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PayPal’s Plans For A Crypto ‘Super App’ A Sign Of The Times As Fintech Incumbents Might Face Uphill Battle Against Crypto Natives

Date 04/03/2021

In response to PayPal CEO Dan Schulman’s plans for a crypto “super app,” Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex, said every bank and fintech is destined to become a blockchain-based business.

SEC Announces Enforcement Task Force Focused On Climate And ESG Issues

Date 04/03/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the creation of a Climate and ESG Task Force in the Division of Enforcement.  The task force will be led by Kelly L. Gibson, the Acting Deputy Director of Enforcement, who will oversee a Division-wide effort, with 22 members drawn from the SEC’s headquarters, regional offices, and Enforcement specialized units.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities PYPL-RM, TXN-RM, MU-RM, BIDU-RM

Date 04/03/2021

Please follow the links below to access the information:

Risk parameters change for the security PYPL-RM
Risk parameters change for the security TXN-RM
Risk parameters change for the security MU-RM
Risk parameters change for the security BIDU-RM

Cyber Threats And Financial Stability – Finansinspektionen’s Role And Assignments

Date 04/03/2021

In recent years, a number of legislative proposals and other initiatives have been presented to strengthen the financial sector’s resilience to cyberattacks. Given this background, Finansinspektionen has prepared a memorandum to describe FI’s role in terms of contributing to strong cyber security and its work to prevent cyber threats to the Swedish financial sector.

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

Date 04/03/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 04.03.2021, 20-57 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 41229) and initial margins (up to 28.75 %) for the security TSLA-RM were changed. New values are available here

University Of Central Lancashire, Cyprus Campus (UCLan Cyprus) And CISI Deal Offers Students Competitive Edge In Global Jobs Market

Date 04/03/2021

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the University of Central Lancashire Cyprus (UCLan Cyprus) and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

Bond Sell-Off Trims FTSE Mondo Visione Index Advance To 1.4.% In February - Index Up By 23.1% Over 12 Months

Date 04/03/2021

Markets experienced a wild ride in the last week of February with global stock markets ending February deep in the red, trimming the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index's advance this month to 1.4%. The index closed at 74,105.97 points, up from the January close of 73,114.7, but below a new closing all-time high of 78,106.07 set on 19 February 2021.

Better Finance: GameStop Case Highlights Discrimination Of “Retail” Investors In Stock Markets

Date 04/03/2021

In January, the market value of American video game and electronics retailer GameStop, driven by an “army” of “retail” investors, shot up from $1.4 billion to $33.7 billion.  This dramatic increase in stock price caused hedge funds that were shorting GameStop to “suffer” significant losses and accuse retail investors of market manipulation. This standoff between “retail” and professional investors revealed the challenges faced by “retail” investors in equity trading: discrimination and conflicts of interest.

CFTC: The Global Markets Advisory Committee Will Meet On March 11

Date 04/03/2021

The Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, March 11, 2021. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. (EST) via teleconference in accordance with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s implementation of social distancing due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Commissioner Dawn Stump is the sponsor of the GMAC. 

SEC Issues Over $5 Million To Joint Whistleblowers Located Abroad

Date 04/03/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of over $5 million to joint whistleblowers whose tip caused the opening of an investigation that resulted in a successful enforcement action. The whistleblowers provided significant information about misconduct abroad that directly supported certain allegations in the enforcement action.