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ISDA Russian Sanctions And Market Impacts InfoHub

Date 17/03/2022

This page will be updated on a regular basis as relevant information becomes available globally and will serve as the central depository for information from ISDA relating to the impact of Russian sanctions on derivatives markets. If you have any questions or would like additional information in relation to these matters, please email ISDALegal@isda.org.

Ontario Securities Commission: Statement On Undertaking Given By Binance

Date 17/03/2022

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today published an undertaking given by Binance Holdings Limited and Binance Canada Capital Markets Inc. (together, Binance), which holds these entities accountable for taking steps to address concerns arising from recent events.

FINRA Issues Reminder About The Scope Of Chief Compliance Officer Supervisory Liability

Date 17/03/2022

FINRA today issued a Regulatory Notice reminding member firms about the scope of broker-dealer chief compliance officer (CCO) supervisory liability under FINRA rules.

Russian Elites, Proxies, And Oligarchs Task Force Ministerial Joint Statement

Date 17/03/2022

Following the launch meeting of the Russian Elites, Proxies, and Oligarchs (REPO) Task Force, the members from participating countries released the following joint statement

Readout: US Treasury Climate Counselor And SPEC Senior Advisor Discuss Collaboration To Accelerate Energy Transition

Date 17/03/2022

On Wednesday, March 16, Climate Counselor to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen, John Morton, concluded a visit to Jakarta, Indonesia—the first of an eight-day, three-country trip to Asia to strengthen partnerships and bolster an expedited clean energy transition in the region. 

NGX, CFA Society Nigeria Collaborate To Build Capacity For Efficient Derivatives Market

Date 17/03/2022

Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX” or “The Exchange”) and CFA Society Nigeria are set to host a series of workshops and trainings aimed at building capacity of market participants and deepening liquidity for derivatives products in the Nigerian capital market. The first in the series of workshops, themed “Derivatives and the Nigerian Capital Market”, will hold on Wednesday, 23 March 2022 via Zoom.

Fiserv Wins 2022 FinTech Breakthrough Award For Delivering Access To Real-Time Payments Payments Exchange: RTP Enables Financial Institutions To Quickly And Efficiently Complete Real-Time Payments

Date 17/03/2022

FinTech Breakthrough, an independent market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global FinTech market, today announced that Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, has been named winner of the Best B2B Payments Product in the sixth annual FinTech Breakthrough Awards program. This is the fourth year in a row that Fiserv has had a solution recognized with a Breakthrough Award.

Nansen Adds Support For Terra (LUNA)

Date 17/03/2022

Nansen (https://www.nansen.ai/), the industry-leading blockchain data analytics platform, announced today the launch of a Terra ecosystem dashboard which will provide extensive insights to institutional and retail investors looking to invest in the stablecoin protocol. It will leverage on-chain data to ensure that investors are offered a trusted, single source of truth. 

Eurex Starts Trading Weekly KOSPI 200 Options On 28 March

Date 17/03/2022

• More flexibility for short-term exposure to the Korean market
• Only trading venue for KOSPI derivatives during European and U.S. trading hours
• KOSPI 200 Futures and Mini-Futures now tradable in the U.S.

Trading Platform inertiafinance.co: BaFin Investigates Inertia Finance

Date 17/03/2022

In accordance with section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG), BaFin would like to make clear that Inertia Finance has not been granted authorisation under the KWG to conduct banking business or provide financial services. The company is not supervised by BaFin.