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One Year Of Remote Trading: The Nigerian Stock Exchange Experience

Date 24/03/2021

A year ago, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE or The Exchange) made the bold move to activate its business continuity plan which saw the transition to remote trading in support of the fight against COVID-19. Exactly 365 days later, The Exchange continues to maintain seamless trading and business operations recording no down time, and delivering exceptional value to stakeholders.

ESMA Assesses The Compliance With UCITS Liquidity Rules And Highlights Areas For Vigilance

Date 24/03/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, today publishes the results of the 2020 Common Supervisory Action (CSA) on UCITS liquidity risk management (LRM). The CSA showed that the overall level of compliance with the applicable rules is satisfactory in most cases, but there is scope for improvement in liquidity management for some UCITS analysed. The exercise also highlighted areas where ESMA will work to further promote convergence across National Competent Authorities (NCAs).

Luxembourg Stock Exchange - SED21: Towards Digital Capital Markets With Impact And Purpose

Date 24/03/2021

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) celebrated the first-ever virtual edition of its popular, annual event Stock Exchange Day on Tuesday 23 March. Organised every year since 1983 — with the exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic — the event has become a yearly highlight for the capital market industry in Luxembourg and beyond.     

Flour Mills Leverages Nigerian Exchange Group Platform To Present Maiden Standalone Sustainability Report

Date 24/03/2021

The Management of Flour Mills of Nigeria (FMN) Plc leveraged Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX Group) Plc’s Facts Behind the Sustainability Report to present its first standalone sustainability report to the capital market community on Wednesday 24 March 2021. The Group Managing Director, FMN Plc, Mr. Omoboyede Olusanya, was honoured with a digital Closing Gong Ceremony following the presentation.

BME: The Pre-Market Environment Adds Deloitte Legal As A Partner

Date 24/03/2021

• The new partner will organise training sessions that will complement this BME programme, which prepares companies to come to market
• There are now 17 companies and as many partners that form part of this BME initiative

Barbados Implements The International Monetary Fund’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System

Date 24/03/2021

Barbados has implemented the recommendations of the IMF’s Enhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS) by publishing essential data through the National Summary Data Page (NSDP).

ESMA Consults On Simplified Supervisory Fees For Trade Repositories

Date 24/03/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority, the EU’s securities markets regulator, today launched a public consultation on the simplification of supervisory fees for Trade Repositories (TRs) under EMIR and SFTR.

Statement On The Review Of The UK Financial Conduct Authority Approach To The UK’s Derivatives Trading Obligation

Date 24/03/2021

On 31 December 2020, we published a statement on our use of the Temporary Transitional Power (TTP) to modify the application of the derivatives trading obligation (DTO).  

Tether Tokens (USDt) Surpasses US$40 Billion Market Cap

Date 24/03/2021

Tether Operations Limited (Tether), the blockchain-enabled platform that powers the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has today announced that Tether tokens (USDt) have climbed above a market capitalization of US$40 billion, amid a surge in institutional and corporate demand.

Remarks At The March 19, 2021 Meeting Of The Asset Management Advisory Committee, Sarah ten Siethoff, SEC Acting Director, Division Of Investment Management, March 19, 2021

Date 24/03/2021

Good morning and welcome to the first meeting of the year for the Asset Management Advisory Committee.