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ESMA Consults On Notifications For Cross-Border Marketing And Management Of Funds

Date 17/05/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, is consulting stakeholders on the information and templates to be provided, and used by firms, when they inform regulators of their cross-border marketing and management activities under the UCITS Directive and the AIFMD.

Finansinspektionen Appoints Auditor After IT Incident At Swedbank

Date 17/05/2022

Finansinspektionen (FI) is appointing an auditor to map the IT incident that occured at Swedbank AB during the night between 28 and 29 April and resulted in incorrect balances being shown in customers’ accounts.

CFTC Commissioner Goldsmith Romero To Participate In A Fireside Chat At The DC Blockchain Summit

Date 17/05/2022

SEC Charges Allianz Global Investors And Three Former Senior Portfolio Managers With Multibillion Dollar Securities Fraud - Allianz Global Investors Agrees To Pay More Than $1 Billion To Resolve SEC Charges

Date 17/05/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today charged Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AGI US) and three former senior portfolio managers with a massive fraudulent scheme that concealed the immense downside risks of a complex options trading strategy they called “Structured Alpha.” AGI US marketed and sold the strategy to approximately 114 institutional investors, including pension funds for teachers, clergy, bus drivers, engineers, and other individuals.  After the COVID-19 market crash of March 2020 exposed the fraudulent scheme, the strategy lost billions of dollars as a result of AGI US and the portfolio managers’ misconduct.  AGI US has agreed to pay billions of dollars as part of an integrated, global resolution, including more than $1 billion to settle SEC charges and together with its parent, Allianz SE, over $5 billion in restitution to victims.

Fusion Risk Management Expands Offering For Technology And Data Service Providers - New Offerings Will Help Clients Further Fortify Critical Digital Infrastructure, Drive Operational Resilience Of Key Value Chains, And Meet Heightened Regulatory Scrutiny

Date 17/05/2022

Fusion Risk Management, Inc. ("Fusion"), the leader in operational resilience, business continuity, and risk management software and services, today announced that it is further strengthening its offerings to help technology and data service providers bolster the resiliency of digital elements of critical value chains.

Whistleblowers Hailed By Iran's Market Regulator

Date 17/05/2022

Capital Market’s Whistle-blower office has been operational since 2020 with the task of collecting and reviewing anomaly reports in four areas: issuers, market operations, financial institutions and cyberspace through Capital Market Whistle-blower platform.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review Ended On 11 May 2022

Date 17/05/2022

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's weekly market review.

EEX And EPEX SPOT Welcome ACER’s Final Assessment Of The EU Wholesale Electricity Market Design Of April 2022

Date 17/05/2022

EEX and EPEX SPOT welcome the results of the Final ACER Assessment on the EU Wholesale Electricity Market Design. Despite turbulent conditions, the market has guaranteed security of supply and reliable price signals. ACER concludes that the current market design is worth keeping. Furthermore, ACER points out 13 long-term measures to optimise market design for a low-carbon energy future. EEX and EPEX SPOT want to highlight our constant contribution to improve the market and achieve the EU decarbonisation objectives, with products such as Guarantees of Origin, 15- and 30-minutes trading, trading close to delivery, the Local Energy Market platform for demand-side flexibility.

Remarks By US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen At The Brussels Economic Forum

Date 17/05/2022

Thank you for inviting me to speak at the Brussels Economic Forum.  I am honored to be giving the Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa lecture. 

ICE Announces Update On Divestment Of Euroclear Stake

Date 17/05/2022

ntercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced an update on the divestment of its 9.85% stake in Euroclear, the Brussels-based provider of post-trade security settlement, custody, and collateral management.