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FESE: Let’s (Finally) Complete The Capital Markets Union

Date 24/09/2020

FESE strongly supports the proposals outlined in the new Action Plan for ‘A Capital Markets Union for people and businesses’. Given the current economic crisis, we commend the European Commission on forging ahead with this project and its call for all to unite in shaping an effective European Union (EU) capital market strategy.

CDSClear Goes Live Clearing New ESG Index Series

Date 24/09/2020

• LCH live clearing iTraxx MSCI ESG Screened Europe Index and its constituent single names for members and their clients
• The index is a broad European corporate CDS index, using the iTraxx Europe index series as the starting point, derived with ESG criteria
• First credit clearing house to offer clearing of the product
• Further expands products available for clearing  the broadest range of cleared credit derivatives of any CCP

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters On Securities market

Date 24/09/2020

CCP NCC sets the following risk parameters on Securities market for HeadHunter Group DRs (ticker HHRU) starting from September 25, 2020:

HKEX: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 24/09/2020

Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Press Remarks By European Commission Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis On The Capital Markets Union And Digital Finance

Date 24/09/2020

Good afternoon,

In June, I was presenting the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the cornerstone of Next Generation EU.

Cuatroochenta Receives Favourable Report From BME Growth

Date 24/09/2020

• It is the first company to move from BME’s Pre-Market Environment to BME Growth

AFME: European Commission Digital Finance Package Takes “Important Step Forward” For Europe

Date 24/09/2020

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) today shares its support for the publication of the European Commission’s (Commission) ‘Digital Finance Package’.  The package takes an important step towards addressing regulatory fragmentation, supporting cross-border activity, improving digital operational resilience, and encouraging technology adoption and innovation in European wholesale capital markets.

Digital Finance Package: European Commission Sets Out New, Ambitious Approach To Encourage Responsible Innovation To Benefit Consumers And Businesses

Date 24/09/2020

The European Commission has today adopted a new Digital Finance Package, including Digital Finance and Retail Payments Strategies, and legislative proposals on crypto-assets and digital resilience. Today's package will boost Europe's competitiveness and innovation in the financial sector, paving the way for Europe to become a global standard-setter. It will give consumers more choice and opportunities in financial services and modern payments, while at the same time ensuring consumer protection and financial stability.

UK And US Finance Industries Join Forces To Propose A Vision For Closer Regulatory Cooperation

Date 24/09/2020

Leading representatives from the UK and US financial and related professional services industries have joined together to propose a united business vision for future UK-US regulatory cooperation and dialogue. The group’s proposals aim to help forge even closer links between the hosts of the world’s two foremost financial centres.

ESMA Makes Proposals To Help Prevent And Detect WHT Reclaim Schemes

Date 24/09/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published the Final Report on its inquiry into Cum/Ex, Cum/Cum and withholding tax (WHT) reclaim schemes. ESMA’s key proposal is that national competent authorities (NCAs) for securities markets should be empowered to share information with the tax authorities, to assist in detecting WHT reclaim schemes.