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DTCC Identifies Key Priorities For Managing Risk In Post-Pandemic Environment - New White Paper Highlights The Need For FMIs To Focus On Risks Created Or Exacerbated By The Impact Of The Pandemic

Date 13/01/2021

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today identified key priorities where financial market infrastructures (FMIs) should focus in the coming years to proactively and effectively manage risk in a post-pandemic environment.

Nasdaq Welcomed 79 Listings To Its European Markets In 2020

Date 13/01/2021

• Increased from 63 European listings in 2019 to 79 listings in 2020; 14 switches from other markets
• Welcomed 45 initial public offerings (IPOs), raising a total of EUR 2.9 billion
• EUR 12.1 billion raised in the secondary market both on Nasdaq First North and Main Market
• Nasdaq has further strengthened its position as a leading market for Small and Mid-cap companies

Bison Trails Announces Support For Proof Of Stake Blockchain Protocol Terra

Date 13/01/2021

Bison Trails (https://bisontrails.co/), the premier blockchain infrastructure-as-a-service company, announced today support for Terra, a proof of stake blockchain protocol that supports programmable payments, open financial infrastructure development, and provides payment channels for merchants and consumers. 

ESMA Agrees Position Limits Under MiFID II

Date 13/01/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today two opinions on position limits regarding commodity derivatives under MiFID II/MIFIR. 

ECB Digital Euro Consultation Ends With Record Level Of Public Feedback

Date 13/01/2021

• Over 8,000 responses received in online survey
• Privacy, security and pan-European reach ranked highest in European citizens’ preferences
• Detailed analysis to be published in spring, ahead of decision on project launch

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A1008Y3

Date 13/01/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 13.01.2021, 16-04 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 111.81) and initial margins (up to 12.5 %) for the security RU000A1008Y3 were changed. New values are available here

ICE Provides Update On ICE Murban Futures Ahead Of Launch Of ICE Futures Abu Dhabi On March 29, 2021

Date 13/01/2021

• Approval granted from the Bank of England for ICE Clear Europe to clear IFAD markets
• IFAD receives regulatory approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore

Race To Mainstream Digital Assets: Switzerland In Pole Position - A New Aite Group Report Analyzes Switzerland, The First Major Financial Center To Enact Far-Reaching Blockchain Legislation To Govern Crypto-Trading Transactions

Date 13/01/2021

While the love-hate dynamic among cryptocurrency enthusiasts, private clients, and wealth management practitioners remains as electrifying and polarizing as ever, the pendulum swung hard to the love camp in remarkable form during 2020, with bitcoin nearly quadrupling in value over the course of the year. Global regulators have taken note, and the Swiss FINMA, in particular, has found a window for innovative and future-oriented financial institutions to begin to integrate cryptocurrencies into their business models. Race to Mainstream Digital Assets: Switzerland in Pole Position, the latest Aite Group report, assesses the feasibility of broad-based cryptocurrency custody and trading services adoption in Switzerland.

Bank Of England: John Taylor's CV And Questionnaire For The Treasury Select Committee

Date 13/01/2021

Published for the Treasury Select Committee re-appointment hearing on 13 January 2021.

Euronext Updates On The Contemplated Acquisition Of The Borsa Italiana Group

Date 13/01/2021

Euronext today acknowledges that the European Commission has conditionally approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) proposed acquisition of Refinitiv.