, matching and clearing services.

Securities And Commodities Authority And University Of Sharjah Sign MoU To Foster Mutual Cooperation In The Fields Of Training And Financial Services

Date 11/02/2021

The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) signed an MoU with the University of Sharjah (UoS) to develop and improve competencies in the field of Islamic finance and the financial services industry and to put together plans to pursue the joint development of the Islamic finance-related educational programs in capital markets. The MoU was signed by H.E. Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi, CEO of SCA, and H.E. Dr. Humaid Majol Al Nuaimi, Chancellor of the UoS.

U.S. Treasury Department Holds Financial Sector Innovation Policy Roundtable - Public-Private Forum Focused On Technology Solutions To Protect The Integrity Of The U.S. Financial System

Date 11/02/2021

The United States Department of the Treasury hosted its inaugural U.S. Financial Sector Innovation Policy Roundtable on February 9 and 10. The Roundtable brought together policymakers and regulators with experts from the private sector to exchange views for collaborating on policy issues and innovative technologies that support global financial integrity, while fostering economic recovery, competitiveness, and financial inclusion.

TMX Group Prices Private Placement Offering Of C$250 Million 2.016% Senior Unsecured Debentures Due 2031

Date 10/02/2021

TMX Group Limited ("TMX Group") today announced that it has priced a Canadian private placement offering (the "Offering") of C$250 million aggregate principal amount of 2.016% Series F Senior Unsecured Debentures due February 12, 2031 (the "Debentures") to accredited investors in Canada. The Debentures will be direct senior unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of TMX Group and will rank pari passu with all other senior unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of TMX Group.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Announces Senior Leadership Change

Date 10/02/2021

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) announced today its General Counsel, Nick Kynoch, had resigned and would leave the regulator in late February to take up a new role as General Counsel for Generate Kiwisaver.

ASX Limited Half-Year Results To 31 December 2020 (1H21)

Date 10/02/2021

Financial highlights relative to the prior comparative period (pcp, 1H20) based on Group segment reporting

• EBIT up 1.3% to $319.1m; however, interest earnings reduced due to lower rates – NPAT down 3.4% to $241.8m. 
• Operating revenue up 3.4% to $470.5m – growth in listings and equity activities balancing downturn in futures. 
• Solid result achieved in mixed conditions reflecting strength of diversified business. 
• Higher capital investment reflecting long-term transformation of technology and operations. 
• Lower interim dividend in line with reduced NPAT – down 3.4% to 112.4cps – 90% payout ratio maintained.

Getting Back To A Strong Labor Market, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, At The Economic Club Of New York (via webcast)

Date 10/02/2021

Today I will discuss the state of our labor market, from the recent past to the present and then over the longer term. A strong labor market that is sustained for an extended period can deliver substantial economic and social benefits, including higher employment and income levels, improved and expanded job opportunities, narrower economic disparities, and healing of the entrenched damage inflicted by past recessions on individuals' economic and personal well-being. At present, we are a long way from such a labor market. Fully realizing the benefits of a strong labor market will take continued support from both near-term policy and longer-run investments so that all those seeking jobs have the skills and opportunities that will enable them to contribute to, and share in, the benefits of prosperity.

Nodal Exchange Sets Daily Trading Record In Power Futures

Date 10/02/2021

On Tuesday, February 9, 2021, Nodal Exchange achieved a new daily trading record in power futures with a total traded volume of 56.2 million MWh which is equivalent to the electricity that 5.3 million homes would consume in a year in the USA.  This surpasses the previous daily trading record of 42.0 million MWh from February 4th, 2020.