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SIFMA Issues 2024 And 2025 Fixed Income Recommendations For Full & Early Holiday Closes In The U.S., U.K., And Japan

Date 18/12/2023

SIFMA today issued its 2024 and 2025 holiday recommendations for the trading of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities in the U.S. and the U.K. All 2025 recommendations for Japan are subject to confirmation by the Bank of Japan. SIFMA will confirm its 2025 recommendations for Japan in 2024.

MIAX Exchange Group - Christmas And New Years Holiday Schedule

Date 18/12/2023

Please be advised the MIAX Options Exchange, MIAX Pearl Options Exchange, MIAX Emerald Options Exchange and MIAX Pearl Equities Exchange will be closed on Monday, December 25, 2023 for Christmas Day and Monday, January 1, 2024 for New Year’s Day.

The EBA Provides Guidance On The Benchmarking Of Diversity Practices Under The Capital Requirements And Investment Firms Directives

Date 18/12/2023

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published today the final Guidelines on the benchmarking of diversity practices, including diversity policies and gender pay gap, under the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) and the Investment Firms Directive (IFD). These Guidelines will ensure a higher level of transparency on the EBA’s work on the topic of diversity and gender equality and will help improve the quality of the collected data as well as the awareness of all stakeholders in this area.

Another Milestone For CBDCs As Kazakhstan Launches Digital Tenge

Date 18/12/2023

R3’s Corda distributed ledger technology (DLT) is powering the National Bank of Kazakhstan’s transformative CBDC initiatives.

EACH Responds To ESMA's Call For Evidence On Shortening Settlement Cycles

Date 18/12/2023

EACH responds to the ESMA Call for evidence on shortening settlement cycles. As we did with the previous move to T+2, EACH aims to contribute with factual information to enrich the discussion about shortening settlement cycles. Some of the key takeaways of our response:

Chinese Company Shenzhen Senior Technology Material Lists Its GDRs At SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 18/12/2023

Today, Shenzhen Senior Technology Material (Ticker "SENIOR") becomes the eighth company to list Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) at SIX Swiss Exchange in 2023.

ACER Opens A Call For European Associations Of Energy Market Participants To Be Involved In The Next REMIT Roundtables

Date 18/12/2023

ACER launches today an open call to renew the list of European associations of energy market participants that will be involved in the next REMIT roundtable meetings (to be organised in 2024 and 2025).

The New York Stock Exchange Leads Industry In Transfers For A Second-Straight Year, Reports Major Technology And Community Milestones

Date 18/12/2023

• Completes upgrade of all NYSE exchanges to its cutting-edge trading platform
• Welcomes 32 transfers, second-highest total since 2002
• Includes 20 operating company transfers, nearly triple those to competing exchanges
• Lists two of the year’s three largest IPOs

Nasdaq Named To Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index For The Eighth Consecutive Year

Date 18/12/2023

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), one of the most prestigious environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ranking benchmarks, for the eighth consecutive year. Nasdaq is one of 11 diversified financial services companies selected for inclusion in the North America index.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Responds To The Complaints Commissioner’s Final Report Into Premier FX Limited

Date 18/12/2023

Today, we have responded to the Financial Regulators Complaints Commissioner's Final Report into complaints from those affected by the collapse of Premier FX Limited in 2018.