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ESMA Publishes Latest Edition Of Its Newsletter

Date 22/02/2023

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published its latest edition of its Spotlight on Markets Newsletter.

Natixis Investment Managers And Solactive Expand Partnership Into Direct Indexing - Natixis IM Will Now Offer Access To 31 Solactive Indices

Date 22/02/2023

Today Solactive and Natixis Investment Managers Solutions (Natixis IM Solutions) announced an expansion of their partnership to offer more access to direct indexing separately managed account (SMA) strategies that bring greater precision to clients’ desired exposures. Solactive is a leading provider of indexing, benchmarking, and calculation solutions for the global investment and trading community. Natixis IM Solutions’ direct indexing business provides fully customizable SMAs aligned to a variety of indices, spanning different market capitalization segments and geographic regions, and has grown over 20 years from $4 million AUM in 2002 to over $8 billion AUM today.

Euronext: Statement Regarding Recent Press Speculation

Date 22/02/2023

Euronext notes recent press speculation regarding a potential offer from Euronext for Allfunds and confirms that it has submitted an indicative offer to the Board of Allfunds and is in active discussions with Allfunds largest shareholders. This indicative offer is conditional, amongst other things, on reaching agreement with existing largest shareholders in Allfunds.

Chinese Company Zhejiang HangKe Technology Lists Its GDRs On SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 22/02/2023

Today, Zhejiang HangKe Technology Incorporated Company (Ticker "ZHT") becomes the first company to list Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) on SIX Swiss Exchange in 2023.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Meeting Of The Court Of Directors Held On 15 December 2022

Date 22/02/2023

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.

Intercontinental Exchange Selects Dow Jones As Main Provider Of News Content Available On ICE Desktops

Date 22/02/2023

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced it has selected Dow Jones as its main provider of news content on ICE desktops.

Moscow Exchange: Penalty Rates Change

Date 22/02/2023

CCP NCC sets new penalty rate for USD from February 22, 2023:

Call Of Duty: How Putting Customers Front And Centre Will Help Industry Innovate - Speech By Sheldon Mills, UK Financial Conduct Authority Executive Director, Consumers And Competition, Delivered At The 'Countdown To Implementation Of The Consumer Duty' Event, Hosted By Deloitte LLP

Date 22/02/2023

Highlights

• Firms will innovate through the Consumer Duty, which puts customers at the heart of any planning for financial services and products.
• The FCA is thankful to the many firms that are continuing to make substantial efforts to embed the policy across their organisations.
• Focusing on the areas that will have the greatest impact on consumer outcomes should be every firm’s priority ahead of 31 July.

CryptoCompare Stablecoins Report - February 2023 - USDT Stablecoin Market Share Reaches Highest Level Since October 2021 Following BUSD Decline

Date 22/02/2023

We are delighted to announce the release of CryptoCompare’s latest Stablecoins & CBDCs Report. Stablecoins have grown to become a prominent subsector of the digital asset industry, growing significantly in size and interest over the last few years.

bibox-coin.com: BaFin Investigates Bibox-Coin

Date 22/02/2023

In accordance with section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG), the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) would like to make clear that Bibox-coin does not have authorisation under the KWG to conduct banking business or provide financial services. The company is not supervised by BaFin. The information provided on the company’s website, bibox-coin.com, gives reasonable grounds to suspect that Bibox-coin is conducting banking business and providing financial services in Germany without the required authorisation.