The International Stock Exchange (TISE) has launched a new Qualified Investor Bond Market (QIBM).

The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has gone live with the triReduce compression service from TriOptima, an infrastructure service that aims to help lower costs and mitigate risk in OTC derivatives markets.

Assets held in UCITS and AIFs have surpassed EUR20 trillion for the first time ever, according to the latest data from European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA).

Investors are starting to reduce their emerging markets equity allocations due to fears of a growth slowdown in China, cutting back on significantly overweight positions they built during the country’s rapid economic recovery from coronavirus last year.

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has commented on the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosure’s (TCFD) updated guidance on Climate-related Metrics, Targets and Transition plans.

Bybit, hitherto the world's largest derivatives-only cryptocurrency exchange, has expanded into the crypto spot trading market. 

CUSIP Global Services' (CGS) CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for June 2021, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity over the next quarter, has revealed a significant monthly increase in request volume for new municipal identifiers and a slight decline in request volume for new corporate identifiers.

The International Stock Exchange (TISE) has joined the International Capital Market Association (ICMA).

The International Stock Exchange (TISE) listed more than 500 securities in the first half of 2021, which breaks the record for the number of new listings during the opening six months of a year.

Subject to regulatory approval, the Swiss stock exchange is to launch Sparks, a new equity segment dedicated to Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs).