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Bank Of England And HM Treasury Respond To Digital Pound Consultation

Date 25/01/2024

The Bank of England (the Bank) and HM Treasury have today published their response to the consultation on a digital pound that was launched in February 2023.

The Real Time Gross Settlement Service: An Open Platform To Drive Innovation - Speech By Victoria Cleland, Bank Of England, Executive Director For Banking, Payments And Innovation - Given At The Payments Regulation And Innovation Summit

Date 25/01/2024

Victoria Cleland describes how the Bank of England is enhancing its core payments infrastructure and policies in the light of the opportunities arising from innovation and new technologies in the payment landscape.

Update To LME Group Fees And Charges 2024

Date 25/01/2024

This Notice sets out updates to the fees and charges for the LME and LME Clear (together “LME Group”) that will take effect from 25 January 2024.

BME Receives National Security Scheme Certification For Its RENADE Service

Date 25/01/2024

• Obtaining this certification in its highest category provides a regulatory control framework to optimise the management of processes and the protection of information.
• Iberclear has been managing RENADE, the National Registry of Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowances, since 2005.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Continues To Upgrade The Israeli Capital Market

Date 25/01/2024

On January 7, 2024, COCO Bonds’ NIS 50,000 Par Value Trading Unit Was Cancelled and A Minimum Order Size of NIS 10,000 Was Set

GlobalData Announces Top M&A Financial And Legal Advisers In Metals & Mining Sector For 2023

Date 25/01/2024

GlobalData has announced the latest Financial and Legal Adviser League Tables, which rank advisers by the total value and volume of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals they advised on in the metals & mining sector during 2023. See the rankings and findings below.

Red Sea Diversions Add Nearly A Million Dollars Per Voyage To Shipping Costs While Doubling Transit Time: LSEG Shipping Research Report

Date 25/01/2024

• Average monthly Suez transits down by a third as diversions around South Africa increase 
• Shipping carriers resorting to broadcasting AIS messages to deter attacks

The Digital Pound Taskforce And Forums

Date 25/01/2024

This document sets out the Terms of Reference for the Digital Pound Taskforce.

BaFin Warns Consumers About The Website paybackltd-lawyer.com

Date 25/01/2024

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website paybackltd-lawyer.com. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operator is providing financial and investment services on this website without the required authorisation.

UK Prudential Regulation Authority Review Of Ring-Fencing Rules

Date 25/01/2024

This report sets out the conclusions of the Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) review of its rules on ring-fencing.