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ESMA To Launch Common Supervisory Action On MiFID II Sustainability Requirements

Date 03/10/2023

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, will launch a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) with National Competent Authorities (NCAs) on the integration of sustainability in firms’ suitability assessment and product governance processes and procedures in 2024.

CME Group Reports Second-Highest September And Q3 ADV On Record

Date 03/10/2023

• Highest-ever Q3 volume for interest rate and agricultural products
• Record Equity Index options in September and Q3

UK Financial Conduct Authority Bans Simon Hughes For Failures In Advice Given To British Steel Pension Scheme Members

Date 03/10/2023

The FCA has banned Simon Hughes of S&M Hughes Limited (in liquidation) from advising customers on pension transfers and pension opt outs, and from holding any senior management function in a regulated firm.

HKEX: Adjustment Of New World Development Structured Products, Futures And Options

Date 03/10/2023

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to New World Development Co Ltd (New World Development) structured products, futures and options to account for New World Development’s conditional special dividend distribution.

Eventus, Phillip Capital Inc. Announce Extension Of Relationship For Trade Surveillance On All PhillipCapital Markets

Date 03/10/2023

Eventus, a leading global provider of state-of-the-art, at-scale trade surveillance software across all lines of defense, and Phillip Capital Inc. (PhillipCapital), the Chicago-based futures commission merchant (FCM) and broker-dealer subsidiary of Singapore-based PhillipCapital Group, announced today the extension of their relationship and the brokerage and clearing firm's use of the Validus platform to meet all of its trade surveillance needs.

EBA Publishes Its Work Programme For 2024

Date 03/10/2023

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its annual work programme for 2024, setting out the key strategic areas for the Authority to work on in the coming year, as well as related activities and tasks.

BME Celebrates Financial Literacy Day With Webinars On Inclusive Finance And A New Academic Study

Date 03/10/2023

• Instituto BME, the BME training center where 135.000 students have studied since its creation, hosts three webinars on financial education and people with disabilities
• The study by two researchers from the University of Oviedo promoted by BME, highlights the key role of financial knowledge for domestic economies

LCH Welcomes UOB As Member Of SwapClear And ForexClear

Date 03/10/2023

• UOB successfully clears its first Interest Rate and FX Derivative trades as a direct member of LCH
• LCH extends its presence in Asia Pacific with 15 APAC direct members and over 170 clients
• Strong growth recorded across LCH SwapClear and ForexClear in APAC with 24% and 41% growth year-on-year in number of trades cleared respectively

QEV Technologies Lists On Euronext Amsterdam

Date 03/10/2023

• QEV Technologies today lists after a definitive agreement is reached for a business combination with the SPAC SPEAR Investments I

• The listing of QEV Technologies is the ninth Spanish listing on Euronext markets in 2023, and the second Spanish listing on Euronext Amsterdam in 2023

• QEV Technologies is the 27th IPOready (formerly known as TechShare[1]) alumnus to successfully complete a listing on Euronext

Borsa Istanbul: Announcement About Additional Regulations On Unprocessed Gold Import Quota Application

Date 03/10/2023

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