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BIS: Project Meridian FX Shows Possibility Of Cross-Border Linkages For FX Transactions Between Wholesale Payment Infrastructures

Date 24/04/2025

• Project Meridian FX proves that wholesale payment infrastructures, such as real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems, can be interoperable via new technologies for FX transactions.
• The joint project between the Bank for International Settlements, Bank of England, Bank of France, Bank of Italy, Deutsche Bundesbank and European Central Bank explored synchronising foreign exchange (FX) transactions.
• It demonstrated that FX transactions could be settled across jurisdictions and different types of infrastructures.

ESMA Assesses The Risks Posed By The Use Of Leverage In The Fund Sector

Date 24/04/2025

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, today publishes its annual risk assessment of leveraged alternative investment funds (AIFs) and its first analysis on risks in UCITS using the absolute Value-at-Risk (VaR) approach. Both articles represent ESMA’s work to identify highly leveraged funds in the EU investment sector and assess their potential systemic relevance.

CME Group To Expand Crypto Derivatives Suite With Launch Of XRP Futures

Date 24/04/2025

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to launch XRP futures on May 19, pending regulatory review. Market participants will have the choice to trade both a micro-sized contract (2,500 XRP) and a larger-sized contract (50,000 XRP).

ICE First Look At Mortgage Performance: Delinquencies Improved Seasonally In March But Continue To Trend Modestly Higher

Date 24/04/2025

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, today released its March 2025 First Look, which reveals that while delinquency rates edged up slightly year over year (YoY), they remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Shaping The Future By Building On Present REMIT strengths: ACER’s View On The Commission’s Consultation On Commodity Derivatives Markets

Date 24/04/2025

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has submitted its response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the functioning of the commodity derivatives markets, with a focus on the interplay between energy and financial market regulation.

Two Strategic New Hires Within Broadridge Trading And Connectivity Solutions: Ian Williams And Anand Chintala, Driving Product Management

Date 24/04/2025

Global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., (NYSE: BR), today announced it is strengthening its Broadridge Trading and Connectivity Solutions division with the additions of Ian Williams and Anand Chintala driving product management.

MIAX Options And MIAX Emerald Options - Reminder: Effective For Trade Dates April 21, 2025 Through April 25, 2025, 2X OPENING And INTRADAY Valid And Priority Quote Spread Relief In All Symbols

Date 24/04/2025

Multiplier: 2X
Reason: In maintenance of a fair and orderly market.
Time: OPENING and INTRADAY
Subject Summary: Please be advised, effective for trade dates April 21, 2025 through April 25, 2025, the MIAX Regulatory Department has granted 2 times OPENING and INTRADAY quote parameter relief for all symbols on MIAX Options and MIAX Emerald Options. 

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Meeting Of The Court Of Directors Held On 12 February 2025

Date 24/04/2025

The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.

European Native Stablecoin Issuer Quantoz Achieves Trading Volume And Exchange Listing Milestones

Date 24/04/2025

• Quantoz’s stablecoins have traded over $115 million in volume and are listed on more than thirty exchanges since launching at the end of 2024
• Recent implementation of MiCA regulations in the European Union (EU) allows only European licensed firms to mint and issue stablecoins in the region
• Use of stablecoins continues to grow rapidly as users see them as a viable method of payments and remittance

Turquoise And LeveL Markets Partner To Offer New Block Manual Conditional Order Type To Buy-Side And Broker Members Using Luminex Interface

Date 24/04/2025

LSEG today announces the launch of a partnership between its pan-European trading platform Turquoise and US-based trading marketplace LeveL Markets, which operates the Luminex platform. Under the partnership, Turquoise will offer a new block Manual Conditional Order Type to buy-side and nominated broker members. The new order type will be accessible to buy-side trading desks through Luminex’s GUI and connects to nominated brokers on the Turquoise Plato Block Discovery™ trading service (MICs: TRQM and TQEM).