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BaFin: Credit Cards With Financing Options: No-Fee Offers Can Become Expensive

Date 16/07/2021

Credit cards that can be used to finance purchases can become expensive, even if providers advertise them as being “no fee”. Before consumers decide to take out a credit card, they should therefore carefully compare the different offers. BaFin, advising consumers to do so, provides a number of tips on this topic on its website.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Warning Statement On Unregulated Virtual Asset Platforms

Date 16/07/2021

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is aware that Binance has offered trading services in stock tokens (Stock Tokens) in a number of jurisdictions and is concerned that these services may also be offered to Hong Kong investors.  The SFC wishes to make it clear that no entity in the Binance group is licensed or registered to conduct “regulated activity” in Hong Kong.

CFFEX: Notice On Listing Of New Stock Index Futures And Stock Index Options Contracts

Date 16/07/2021

It is hereby announced that:

• The IF2203 CSI 300 stock index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on July 19, 2021 at the base price of 5021.2.
• The IC2203 CSI 500 stock index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on July 19, 2021 at the base price of 6690.
• The IH2203 SSE 50 stock index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on July 19, 2021 at the base price of 3344.8.
• The IO2110 series CSI 300 stock index options contracts are scheduled to be listed on July 19, 2021.

Borsa Istanbu - BIST Market Cap Weighted Stock Indices Ground Rules Have Been Updated Due To Changes In BIST Sustainability Index Assessment Methodology

Date 16/07/2021

BIST Market Cap Weighted Stock Indices Ground Rules have been updated in order to reflect the changes in BIST Sustainability Index assessment methodology and the correction of the free float ratios for the shares that started to be traded for the first time in the secondary market with the free float ratios  announced by CDC at the last business day of the week in which the said share started to be traded, effective from the third business day of the week.

ESMA Publishes Its Third Report On CSDR Implementation

Date 16/07/2021

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trade Summary - 16 July 2021

Date 16/07/2021

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trade summary.

Mastercard Launches The Next Generation PayPort+ Real-Time Payments Gateway - The New Cloud Native PayPort+ Technology – Powered By Vocalink And Form3 - Offers Enhanced Performance, Ease Of Integration, And Seamless Connection Into The UK’s Faster Payments Network

Date 16/07/2021

Mastercard has launched its next generation real-time payments gateway service PayPort+, which provides flexible access into the UK’s real-time payments infrastructure for Financial Institutions and Payment Service Providers.

Repurposing Existing Gas Infrastructure To Pure Hydrogen: ACER Finds Divergent Visions Of The Future

Date 16/07/2021

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) conducted a review of numerous studies focusing on the technical and the cost aspects of repurposing existing gas infrastructure for hydrogen. The analysed studies range across various sources and stakeholders, including the gas industry, multi-partner hydrogen initiatives, industry partnerships, academia, think tanks and others.

Capfi Delen Asset Management NV: BaFin imposes administrative fFnes

Date 16/07/2021

On 14 July 2021, BaFin imposed administrative fines totalling 235,000 euros on Capfi Delen Asset Management NV.

The EBA Welcomes European Court Of Justice Ruling Supporting EBA Guidelines On Product Oversight And Governance

Date 16/07/2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) welcomed today’s judgment by the European Court of Justice establishing the validity of its Guidelines on Product Oversight and Governance. This Court ruling supports the EBA’s ability to reduce the prudential impact of misconduct for financial institutions and to protect consumers from banking products that are not fit for purpose. The EBA will continue to establish high quality standards for the banking sector and EU citizens.