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ESMA Publishes Annual Peer Review Of EU CCP Supervision

Date 08/04/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published its annual peer review report on the supervision of EU Central Counterparties (CCPs) by National Competent Authorities (NCAs). The Peer Review measured the effectiveness of NCA supervisory practices in assessing CCP compliance with EMIR’s requirements on liquidity stress testing.

CryptoCompare March Exchange Review: Institutional Traders Err On The Side Of Caution As Bitcoin Open Interest On CME Drops 15%

Date 08/04/2021

Trading remained active throughout March with Bitcoin reaching a new all-time high of $61,749 on the 13th. Spot volumes rose 9% to reach $3bn and derivatives volumes dropped 5% to $2.74tn.

ESMA Report Highlights Liquidity Concerns For Alternative Investment Funds

Date 08/04/2021

GRI And SASB Reporting ‘Complement Each Other’ - Practical Guide Shares Experiences Of Using Both Sets Of Standards Together

Date 08/04/2021

Joint research from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) explores the experiences of companies that use the two sets of standards together to fulfil their reporting needs.

Commemorative Ceremony Held For Japan-China ETF Connectivity

Date 08/04/2021

On April 8, new ETFs were simultaneously listed under the Japan-China ETF Connectivity scheme established by Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX), Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE). JPX and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) held a commemorative ceremony for Japan-China Connectivity on the same day.

BME: MARF Registers La Finca’s First Commercial Paper Programme For 30 Million Euros

Date 08/04/2021

BME’s Fixed Income Market, MARF, has admitted the first Commercial Paper (CP) Programme to trading from La Finca Global Assets SOCIMI. This programme will allow the new issuer flexible access to qualified investors to diversify its financing sources and place CPs up to a maximum outstanding balance of 30 million euros.

ESMA Publishes Draft Regulatory Technical Standards On Changes To CCPs’ Activities And Models

Date 08/04/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority, the EU’s securities markets regulator,  today published its Final Report containing draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) relating to changes to central counterparty  (CCP) services and activities, as well as models and parameters under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

Spectrum Markets Celebrates Record Month And Quarter

Date 08/04/2021

• Over 200m securitised derivatives traded in Q1 2021
• 245% increase on same period in 2020
• March 2021 was also a record month for Spectrum

Opening Address By Tan Boon Gin, CEO Of SGX RegCo, At The SASB “Future Of Sustainability Disclosures: Where SASB May Fit In” Webinar

Date 08/04/2021

Good morning.

1. It seems that not a single day goes by without an event or speech on sustainability and ESG.  I’ve been keeping count and I can say for certain that for the past one year there has been at least one pronouncement, every month by an international body on raising standards, harmonizing standards, standardizing metrics, forming a standard setting body to harmonize standards and standardize metrics.

Japan Financial Services Agency: Fourteenth Meeting Of The "Council For Cooperation On Financial Stability"

Date 08/04/2021

On April 8, 2021, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ) held the fourteenth meeting of the "Council for Cooperation on Financial Stability" to exchange views on the current situation of the financial system and the market among senior officials, including the Commissioner of the FSA and the Deputy Governor of the BOJ.