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ASIC Imposes Additional Licence Conditions On ASX And Issues Expectations To Improve Market Resilience

Date 24/11/2021

ASIC has concluded its investigation and consideration of the November 2020 market outage at the ASX. Additional licence conditions have been imposed on three licences held within the ASX Group. The licence conditions are directed at mitigating risks for future upgrades, with specific emphasis on the oversight of the CHESS Replacement Program, due to go live in April 2023.  

Securities Commission Malaysia Issues Corporate Governance Strategic Priorities 2021-2023 - Anchored On Board Leadership, ESG And Responsible Business

Date 24/11/2021

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today issued its Corporate Governance Strategic Priorities 2021 – 2023 (CG Strategic Priorities), to promote among others environmental, social and governance (ESG) fitness and leadership of boards. The SC outlined 11 targeted initiatives such as onboarding programs for directors on sustainability, investor education series on corporate governance and sustainability, and expansion of collaboration with universities to deepen conversations with youth on current corporate governance and sustainability issues.

Coinbase To Participate In The J.P. Morgan Crypto Economy Forum

Date 23/11/2021

Coinbase Global, Inc. announced today that Brian Armstrong, Co-Founder and CEO, and Fred Wilson, Lead Independent Director, will participate in a fireside chat at the J.P. Morgan Crypto Economy Forum on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at 1:15 p.m. PT / 4:15 p.m. ET.

NZX Board Announces Director Change

Date 23/11/2021

NZX announces the resignation of John McMahon from its Board effective 31 December 2021, and the appointment of Peter Jessup as a director from 1 January 2022.

CFTC Staff Provides No-Action Letter To Korea Exchange, Inc. Concerning The Offer Or Sale Of KOSPI And Mini KOSPI 200 Futures Contracts

Date 23/11/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) announced today that it will not recommend that the Commission take enforcement action against Korea Exchange, Inc. (KRX) with respect to the offer or sale of Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) 200 Futures Contracts and Mini KOSPI 200 Futures Contracts (collectively, the Contracts) to persons located within the U.S. while the Commission’s review of KRX’s forthcoming request for certification of the Contracts under CFTC Regulation 30.13 is pending. The letter will be effective on December 1, 2021.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Changes For The Securities ADSK-RM, DLTR-RM, NOW-RM And TYL-RM

Date 23/11/2021

Please follow the links below to access the information:

Risk parameters change for the security ADSK-RM
Risk parameters change for the security DLTR-RM
Risk parameters change for the security NOW-RM
Risk parameters change for the security TYL-RM

American Financial Exchange® Announces Combined Volume Records In The AMERIBOR® Futures Complex Of 1,027 Contracts Equaling $12.3 Billion

Date 23/11/2021

The American Financial Exchange (AFX), electronic exchange for direct interbank lending and borrowing for American financial institutions, announced record volume trading on Friday, November 19 in the AMERIBOR futures complex.  A record 1,027 contracts were traded, which represents more than $12.3 billion in notional value. Additionally, open interest reached a record high of 1,017 contracts across all products. 

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security SLA-RM

Date 23/11/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 23.11.2021, 21-45 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 71671) and initial margins (up to 32.5 %) for the security TSLA-RM were changed. New values are available here

The Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency (OCC) Clarifies Bank Authority To Engage In Certain Cryptocurrency Activities And Authority Of OCC To Charter National Trust Banks

Date 23/11/2021

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today published a letter confirming that national banks and federal savings associations must demonstrate that they have adequate controls in place before they can engage in certain cryptocurrency, distributed ledger, and stablecoin activities.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security GNRC-RM

Date 23/11/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 23.11.2021, 21-42 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 29452) and initial margins (up to 23.75 %) for the security GNRC-RM were changed. New values are available here