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ESMA Recommends To European Commission To Delay Buy-In Rules

Date 24/09/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has written to the European Commission (EC) regarding the implementation of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), urging it to consider a delay of the mandatory buy-in regime.

Antin Infrastructure Partners Lists On Euronext Paris

Date 24/09/2021

• €550 million raised
• Market capitalisation of €4.1 billion
• 150th listing on Euronext in 2021
• 5th listing of a Large Cap on Euronext Paris in 2021

SEC Charges World's Largest Advertising Group with FCPA Violations

Date 24/09/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that London-based WPP plc, the world's largest advertising group, has agreed to pay more than $19 million to resolve charges that it violated the anti-bribery, books and records, and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Stephen Allen Sentenced To 28 Months’ Imprisonment For Forging A Trust Deed

Date 24/09/2021

Stephen Allen has today been sentenced to 28 months’ imprisonment for forging a trust deed in an attempt to help his client minimise restitution payments owed to victims. A director disqualification order of 8 years was also imposed. 

MOEX"s Personal Finance Platform Finuslugi To Launch Consumer Lending Marketplace

Date 24/09/2021

In October 2021, Moscow Exchange's Finuslugi platform will roll out a consumer lending marketplace, allowing Russians to choose from among loans offered by different banks at favourable rates entirely online without needing to visit a bank office.

ICE Expands Global Natural Gas Liquids Complex With The Launch Of A Liquid Petroleum Gas Houston To Chiba Freight Future Based On Baltic’s BLPG3 Assessment

Date 24/09/2021

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, announced that it plans to launch a new freight futures contract based on the Baltic Exchange’s liquid petroleum gas (LPG) assessment for the Houston to Chiba route on September 27.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security BFB-RM

Date 24/09/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 24.09.2021, 14-44 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 5502) and initial margins (up to 16.25 %) for the security BFB-RM were changed. New values are available here

Panxora Introduces Risk Management For Cryptocurrency Investors

Date 24/09/2021

Over the past year public interest in cryptocurrency has grown exponentially. Headlines have been made by high profile investors like Microstrategy’s Michael Saylor buying bitcoin as well as the introduction of over $100bn dollars into the DeFi sector in just Q4 of 2020 alone. Yet these markets are not for the faint hearted as over the past year they have whipsawed, reaching new highs then falling precipitately, like they just did on September 7th. Professional investors committing to volatile investment like cryptocurrency will characteristically employ risk management software to limit exposure to big drops in account value. But up until now this kind of software has been available solely to the professional and the wealthy investor.

Moscow Exchange: REPO Risk Parameters Change For The Security PHOR

Date 24/09/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 24.09.2021, 14-43 (MSK) the lower bound of the REPO rate for tenor Y0/Y1Dt (up to -95.64 %), penalty rate and IR Risk Rate (up to -43.37 rub) for the security PHOR were changed. New values are available here

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Summary, 24 September 2021

Date 24/09/2021

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