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ESMA Fines REGIS-TR €186 000 For EMIR Data Breaches

Date 24/03/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has fined trade repository REGIS-TR €186,000 for eight breaches of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Russia’s Defense-Industrial Base, The Russian Duma And Its Members, And Sberbank CEO - New Guidance Issued To Continue To Blunt Central Bank’s Ability To Deploy International Reserves, Including Gold

Date 24/03/2022

Today, in its latest action to impose severe costs on the Russian Federation for its illegal, unwarranted, and baseless war against Ukraine, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating key enablers of the invasion. This includes dozens of Russian defense companies, 328 members of the Russian State Duma, and the head of Russia’s largest financial institution. This action aligns with similar actions taken by the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Canada, and reflects continued unity to hold Putin accountable for his war of choice.

LCH CDSClear Launches Client Clearing Of Credit Index Options

Date 24/03/2022

• BNP Paribas and J.P. Morgan are the first banks to offer client clearing of credit index options through CDSClear
• LCH CDSClear offers the broadest credit product coverage of any clearing house

Notice To All UK Financial Conduct Authority Regulated Firms With Exposure To Cryptoassets

Date 24/03/2022

The FCA is reminding all regulated firms of their existing obligations when they are interacting with or exposed to cryptoassets and related services.

ETC Group Expands Digital Asset Investment Opportunities In Europe With The Addition Of Three New Crypto ETCs On SIX - ETC Group Adds Avalanche, Cosmos And Polygon Backed Investment Products To Its Existing Portfolio Of Exchange Traded Cryptocurrencies (ETCs) Which Include BTCE, The World’s Most Traded Crypto Exchange Traded Product (ETP)

Date 24/03/2022

ETC Group (www.etc-group.com), Europe’s leading specialist provider of institutional-grade digital asset-backed securities, announces today the listing of three new ETCs on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

ICE Announces Second Expiry In ICE Midland WTI American Gulf Coast Futures With 2.5 Million Barrels Going To Delivery In April

Date 24/03/2022

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced that ICE Midland WTI American Gulf Coast futures (contract code: HOU) went to its second expiry on March 23, with 2,588 contracts going to delivery in April, almost double the 1,400 contracts which went to expiry in March. Each futures contract is equivalent to 1,000 barrels of Permian Basin originated WTI crude oil.

Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. Ordinary General Assembly Meeting Has Been Held

Date 24/03/2022

Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. Ordinary General Assembly Meeting to review financial year 2021 was held at Borsa İstanbul premises today (March 24, 2022). At the Board Meeting held after the General Assembly of the new Board of Directors elected as a result of the voting, Prof. Dr. Erişah Arıcan re-elected as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors and Korkmaz Ergun as the CEO of Borsa İstanbul A.Ş.

Digital Platform And Payment Company, KMMRCE Holdings Opens Its headquarters In DIFC

Date 24/03/2022

• The Dubai-based digital-first technology provider is anchored by two operating companies, KMMRCE Technology and KMMRCE Pay, offering SaaS, EsaaS, and FinTech solutions to enterprise clients worldwide.
• DIFC’s focus on the future of finance and innovation is attracting a wide range of technology-related businesses.

Global Financial Centres Index 31: New York Leads A Tightly Packed Top 10 In The Global Financial Centres Index

Date 24/03/2022

The 31^st edition of the Global Financial Centres Index was published today by Z/Yen Group, in partnership with the China Development Institute (CDI). The launch webinar for GFCI 31 linked London and Abu Dhabi.

Borsa Istanbul: Periodic Review For The BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond Indices For The Period April-June 2022 Has Been Finalized

Date 24/03/2022

In accordance with the article 3.3. of BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules, periodic review of the BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond Indices for the period April-June 2022 (April 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022) has been finalized. There is no Eurobond to be included in or excluded from the BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond USD and BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond USD (TRY) Indices and they will continue to be calculated with the same list of constituents in the period April-June 2022.