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ACER And ENTSOG Launch A New Joint Public Consultation On The Functionality Issue ‘Greater Flexibility To Book Firm Capacity At Interconnection Points’

Date 18/12/2020

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSOG) launched today a joint public consultation related to the FUNC issue ‘Greater flexibility to book firm capacity at Interconnection Points’. An issue reported by the European Federation of Energy Traders (EFET) via the Gas Network Codes Functionality (FUNC) platform.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Blue Gate Capital Limited Ordered To Pay Connaught Investors £203,007

Date 18/12/2020

Bank Of England Statement On MREL And Resolvability Deadlines

Date 18/12/2020

The Bank has today announced changes to deadlines for certain firms to meet their Minimum Requirement for Own Funds and Eligible Liabilities (MREL) and resolvability deadlines under the Resolvability Assessment Framework (RAF).

ESMA Publishes Cloud Outsourcing Guidelines

Date 18/12/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets authority, has today published the final report on its guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers (CSPs).

CaixaBank Participates In A European Research Consortium To Develop A Personal Data Protection Platform

Date 18/12/2020

• Together with another 11 international organisations, the entity will work for three years on a system that strengthens citizen information security guarantees and the administration of consent for the simple use of their data.
• CaixaBank is the most active European bank in R&D linked to the Horizon 2020 programme, participating in five international research projects linked to cybersecurity and customer protection to combat cyber threats

HKEX: Exchange Publishes Conclusions On Paperless Listing & Subscription Regime, Online Display Of Documents And Reduction Of The Types Of Documents On Display

Date 18/12/2020

• The Exchange will implement all its proposals with minor modifications
•  All IPOs must be paperless from 5 July 2021
• Documents put on display to support listings and transactions, must be made available online from 4 October 2021

Moscow Exchange: The Ticker Of The iNAV "Open All-Weather" To Be Changed

Date 18/12/2020

The ticker for the iNAV "Open All-Weather" will be changed from ONLYO to OPNWO, starting December 23, 2020.

Japan Financial Services Agency: Publication Of The "Board Effectiveness And Ensuring Diversity In The Core Human Resources In Companies For Post-Covid Transformation Of Companies"

Date 18/12/2020

The Council of Experts Concerning the Follow-up of Japan’s Stewardship Code and Japan’s Corporate Governance Code (Chairman: Hideki Kanda, Professor, Gakushuin University Law School) has now published the opinion statement No.5 “Board Effectiveness and Ensuring Diversity in the Core Human Resources in Companies for Post-COVID Transformation of Companies”.

TriOptima Completes First Benchmark Conversion Risk Replacement Trades At Japan Securities Clearing Corporation

Date 18/12/2020

TriOptima, a leading infrastructure service that helps to lower costs and mitigate risk in OTC derivatives markets, has announced the completion of the first triReduce enhanced compression Japanese yen cycle, which includes Tokyo Overnight Alternative Rate (TONA) risk replacement trades. The cycle took place on December 4, 2020 at the Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC).

Bitfinex Adds Tether Tokens (USDt), Euro Trading Pair

Date 18/12/2020

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, has added Tether tokens both USDt and EURt to the suite of tokens available for trading.