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UK Financial Conduct Authority Prohibits And Fines Omar Hussein For Pension Switching Advice Failings

Date 15/10/2021

The FCA has prohibited Omar Hussein, former director and senior financial adviser at pension switching firm Consumer Wealth Ltd (CWL), from working in financial services. Mr Hussein has also been fined £116,000 for providing reckless and unsuitable pension switching advice. 

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Summary - 14 October 2021

Date 15/10/2021

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly summary.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Artificial Intelligence Public-Private Forum - 1 October 2021

Date 15/10/2021

Together with the FCA, we launched the Artificial Intelligence Public-Private Forum, to help us better understand the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) on financial services.

Bitfinex Go To Place For Institutional Investors In Crypto As Exchange Doubles Server Capacity

Date 15/10/2021

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, has consolidated its position as the preeminent hub for institutional investors in the bitcoin space after doubling the exchange’s server capacity.

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

Date 15/10/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 15.10.2021, 11-30 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 1062) and initial margins (up to 62.5 %) for the security SPCE-RM were changed. New values are available here

Charles Randell To Step Down As UK Financial Conduct Authority And Payment Systems Regulator Chair In Spring 2022

Date 15/10/2021

Charles Randell has asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to commence the process to appoint his successor as Chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR). Charles plans to step down in Spring 2022.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security IRGZ

Date 15/10/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 15.10.2021, 11-31 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 21.36) and initial margins (up to 87.5 %) for the security IRGZ were changed. New values are available here

CFFEX: Notice On Listing Of New Equity Index Futures And Equity Index Options Contracts

Date 15/10/2021

• The IF2206 CSI 300 equity index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on October 18, 2021 at the base price of 4899.
• The IC2206 CSI 500 equity index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on October 18, 2021 at the base price of 6794.8.
• The IH2206 SSE 50 equity index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on October 18, 2021 at the base price of 3296.6.
• The IO2201 series CSI 300 equity index options contracts are scheduled to be listed on October 18, 2021.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Welcomes Re-Appointment Of Chairman And Appointment Of Non-Executive Directors

Date 15/10/2021

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes the re-appointment by the Chief Executive of Mr Tim Lui as Chairman of the SFC for a term of three years from 20 October 2021.

Revision Of Interim Provisions Of Shanghai Gold Exchange On Irregular Trade Monitoring

Date 15/10/2021

In order to meet the requirement of market development, improve market efficiency and strengthen the construction of risk management system, SGE revised "Interim Provisions of Shanghai Gold Exchange on Irregular Trade Monitoring" in accordance with "Trading Rules of Shanghai Gold Exchange", "Measures for the Administration of Risk Control of Shanghai Gold Exchange" and other related rules.