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SIFMA Fixed Income Market Close Recommendations In The U.S., The U.K., And Japan For Good Friday & Easter Monday Holidays

Date 20/03/2026

SIFMA has confirmed its previous holiday recommendations for the U.S., the U.K., and Japan in observance of the Good Friday and Easter Monday holidays.

CFTC Staff Issues FAQs Concerning Registrant And Registered Entity Activities Relating To Crypto Assets And Blockchain Technologies

Date 20/03/2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Participants Division and Division of Clearing and Risk today published responses to frequently asked questions concerning registrant and registered entity activities relating to crypto assets and blockchain technologies. 

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Investigation Into Market Financial Solutions Limited

Date 20/03/2026

The FCA has opened an enforcement investigation into Market Financial Solutions Limited (MFS).

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Summary Report, 20 March 2026

Date 20/03/2026

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly summary report.

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

Date 20/03/2026

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange and Montréal Exchange will be closed on Friday, April 3, 2026, for Good Friday.

Bank Of England - Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Sales – Market Notice 20 March 2026

Date 20/03/2026

At its September 2025 meeting, the MPC voted to reduce the stock of gilts held in the APF by £70 billion over the period from October 2025 to September 2026, to a total of £488 billion.

Elavon And Bancontact Company Sign Bancontact Acquirer License Agreement - New Payment Agreement To Meet Evolving Payment Needs In Belgium

Date 20/03/2026

Elavon has signed a merchant acquirer and processor license agreement with Bancontact Company, the domestic payment scheme in Belgium with over 18 million Bancontact cards in circulation. Elavon, one of Europe’s largest merchant acquirers, will now offer merchants throughout Belgium direct acquiring services for Bancontact transactions, in addition to continuing to support international card scheme transactions.  

Authority For Anti-Money Laundering And Countering The Financing Of Terrorism To Hold Public Hearing On Two Draft RTS

Date 20/03/2026

The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AMLA) will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, 24 March 2026, in two sessions. Participation in the hearing requires registration - find all details below. 

Decisions Taken By The Governing Council Of The ECB (In Addition To Decisions Setting Interest Rates)

Date 20/03/2026

Monetary policy

Central bank compliance with prohibitions on monetary financing and privileged access

On 18 March 2026, in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) which tasks the ECB with monitoring the compliance of EU central banks with the prohibitions referred to in Articles 123 and 124 of the TFEU and the related regulations, the Governing Council approved the monitoring report covering 2025. Further information on this matter will be available in a dedicated section of the ECB’s Annual Report 2025, which will be published on the ECB’s website on 4 May 2026.

SEPI Returns To The Commercial Paper Market With A New €1 Billion Program Listed On BME

Date 20/03/2026

BME’s fixed-income market, AIAF, has admitted to trading a new Commercial Paper Programme by Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) with a maximum outstanding balance of 1 billion euros.