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Tether Tokens (USDt) First To Go Live On Hermez Network Layer 2 Solution

Date 11/01/2021

Hermez Network, a decentralised zero-knowledge rollup (zk-rollup), will launch Tether tokens (USDt) on the protocol’s Layer 2 network, a solution designed to improve scalability on Ethereum to ensure cheaper transactions. 

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Working Group On Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates - December 2020

Date 11/01/2021

The Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates, which is comprised of a diverse set of market participants, is working to catalyse a broad-based transition to SONIA by end-2021.

Push Technology Launches MQTT Integration IoT Development Teams Can Benefit From The Power Of Diffusion

Date 11/01/2021

Push Technology, the pioneer and leader in real-time, event-data streaming and messaging solutions, today announced the expansion of its support for open protocols by adding support for the popular MQTT protocol that is widely used by Internet of Things (IoT) and mobile applications.  By supporting MQTT with the company’s Diffusion Intelligent Event-Data Platform, software development teams can now bring state-of-the-art Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) to their IoT and Mobile solutions. The low code features of the Diffusion platform significantly reduces software development effort and the overall cost of deployed solutions.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security BIIB-RM

Date 11/01/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 11.01.2021, 14-36 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 20935) and initial margins (up to 21.25 %) for the security BIIB-RM were changed. New values are available here

Bank Of England And UK Financial Conduct Authority: The Final Countdown: Completing Sterling LIBOR Transition By End-2021

Date 11/01/2021

After many years of preparation, 2021 is the critical year for firms to complete their transition away from LIBOR. The LIBOR administrator, ICE Benchmark Administration, is consulting on ceasing publication of all sterling LIBOR settings at the end of 2021, leaving just one year for firms to remove their remaining reliance on these benchmarks.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security BIDU-RM - Update 2

Date 11/01/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 11.01.2021, 13-28 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 19753) and initial margins (up to 29.75 %) for the security BIDU-RM were changed. New values are available here

KDPW: Number Of Trades Reported To EMIR Trade Repository Triples

Date 11/01/2021

The EMIR Trade Repository (EMIR TR) operated by KDPW has reported a significant increase in the number of received trade reports driven both by the acquisition of new international clients and an increase of derivatives turnover in many European countries including Poland.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Court Upholds Jail Sentence Against Former GEM-Listed Group Finance Manager For Insider Dealing

Date 11/01/2021

The Court of First Instance has upheld the jail sentence against Mr Au-Yeung Siu Pang, a former group finance manager of China CBM Group Company Limited (China CBM), for insider dealing but allowed the custodial term of his two convictions be served concurrently.

Opening Remarks By Tan Boon Gin, CEO Of SGX RegCo, At The 2H FY2021 Media Briefing

Date 11/01/2021

1. Good afternoon and Happy New Year!

2. You may recall that when I first joined SGX, I spoke about what the ideal market should look like from the regulator’s perspective.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security CAT-RM

Date 11/01/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 11.01.2021, 12-08 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 15841) and initial margins (up to 17.5 %) for the security CAT-RM were changed. New values are available here