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Hong Kong Monetary Authority And Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Consultation On New Calculation Periods Under The OTC Derivative Clearing Rules

Date 16/12/2021

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issued a joint consultation on adding eight new calculation periods under the Clearing Rules  for the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives regulatory regime.

IQ-EQ Adds Two New Directors To Its Growing Guernsey Operations

Date 16/12/2021

IQ-EQ is pleased to announce it has made two senior additions to its Guernsey team. Julie Coutu has been appointed as Director, Private Wealth, while Henry Smith joins as Director, Corporate.

Trayport Announces Successful Pilot Trade Of Voluntary Carbon Offsets Through Joule

Date 16/12/2021

Trayport Limited (Trayport), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group, today announced the successful pilot trade of voluntary carbon offsets through Trayport’s Joule™ platform as part of the pilot phase.   TMX Group, through its subsidiary, TSX Inc.,  and ClimeCo, a leader in the development and management of environmental market-based solutions, were the counterparties in this trade. This is a significant milestone towards digitising the trading of voluntary carbon offsets.

Worldline Recognized With Prestigious ‘A’ Score For Climate Change - With This Excellent Score For Its 3rd Assessment, Worldline Confirms Its Leadership And Commitment To Fight Against Climate Change

Date 16/12/2021

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry has been recognized for its leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP, securing a place on its prestigious ‘A List’ for tackling climate change. Worldline was acknowledged for its actions to cut emissions, mitigate climate risks and develop the low-carbon economy, based on the data reported by the company through CDP’s 2021 climate change questionnaire. Furthermore, Worldline’s greenhouse gas emission (GHG) reduction objectives are in line with the criteria and recommendations of the SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative) and therefore consistent with a 1.5°C trajectory on its scopes 1 and 2.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Changes For The Securities FAST-RM, VKCO, AA-RM and NVDA-RM

Date 16/12/2021

Please follow the links below to access the information:

Risk parameters change for the security FAST-RM
Risk parameters change for the security VKCO
Risk parameters change for the security AA-RM
Risk parameters change for the security VKCO
Risk parameters change for the security NVDA-RM

SIX And BearingPoint Launch A Collaboration For Payments And Request-To-Pay

Date 16/12/2021

The partners are jointly pursuing the goal to establish a fully digitalized solution to be used by major banks and invoice issuers in selected European markets for invoice issuing and payments processing.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Warning Notice Statements For GAM International Management And Timothy Haywood

Date 16/12/2021

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined GAM International Management Limited £9.1m and Timothy Haywood £230,037 for conflicts of interest and gifts & entertainment matters.

Regulator’s Column: What SGX RegCo Expects On The Conduct Of General Meetings Amid The Ongoing COVID-19 Situation

Date 16/12/2021

This Regulator’s Column seeks to provide the expectations of the Singapore Exchange Regulation (“SGX RegCo”) on the conduct of issuers’ general meetings amid the extension of the temporary legislative relief. Such legislation allows entities to hold general meetings via electronic means amid the COVID-19 situation, and will continue to be in force until revoked or amended by the Ministry of Law. 

ISDA Research Note - Interest Rate Derivatives Trading Activity Reported In EU, UK And US Markets: September 2021

Date 15/12/2021

ISDA has expanded its SwapsInfo analysis to include interest rate derivatives (IRD) trading activity reported in Europe. The analysis is based on transactions publicly reported by 30 European approved publication arrangements (APAs) and trading venues (TVs).

Wedbush Securities Charged With Unregistered Sales Of Microcap Securities And Failing To Report Suspicious Transactions - Broker-Dealer To Pay More Than $1.2 Million

Date 15/12/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Wedbush Securities Inc., a California-based broker-dealer, has agreed to pay more than $1.2 million to settle charges arising from the unlawful unregistered distribution of nearly 100 million shares of more than 50 different low-priced microcap companies, and from Wedbush’s failure to file suspicious activity reports (SARs) pertaining to those transactions.