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Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Changes - Update

Date 16/12/2020

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REPO risk parameters change for the security DSKY
Risk parameters change for the security BIDU-RM
REPO risk parameters change for the security DSKY
REPO risk parameters change for the security DSKY

UK Financial Conduct Authority Establishes Temporary Registration Regime For Cryptoasset Businesses

Date 16/12/2020

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has established a Temporary Registration Regime to allow existing cryptoasset firms, who have applied to be registered with the FCA, to continue trading. The FCA is advising customers of cryptoasset firms which should have applied to the FCA, but have not done so, to withdraw their cryptoassets or money before 10 January 2021. 

DGCX Wins ‘Exchange Of The Year- Middle East And Africa’ At FOW International Awards For The Third Year

Date 16/12/2020

The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) – the largest and most diversified derivatives exchange in the Middle East - has been named as ‘Exchange of the Year’ at the prestigious FOW Global Investor MENA 2020 for a third year in a row.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Changes

Date 16/12/2020

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Risk parameters change for the security RU000A0JVNB2
REPO risk parameters change for the security DSKY

Singapore Exchange Named Regulation Asia’s Exchange Of The Year For 3rd Year Running

Date 16/12/2020

Singapore Exchange (SGX) has again been recognised as the “Exchange of the Year” in the 3rd Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2020. This is the third time SGX has received the accolade.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Publishes 2020 Annual Report

Date 16/12/2020

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has today published its annual report for the year to June 2020.

SIFMA Statement On Final DOL Investment Advice Rule

Date 15/12/2020

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO, regarding the final rule from Department of Labor (DOL) on prohibited transaction exemptions and investment advice:

“SIFMA appreciates the work of the Department of Labor on issuing a class exemption for the receipt of fees in connection with the provision of investment advice. The exemption is a step forward as it will encourage a variety of investment advice approaches and it will provide retirement investors with the services they seek. SIFMA supports permitting financial professionals to provide investment advice in a flexible fashion. We appreciate that the Department has sought to align this new class exemption with the SEC’s Regulation Best Interest, which the industry is working diligently to implement.”

ISDA - MIFID II/MIFIR Review: Regulatory Equitisation

Date 15/12/2020

With the review of the MIFID II/MIFIR framework, policy-makers and supervisors are particularly concerned by the lack of accessibility and readability of market data and by a perceived unlevel playing field between multilateral trading facility operators and investment firms operating as systematic internalisers. One view often offered is that the means of achieving consistency in the data submitted by trading venues and investment firms is alignment of the bond and derivatives markets to the equity pre- and post-trade transparency regimes. This push towards alignment of regimes is known as ‘Regulatory Equitisation’.

SIFMA Issues 2021 And 2022 Fixed Income Recommendations For Full & Early Holiday Closes In The U.S., U.K., And Japan

Date 15/12/2020

SIFMA today issued its 2021 and 2022 holiday recommendations for the trading of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities in the U.S. and the U.K. The 2021 U.S. holiday schedule includes one change from standard practice, which has been previously updated. For Good Friday 2021, there will an early close at 12:00 p.m., EST, due to the BLS employment release schedule. All 2022 recommendations for Japan are subject to confirmation by the Bank of Japan. SIFMA will confirm its 2022 recommendations for Japan in early 2021.

Cboe Global Markets And CoinRoutes Enter Exclusive Licensing Agreement For CoinRoutes RealPrice™ Cryptocurrency Market Data

Date 15/12/2020

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a market operator and global trading solutions provider, today announced it has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with CoinRoutes to disseminate its market data and create potential derived data and analytics products using its RealPrice data.