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UK Financial Conduct Authority Agrees MoUs With ESMA And EU Regulators To Allow Cooperation And Exchange Of Information

Date 01/02/2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has agreed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with ESMA and EU regulators.

ACER Publishes New REMIT Quarterly

Date 01/02/2019

The 15th edition of the Agency’s REMIT Quarterly has been published on the REMIT Portal. Covering the fourth quarter of 2018, it includes the Agency’s assessment of the operation of different categories of organised market places (OMPs) and ways of trading, and briefly outlines the results of a data quality analysis of the timeliness of reporting.

ESMA Updates Its Q&AS On MiFID II And MiFIR Market Structure And Transparency Topics

Date 01/02/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers regarding market structures and transparency issues under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).

UK Financial Conduct Authority Outlines How It Would Use The Temporary Transitional Power

Date 01/02/2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today set out how it would use the temporary transitional power in the event the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement. The Treasury has put forward draft legislation that would make transitional provisions if the UK leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement. This is intended to minimise the disruption for firms and other regulated entities in this scenario.

ESMA Clarifies The Reporting And Handling Of Derivatives Data In Case Of No-Deal Brexit

Date 01/02/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a public statement on how derivatives data reported under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR), should be handled in the event of the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union (EU) without a withdrawal agreement, the no-deal Brexit scenario. 

European Council, Council Of The European Union - Visa Free Travel After Brexit: Council Agrees Negotiating Mandate

Date 01/02/2019

EU ambassadors today agreed that, following Brexit, UK citizens coming to the Schengen area for a short stay (90 days in any 180 days) should be granted visa free travel. Ambassadors mandated the Council Presidency to start negotiations with the European Parliament on this legislative proposal.

DGCX Starts 2019 Strongly Amidst Continued Global Volatility

Date 01/02/2019

The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has had its best start to a year on the back of continued global volatility, trading a total of 1.93 million contracts in January with a value of USD 38.09 billion, beating its previous best January recorded in 2018.

HKEX: Exchange Publishes Consultation Conclusions On Proposed ChangesTto Documentary Requirements And Other Minor Rule Amendments

Date 01/02/2019

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), today (Friday) published conclusions related to its Consultation Paper on Proposed Changes to Documentary Requirements relating to Listed Issuers and Other Minor Rule Amendments (Consultation Paper).

Vienna Stock Exchange Welcomes Marinomed Biotech

Date 01/02/2019

• New biotech company on the prime market of the Vienna Stock Exchange
• Start of stock market trading: opening bell rings in initial price of EUR 75.5
• Marinomed joins ATX prime and ATX global players index

Nordic Investment Bank Lists Nordic-Baltic Blue Bond On Nasdaq Nordic Sustainable Debt Market

Date 01/02/2019

• 2bn SEK Blue Bonds aimed at supporting water management and protection projects, including the Slussen development in central Stockholm
• Listing marks first Blue Bond on Nasdaq’s Nordic Sustainable Debt Market as well as Nordic Investment Bank’s first listing on Nasdaq