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Hamdan bin Mohammed Launches Nasdaq Dubai Growth Market To Support The Growth And Expansion Of SMEs

Date 27/10/2020

Crown Prince of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched the Nasdaq Dubai Growth Market, a new market under the umbrella of Nasdaq Dubai. The landmark initiative aims to help young businesses and small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) achieve the next phase of their expansion by raising capital through an initial public offering (IPO).

Z/Yen: Global Green Finance Index 6 - Europe Leads The Way For Green Finance: London Loses Top Place For Quality

Date 27/10/2020

In the sixth Global Green Finance Index (GGFI 6), Western Europe continues to lead world centres in green finance depth and quality, taking nine of the top 10 places in depth and all top 10 places in quality. This reflects the continuing work being undertaken by European financial institutions, central banks, regulators, and the European Union to embed sustainability in their regulatory work, including their economic support in response to the covid-19 pandemic.

Global Software Sector Deal Activity Surged In Q3 2020, Says Pagemill Partners, The Technology Division Of Duff & Phelps - Deal Volumes For Software Companies Reached Their Highest Levels In Three Years, With 466 Transactions Recorded Between July And September 2020

Date 27/10/2020

Pagemill Partners, the technology division of Duff & Phelps, published data revealing the sharp bounce-back in software deal activity in Q3 2020, with 466 transactions recorded between July and September 2020. As boardroom focus shifted away from bracing-for-impact, a combination of strong operating performance and more readily available financing resulted in a surge of activity, with both deal volume and spending reaching levels higher than any other quarter over the last three years.

Istanbul Fintech Week 2020 Online - 9-13 November 2020 - The Largest Regional FinTech Event That Brings Global Innovators And Entrepreneurs Together

Date 27/10/2020

Istanbul Fintech Week is a global venue of discussion and knowledge exchange in an ever-changing financial services industry. In its first edition, IFW hosted more than 1200 participants from around 30 countries. The event now goes fully online with the same level of interaction among the participants.

HKEX Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 27/10/2020

The HKEX stock exchange participants' market share report published today.

DTCC Appoints Bob Stewart As Executive Director Of ITP Product Management

Date 27/10/2020

Bob Stewart has joined DTCC’s Institutional Trade Processing (ITP) team, where he is responsible leading critical industry initiatives that drive further automation in the institutional post-trade process. Within this role, he will partner with the industry to achieve the ITP vision and strategy to drive an integrated post-trade lifecycle through settlement finality, develop solutions to help our clients prepare and manage CSDR requirements, and focus on the continued adoption of ALERT, DTCC’s standing settlement instruction database.  

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin, October 27, 2020 (Issue 31

Date 27/10/2020

China’s President Xi Jinping attended a grand gathering and delivered an important speech in Shenzhen celebrating the 40th anniversary of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on Oct 14. Shenzhen should deepen reform on all fronts, Xi said, noting that the CPC Central Committee supports the city in implementing pilot programs to deepen comprehensive reform. He also encouraged Shenzhen to expand all-round opening up, calling for efforts to accelerate opening-up while improving institutional arrangements, and explore a more flexible policy system and a more scientific management system in terms of domestic and foreign trade, investment and financing, finance and taxation, financial innovation, as well as personnel exit and entry.

Fully Leverage The Role Of Exchange Platform For International Investors And Promote High-Level Two-Way Opening-Up Of Capital Markets - Shanghai Stock Exchange Global Investors Conference 2020 Inaugurates Today

Date 27/10/2020

On October 27th, the “Shanghai Stock Exchange Global Investors Conference 2020” inaugurates in Shanghai. The three-day event is attended by prominent experts in the industry with a highly diversified agenda featuring the most cutting-edge topics.

SZSE Releases ChiNext Market Technology And Pharmaceutical Indices To Enrich Index Investing Tools For ChiNext Market

Date 27/10/2020

On October 26, SZSE, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. (SSIC), released the ChiNext Technology Index (“ChiNext Technology” for short, Index Code: 399276) and ChiNext Pharmaceutical Index (“ChiNext Pharmaceutical” for short, Index Code: 399275), in a bid to further enrich index investing tools for the ChiNext market.

Allica Bank Breaks Through £100m In Committed Loan Offers Since June, As It Experiences Surge In Demand From SMEs Outside Covid Lending Schemes - Latest Research Shows Worrying Funding Gap Emerging For Established Smes As Mainstream Banks’ Appetite For SME lending declines

Date 27/10/2020

• New SME challenger, Allica Bank, has made £100m of committed loan offers to SMEs since the end of the national lockdown in June – the bank has now issued over £250m of approvals in principle for loans in 2020, with nearly £200m of this coming since June
• Allica’s national survey of SME finance brokers shows a significant 64% drop in the supply of SME lending outside Government Covid lending schemes
• Lending outlook weakest for established, mid sized SMEs – latest Bank of England data forecasts SMEs with £1m-£25m turnover to experience a stark 24% fall in credit availability over the next three months