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Andréa M Maechler Appointed As BIS Deputy General Manager

Date 14/03/2023

• Andréa M Maechler, member of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, appointed as Deputy General Manager of the BIS.
• Ms Maechler is appointed for a five-year term, starting in September 2023.

CME Group Announces First Trades Of Molybdenum Oxide (Platts) Futures

Date 14/03/2023

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced the first trades of Molybdenum Oxide (Platts) futures. A total of 90 contracts were traded on March 13, 2023, with open interest extending out to February 2024.

Customer Alert Regarding CFTC v. Brisco

Date 14/03/2023

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Enforcement today alerts customers on how to respond to a civil enforcement action it filed on January 30 against Marcus Todd Brisco and others. Customers should complete the Confidential Customer Survey or email inquiries regarding this case to DOEcustomerinquiry@cftc.gov.

The Electricity Market Design Review: An Opportunity To Further Enhance Well-Functioning European Electricity Markets

Date 14/03/2023

Today’s publication of the European Commission’s proposal for a revision of the EU Electricity Market Design is an opportunity to recall the significant benefits of the existing well-integrated, efficient and transparent Internal Energy Market that has been gradually built over the past 25 years. Europex strongly believes in the “evolution, not revolution” approach to the market design review.

CME Group Hits Daily Trading Volume Record Of More Than 66 Million Contracts

Date 14/03/2023

• Record Interest Rate and Equity Index volume
• Record SOFR futures volume
• Record 30 Day Fed Funds futures volume

Decision By The Nasdaq Stockholm Disciplinary Committee Regarding AegirBio AB

Date 14/03/2023

The Disciplinary Committee of Nasdaq Stockholm has found that AegirBio AB (the “Company”) has breached the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Rulebook (the “Rulebook”) and therefore ordered the Company to pay a fine of eight annual fees.

Fiserv Announces Executive Leadership Changes

Date 14/03/2023

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today announced executive leadership changes that will further advance the company’s growth strategy.   Jennifer Manchester, formerly Co-General Counsel, has been named Chief Human Resources Officer,   Katia Karpova, formerly Chief Financial Officer for EMEA, has been named Head of EMEA Region,   John Gibbons, formerly Head of EMEA Region, has been named Co-Head of Banking, and   Eric Nelson, formerly Co-General Counsel, has been named General Counsel for Fiserv.

BaFin: British Company Deeland Investments Ltd. Target Of Identity Theft

Date 14/03/2023

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) warns that unknown perpetrators are fraudulently using the name of Deeland Investments Ltd., London, to conduct banking business and/or provide financial services in Germany without the required authorisation. Deeland Investments Ltd. has no connections whatsoever to the products and services being offered. This is a case of identity theft.

CryptoCompare Market Analysis: Silicon Valley Bank, Circle & USDC

Date 14/03/2023

Last week, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was abruptly closed by U.S. regulators following a panic-induced bank run. SVB, which had strong ties to the venture capital industry and a reputation as a crypto-friendly bank, had been heavily utilised by many in the digital asset sector.

Corporate Bond Issuers Drive Continued Surge In New CUSIP Issuance - Municipal Volumes Trend Lower

Date 14/03/2023

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for February 2023. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity over the next quarter, found a second straight monthly increase in request volume for new corporate identifiers and a slowdown in request volume for new municipal identifiers.