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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.
Dr. Maryam Al Suwaidi, CEO UAE Securities And Commodities Authority Receives Bangladesh Securities And Exchange Commission Chairman

Date 14/03/2022

H.E. Dr. Maryam Al Suwaidi, CEO of the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), received H.E. Prof. Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam, Chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC); H.E. Salman Fazlur Rahman MP, Private Industry and Investment Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bangladesh; and their accompanying delegation at the SCA’s Abu Dhabi headquarters. Also present were H.E. Mohammed Khalifa Al Hadari, Deputy CEO for Supporting Services, and a number of SCA’s department managers.
Japan Financial Services Agency: The Third Meeting Of The EU-Japan Joint Financial Regulatory Forum

Date 14/03/2022

On March 10 and 11, 2022, the third Meeting of the EU-Japan Joint Financial Regulatory Forum was held virtually by the Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the European Comission.