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Reliable Partners – Speech By Ben Broadbent, Deputy Governor, Monetary Policy, Bank Of England, Given At Gresham College, London

Date 30/03/2022

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) was set up 25 years ago to use monetary policy to keep the rate of inflation in the UK low and stable. Ben Broadbent talks about its work.

ESMA And NCAs Find Room For Improvement In Funds’ Liquidity Stress Testing

Date 30/03/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has carried out a supervisory engagement with investment funds together with National Competent Authorities (NCAs). The exercise focused on liquidity risk in corporate debt and real estate funds, with the results showing that the funds included in the scope of the analysis do not pose any substantial risk for financial stability.

Statement On Staff Bulletin On Account Recommendations To Retail Investors, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, March 30, 2022

Date 30/03/2022

Today, the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission released a Staff Bulletin related to the obligations of broker-dealers and investment advisers when making account recommendations to retail investors. In particular, the Bulletin highlights broker-dealers’ obligations under Regulation Best Interest and investment advisers’ obligations under the Investment Advisers Act fiduciary standard to act in retail investors’ best interest and not to place their own interests ahead of the investor’s interests.

CME Group To Launch North European Hot-Rolled Coil Steel Options On May 2

Date 30/03/2022

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that it will launch an options contract on its North European Hot-Rolled Coil Steel (Argus) futures on May 2, pending regulatory review.

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange And Montréal Exchange Closed For Good Friday

Date 30/03/2022

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange and Montréal Exchange will be closed on Friday, April 15, 2022, for Good Friday.

Farmacosmo S.p.A. Lists On Euronext Growth Milan

Date 30/03/2022

• Fourth listing of 2022 on Euronext Growth Milan

• Farmacosmo S.p.A. brings the total number of companies listed on Euronext Growth Milan to 178

• Total placement volume of the offering equal to €23 million

Finicity And Fiserv Offer More Consumer Choice Through Secure Data Access - API Integration Allows Fiserv Financial Institution Clients To Enable Consumers To Safely And Simply Permission The Use Of Data To Benefit Their Financial Lives

Date 30/03/2022

Finicity, a Mastercard company, and Fiserv, Inc., both leaders in open banking technology, are advancing the future of open finance through secure data sharing. A data access agreement between the companies will allow thousands of Fiserv financial institution clients to enable consumers to provide clear and explicit permission to securely share their account information with apps that use Finicity’s open banking platform, offering more payment choices, access to an expanding range of financial services experiences, and improved overall financial literacy and wellbeing.

Updated: DTCC Appoints Two Leaders In Financial Technology Innovation To Its Board Of Directors

Date 30/03/2022

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that two new members were elected to its Board of Directors during the firm’s Annual Shareholders Meeting. The Board plays a critical role in setting the strategic direction of DTCC, providing oversight and offering guidance on topics including risk management, regulatory matters, technology, innovation and the development of new products and services.

SIX Digital Exchange And Aequitec To Partner On Cap Table And Share Registry Services For SDX’s Digital Equity Securities Offering.

Date 30/03/2022

Switzerland’s SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), the world’s first fully regulated FMI digital asset exchange, and Aequitec, a digital share register and cap table company, will partner to enhance the funding process for private companies. This will enable the seamless issuance and custody of digital equity securities in SDX’s regulated CSD.

ESMA Issues Its 2021 Corporate Reporting Enforcement And Regulatory Report

Date 30/03/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published its 2021 Corporate Reporting Enforcement and Regulatory Report. ESMA makes recommendations to issuers and auditors to improve future financial and non-financial reports, by assessing how issuers comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and non-financial reporting obligations and adhere to ESMA’s recommendations.