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The Bank Of London Appoints Vincent François As Chief Audit Officer, United Kingdom

Date 14/03/2022

The Bank of London, the next-generation technology company and the world's first purpose-built global clearing, agency, and transaction bank, today announces the appointment of Vincent François as its Chief Audit Officer (CAO) and member of the bank's Executive Management Committee. As CAO, François will be responsible for developing and managing The Bank of London's risk-based internal audit programs, controls, and operations.
Investors Will Soon Be Able To Trade Daily Futures Price Moves With Event-Based Contracts From CME Group - Smaller-Sized Products Will Allow Investors To Trade On Their Knowledge Of Benchmark Global Metals, Energy, Equities And Foreign Currency Futures Markets With Risk Limited To The Amount Of Their Trade

Date 14/03/2022

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that it is introducing event-based contracts designed for the retail audience that will make it easier for everyone to trade their views on daily up or down price moves in some of the world's most widely quoted benchmark futures markets, including gold, oil, equity indices and foreign currencies. These new daily options on futures contracts will offer short-term trading opportunities for individuals seeking to take a position on daily price moves using smaller-value trades of up to $20 per contract.
UK Financial Conduct Authority: Update On The Market Share Test Under The Ancillary Activities Exemption For Commodity Derivatives

Date 14/03/2022

The MiFID II Article 2(1)(j) ancillary activities exemption enables firms trading in commodity derivatives, emission allowances and emission allowance derivatives to be exempt from authorisation as a MiFID investment firm if they fulfil certain criteria. As part of verifying that they fulfil these criteria, firms are currently required to perform the ‘market share test’ and the ‘main business test’ as set out in UK MiFID RTS 20.
ESMA Coordinates Regulatory Response To The War In Ukraine And Its Impact On EU Financial Markets

Date 14/03/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), in coordination with National Competent Authorities (NCAs), is closely monitoring the impact of the Ukraine crisis on financial markets and is prepared to use its relevant tools to ensure the orderly functioning of markets, financial stability and investor protection. This is part of the European Union’s overall response to the tragic consequences of Russia’s military aggression.
CQG To Roll Out Newest Trading And Analytics Platform, CQG One

Date 14/03/2022

CQG, a leading global provider of high-performance technology solutions for traders, brokers, commercial hedgers and exchanges, announced today the phased roll-out of its newest trading platform, CQG One. Designed for professional traders and institutional investors, the new cloud-based CQG One combines the ease of use of the firm’s retail-oriented CQG Desktop platform with many of the popular market data, charting, visualization and advanced analytics features of CQG Integrated Client, its flagship professional trading platform.

bluewhaleinvestment.net: BaFin Investigates Blue Whale Investment

Date 14/03/2022

In accordance with section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG), BaFin would like to make clear that the company Blue Whale Investment has not been granted authorisation under the KWG to conduct banking business or provide financial services. The company is not supervised by BaFin and is not affiliated with the company Blue Whale Capital LLP, which is subject to supervision in the United Kingdom. The information provided on the company’s website, bluewhaleinvestment.net, gives reasonable grounds to suspect that Blue Whale Investment conducts banking business and provides financial services in the Federal Republic of Germany without the required authorisation.
Trading For Ukraine: Trading Charity At The Frankfurt Stock Exchange Raises €170,000 In Donations

Date 14/03/2022

With the campaign “Trading Charity – Trading and Helping”, Deutsche Börse and the securities trading banks (specialists) operating on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange floor have raised a total of €170,000 in donations. The amount will be used to support the non-profit organization “Voices of Children”, which offers psychological support to children affected by the war in Ukraine.
BME: MARF Admits A 200 Million Euro Commercial Paper Programme From Euskaltel

Date 14/03/2022

MARF, BME’s Fixed Income market, has admitted a 200 million euro Commercial Paper (CP) Programme from Euskaltel. This continuous issuance programme allows Euskaltel to access qualified investors on a recurring basis and diversify its financing sources through the issuance of CP issues, whose maturity can now reach up to two years.
IOSCO’s 2022 Sustainable Finance Work Plan Strengthens The Organization’s Commitment To Increasing Transparency And Mitigating Greenwashing

Date 14/03/2022

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has adopted a far-reaching 2022 work plan to develop sustainable finance.
Azentio Software Successfully Delivered In Record Time Its Shariah-Compliant Profit Calculation And Distribution System For Bank Of Abyssinia’s Islamic Window Operations

Date 14/03/2022

Azentio Software (“Azentio”), a Singapore-headquartered technology firm owned by funds advised by Apax Partners, today announced that Bank of Abyssinia (“BoA”) has successfully gone live with iMAL*IslamicFinancing and iMAL*ProfitCalculationSystem in less than four months, to support the growth of its Islamic window operations.