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FESE Position On The Proposal For A Markets In Crypto-Assets (MICA) Regulation

Date 07/01/2021

FESE fully supports the work of the European Union (EU) aimed at making the EU fit for the digital age and developing a harmonised regulatory regime. We welcome the proposal by the European Commission on a Regulation on Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCA); however, key aspects should be refined:

EDHEC: Hedge Fund Strategies Consolidate Their Performances

Date 07/01/2021

EDHEC has published the latest performance update of the EDHEC-Risk Alternative Indexes.

LCH ForexClear Non-Deliverable FX Options Clearing Goes Live

Date 07/01/2021

• Non-deliverable FX options clearing complements ForexClear’s deliverable and non-deliverable offerings
• Provides further risk management, capital savings, margin and operational efficiency opportunities across FX portfolios
• Supports market participants in managing initial margin under the Uncleared Margin Rules
• Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan among the first participants to clear the product

FESE Position On The Proposal For A Digital Operational Resilience (DORA) Regulation

Date 07/01/2021

FESE fully supports the work of European regulators aimed at making Europe fit for the digital age and developing a harmonised regulatory regime. Exchanges play an important role in supporting the stability of the financial system and are taking several measures to build upon their cyber resilience to protect their systems.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 07/01/2021

Highlights

- Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $47.5 trillion at the end of December 2020, an increase of 24 per cent from $38.2 trillion at the end of December 2019.
• On 31 December 2020, Market capitalisation reached a record high of $47.5 trillion.
• The Hang Seng Index ended 2020 at 27,231.13, representing a year-on-year decrease of 3 per cent.
• The average daily turnover in December 2020 was $140.8 billion, an increase of 86 per cent from $75.8 billion in December 2019.
• The average daily turnover in 2020 was $129.5 billion, an increase of 49 per cent when compared with $87.2 billion in 2019.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs in 2020 was $9.4 billion, an increase of 16 per cent when compared with $8.1 billion in 2019.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs in 2020 was $4.9 billion, an increase of 11 per cent when compared with $4.4 billion in 2019.
• The average daily turnover of L&I Products in 2020 was $1.5 billion, an increase of 150 per cent when compared with $0.6 billion in 2019.
• Funds raised through IPOs in 2020 was $397.5 billion, an increase of 27 per cent when compared with $314.2 billion in 2019.
• Total funds raised in 2020 was $743.7 billion, an increase of 64 per cent when compared with $454.2 billion in 2019.

ALPIMA Appoints Rafael Febres-Cordero To Advisory Board

Date 07/01/2021

ALPIMA, the B2B SaaS platform for investment management and product design, has appointed a Rafael Febres-Cordero to its advisory board during this phase of growth, with a special focus in the Americas, which has $44 trillion in assets under management.

Capital Index Opts For SteelEye To Replace NEX Abide

Date 07/01/2021

SteelEye, the compliance technology and data analytics firm, has been selected to provide MiFIR and EMIR reporting services to Capital Index, a fully authorised and regulated broker offering CFDs, Spread Betting and FX trading.

ACER Webinar (Thurs, 21 Jan) On The 70% Report On The Interconnector Margin Available For Cross-Zonal Electricity Trade And How Member States Can Close The Gap

Date 07/01/2021

The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) will host a webinar on Thursday, 21st January (10.00 -11.30 CET) to discuss the key findings of the recent ACER’ 70% report on the interconnector margin available for cross-zonal electricity trade for the first half of 2020.

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Osaka Exchange And Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Trading To Continue After The State Of Emergency Declaration

Date 07/01/2021

The government of Japan has today announced its plan to make a state of emergency declaration effective from January 8 over the Covid-19 outbreak. Despite this, trading on all markets of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Osaka Exchange and Tokyo Commodity Exchange is scheduled to continue as normal on January 8 and beyond.

Circular On Self-Regulatory Measures Taken By CFFEX In December 2020

Date 07/01/2021

To prevent market risks, maintain the orderly operation of the market and protect investors’ legitimate rights and interests, China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) took the following self-regulatory measures against violations of exchange rules in December 2020.