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UK Financial Conduct Authority: Barclays Fined £783,800 And Agrees To Make A Voluntary Payment To Premier FX Customers

Date 28/02/2022

The Financial Conduct Authority has fined Barclays Bank Plc (Barclays) £783,800 for oversight failings in its relationship with collapsed payments firm Premier FX. Barclays was Premier FX’s sole banker in the UK.

PetroNor E&P Lists On Oslo Børs Main Market

Date 28/02/2022

• The second listing in 2022 on the main market

• Market capitalisation of NOK 1.3 billion

Operation Of Moscow Exchange On 28 February 2022

Date 28/02/2022

Trading sessions in the foreign exchange market, the money market, and the repo market of the Moscow Exchange will open at 10:00 Moscow time.

Bank Of England: Consultation On Proposal To Withdraw Financial Policy Committee’s Mortgage Affordability Test Published

Date 28/02/2022

In 2014 the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) introduced two Recommendations to guard against a loosening in mortgage underwriting standards and a material increase in household indebtedness that could in turn amplify an economic downturn and so increase financial stability risks.

Moscow Exchange To Commence Stock Trading Not Earlier Than 15:00 Moscow Time

Date 28/02/2022

The Moscow Exchange will open stock trading not earlier than at 15:00 Moscow time.  The decision will be made by the central bank at 1 p.m., MOEX said in a statement on Monday.

Solactive Launches PAB High-Yield (HY) Indices And Enlarges Paris-Aligned Index Family

Date 28/02/2022

Investors have been increasingly considering aligning investment decisions with ESG values. In 2021, this focus increased as the entire world watched heads of states’ debates on effective actions against climate change at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. Taking one step further to consolidate its leading role in the Paris-aligned (PAB) fixed-income indexing, Solactive launches now two Paris-aligned high-yield indices as well as a CTB-version (Climate Transition Benchmark) and expands the PAB index family.

The Japan Financial Services Agency Publishes The Status Of Loans Held By All Banks As Of The End Of September 2021, Based On The Financial Reconstruction Act

Date 28/02/2022

Loans based on the Financial Reconstruction Act (FRA)

The total amount of loans held by all banks as of the end of September 2021, based on the definition in the FRA (Act No. 132 of 1998), is 8.0 trillion yen. The figure increased by 0.1 trillion yen from 7.9 trillion yen as of the end of March 2021.

Borsa Istanbul: Uptick Rule Will Be Applied In The Session Dated 28 February 2022 In The Equity Market

Date 28/02/2022

It has been decided that the up-tick rule in short selling transactions to be valid for one day during the session dated 28 February 2022. Please click for the related Announcement.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands And/Or Fines Iqzan Holdings Berhad And 4 Directors

Date 28/02/2022

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad [Registration No.: 200301033577 (635998-W)] (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded Iqzan Holdings Berhad (IQZAN) and 4 of its directors for breaches of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Market Listing Requirements (Main LR). In addition, the 4 directors of IQZAN were imposed total fines of RM450,000.

Reply To Singapore Parliamentary Question On Plans To Introduce Grants To Support Banks In Developing Green And Sustainability-Linked Liabilities Frameworks

Date 28/02/2022

Question:

To ask the Prime Minister whether MAS has plans to introduce grants that support banks in developing green and sustainability-linked liabilities frameworks so as to take in green deposits to fund banks' green and sustainability related loans.