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UK Prudential Regulation Authority Censures Wyelands Bank Plc For Breaching Large Exposure Limits And Failings In Its Governance, Controls And Risk Management

Date 04/04/2023

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has censured Wyelands Bank Plc (Wyelands) for wide-ranging significant regulatory failings between 21 December 2016 and 28 May 2020, which spanned breaches relating to large exposure limits, capital reporting, governance and risk controls and PRA Own Initiative Requirements (OIREQs) and poor retention of WhatsApp messages. This is the first time the PRA has taken action against a firm for breaches of large exposure limits and found a breach of PRA Fundamental Rule 3 (requiring a firm to act in a prudent manner). The seriousness of the breaches justifies a substantial fine of £8,515,000. However, Wyelands is in wind down and the PRA accepted that it has very limited financial resources. The PRA has concluded that fining Wyelands would not advance its general objective to promote the safety and soundness of firms. 

ESMA Publishes Latest Edition Of Its Newsletter

Date 04/04/2023

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.

CME Group Reports Second-Highest March And Quarterly ADV On Record

Date 04/04/2023

• 24% ADV Growth in March 2023 and 4% Rise in Q1
• Record Interest Rate ADV in Q1
• Record SOFR futures and options ADV, OI in March and Q1
• Record Options ADV in March and Q1

ACER To Amend The Harmonised Allocation Rules For Long-Term Electricity Transmission Rights

Date 04/04/2023

On 1 March 2023, Transmission System Operators (TSOs) submitted to ACER their proposal for amendments to the Harmonised Allocation Rules (HAR) for long-term electricity transmission rights.

Quantitative Easing And Quantitative Tightening − Speech By Silvana Tenreyro, Bank Of England, Given At The SES Annual Conference, Glasgow

Date 04/04/2023

In this speech Professor Silvana Tenreyro explains how Quantitative Easing, or QE, can help the MPC meet the inflation target by affecting interest rates. She also dispels some misconceptions about how QE works.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – March 2023

Date 04/04/2023

• GPW Main Market Electronic Order Book equities turnover value decreased by 43.7% YoY to PLN 24.6 billion
• Index futures turnover volume increased by 4.5% YoY to 1,029,900 contracts
• ETF turnover value increased by 8.8% YoY to PLN 120.1 million
• Electricity turnover volume decreased by 7.7% to 12.8 TWh
• Natural gas turnover volume increased by 40.5% YoY to 14.3 TWh

GCEX Supercharges Its Technology Offering With New Proprietary Trading Platforms

Date 04/04/2023

GCEX, a leading prime brokerage in digital assets and FX, has released XplorDigital trading solutions, including two new best-in-class and intuitive trading platforms – XplorSpot and XplorTrader - to help brokers, fund managers, hedge funds and professional traders operate more efficiently.

Volante Technologies And HCLTech Join Forces To Accelerate Cloud Payments Modernization For Financial Institutions

Date 04/04/2023

Volante Technologies, the leading global provider of cloud payments and financial messaging solutions, today announced a strategic alliance with HCLTech, a leading global technology company. Together, the companies will drive payments modernization to help financial institutions keep up with the fast-paced digital disruption taking place across the industry. 

Vienna Stock Exchange: Equity Turnover Above Pre-COVID Level, Positive Outlook For Further Stock Market Debuts

Date 04/04/2023

The first quarter of 2023 was characterised by a market recovery, despite uncertainties that aroused in the banking sector in March. Equity turnover normalised to pre-pandemic levels at EUR 17.1 billion. Since March, AUSTRIACARD HOLDINGS AG has been listed in the top segment prime market, which has grown to 41 stocks. Wolford AG used the market for a capital increase (EUR 17.6 million). In the bond segment, new listings remained at a high level, and green & social bonds have recorded the strongest quarter since the launch of the Vienna ESG segment.

TNS Deploys Cloud Compute Servers And Network Hardware For Coinbase Derivatives Exchange - Connectivity Bolsters Crypto Trading With TNS Network Access And Stability

Date 04/04/2023

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced the deployment of a TNS cloud-based financial trading infrastructure solution for the Coinbase Derivatives Exchange (CDE). The partnership supports a significant enhancement to the regulated futures exchange.