News Centre

ECB Amends Monetary Policy Implementation Guidelines

Date 28/09/2020

• ECB phasing out secured marketable assets other than asset-backed securities, legislative covered bonds and multi-cédulas as collateral
• Application process and acceptance criteria for external credit assessment institutions clarified
• Amendments to treatment of breaches with respect to own fund requirements and reporting on capital ratios

China Merchants Bank Joins LGX With Its First Sustainability Bond

Date 28/09/2020

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) and China Merchants Bank (CMB) today celebrated the display of CMB’s first Sustainability Bond on the exchange’s green platform, the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX). The USD 300 million Sustainability Bond is the first-of-its-kind to be issued by CMB, in turn making it the first Sustainability Bond ever issued by a Chinese commercial bank.

Effective September 28, 2020 Through October 2, 2020, MIAX Options And MIAX Emerald 2X Opening And Intraday Valid And Priority Quote Spread Relief In All Symbols

Date 28/09/2020

Issue Symbol: All Symbols
Multiplier: 2X
Reason: In maintenance of a fair and orderly market.
Time: Opening and Intraday
Subject Summary: Please be advised, effective September 28, 2020 through October 2, 2020, the MIAX Regulation Department has granted 2 times opening and intraday quote parameter relief for all symbols on MIAX Options and MIAX Emerald. 

ESMA Updates Q&A On MiFIR Data Reporting

Date 28/09/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today updated its Questions and Answers document on data reporting under the Market in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) Announces Indices Maintenance For The 3rd Quarter 2020

Date 28/09/2020

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) announces the update of the free float shares for all companies, effective from the start of trading on Sunday, 4 October 2020.

ICE Clear Europe Receives Recognition As A Third Country Central Counterparty Under EMIR

Date 28/09/2020

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of mortgage technology, data and listings services, announces that ICE Clear Europe, ICE’s London-based clearing house, has been recognized by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Union (EU) securities markets regulator, as a third country central counterparty in accordance with the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). This recognition will take effect once the transition arrangement between the United Kingdom and EU ends.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Signs New MoU With The Insurance Authority

Date 28/09/2020

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Insurance Authority (IA) announced today that they have entered into a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) following the introduction of the direct regulatory regime of insurance intermediaries .

Bank Of England Statement On European Securities And Markets Authority Recognition Decisions

Date 28/09/2020

The Bank of England welcomes the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) recognition decisions with respect to central counterparties (CCPs) established in third countries. The decisions give the formal permission for UK CCPs to operate in the EU, continue to provide clearing services to their EU members, and EU banks to continue meet their obligations to UK CCPs.

ESMA Publishes Draft Rules For Third-Country Firms Under New MiFIR And MiFID II Regimes

Date 28/09/2020

OHT Admitted To Trading

Date 28/09/2020

The specialized heavy transport and installation contractor OHT has today been admitted to trading on Merkur Market (ticker code: OHT-ME).