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Risk parameters on Securities market

Date 04/03/2021

CCP NCC will set the following risk parameters on Securities market for Fix Price Group Ltd (ticker FIXP):

Aquarius Financial Technologies Partners With CQG - CQG's Strategic Partnership Will Enable Aquarius To Launch Its First Institutional Grade Cryptocurrency Exchange In Q3 2021

Date 04/03/2021

Aquarius Financial Technologies Ltd. (Aquarius), a next generation trading technology provider, today announced a strategic partnership with CQG, a leading global provider of high-performance technology solutions for traders, brokers, commercial hedgers, and exchanges. The partnership will support Aquarius' vision to launch an institutional-grade global cryptocurrency exchange using CQG's proprietary technology.

Paul Hastings Continues To Build On Global Securities And Capital Markets Growth With London Partner Addition

Date 04/03/2021

Paul Hastings LLP, a leading global law firm, announced today that Dr. Max Kirchner, an experienced securities and capital markets lawyer, has joined the firm as a partner, based in London. Dr. Kirchner’s arrival adds further momentum to the strong performance and growth of the firm’s global Securities and Capital Markets practice, following the recent additions of partners Katja Kaulamo in Frankfurt, Iksoo Kim in Seoul and Brandon Bortner in Washington, D.C.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Fines And Prohibits Trader For Market Abuse

Date 04/03/2021

The FCA has fined Mr Adrian Geoffrey Horn, formerly a market making trader at Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (‘Stifel’), £52,500 for market abuse and prohibited him from performing any functions in relation to regulated activity.

Security Token Offerings (STOs) Democratize Capital Markets Access - Significant Growth Potential In Asia With A US$7.5 Trillion Addressable Market HKbitEX, Deloitte, University Of Hong Kong

Date 04/03/2021

Security token offerings (STOs), using blockchain technology, are going to transform capital markets and help strengthen Hong Kong’s status as a global financial centre.  Opportunities for STOs are particularly strong in private equity and real estate, structured finance and debt offerings with a combined addressable market of US$7.5 trillion in Asia alone, according to experts from digital asset exchange HKbitEX, Deloitte and the University of Hong Kong in a white paper they have just published.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Update On The Double Volume Cap

Date 04/03/2021

The FCA has today published a revised version of its Statement of Policy about the use of a temporary power they have under UK Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).

Moscow Exchange: CNY Penalty Rate Change

Date 04/03/2021

According to the CCP NCC decision CNY penalty rate is set equal to 8% starting from March 5, 2021.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 04/03/2021

Highlights

- Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $52.9 trillion at the end of February 2021, an increase of 46 per cent from $36.2 trillion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover in February 2021 was $233.9 billion, an increase of 103 per cent from $115.1 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover for the first two months of 2021 was $240.1 billion, an increase of 119 per cent when compared with $109.5 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants for the first two months of 2021 was $14.2 billion, an increase of 61 per cent when compared with $8.8 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first two months of 2021 was $12.0 billion, an increase of 24 per cent when compared with $9.7 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first two months of 2021 was $7.7 billion, an increase of 22 per cent when compared with $6.3 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of Debt Securities for the first two months of 2021 was $350 million, an increase of 75 per cent when compared with $200 million for the same period last year.
• Funds raised through IPOs for the first two months of 2021 was $72.7 billion, an increase of 690 per cent when compared with $9.2 billion for the same period last year.
• Total funds raised for the first two months of 2021 was $166.1 billion, an increase of 168 per cent when compared with $62.0 billion for the same period last year.

"Observations On Current Economic Developments" - Fireside Chat Remarks By Mr Edward S Robinson, Deputy Managing Director (Economic Policy) & Chief Economist, Monetary Authority Of Singapore, At The Nomura ASEAN Conference On 4 March 2021

Date 04/03/2021

Introduction

1.      In my remarks, I will reflect on the economic impact of COVID-19 and policy responses; next, survey the current state of play, and conclude with key aspects of the ongoing policy agenda.  

Bitfinex Powers Algo Trading Tools With Launch of Historical Funding Book Data

Date 04/03/2021

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, has expanded the range of market data services available to algorithmic traders with the launch of snapshots of historical funding book data on Bitfinex Terminal.