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  • SIFMA Issues Whitepaper On Digital Security Tokens

    Date 23/11/2020

    SIFMA today issued a whitepaper titled “Security Tokens: Current Regulatory and Operational Considerations for Broker-Dealers and a Look Towards the Future.” The paper, which was co-authored by SIFMA and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, provides a foundational understanding of how distributed ledger technology (DLT) and digital assets such as security tokens interplay with the current securities market. It also describes the key operational challenges faced by U.S. broker-dealers hoping to adopt this technology and recommends where regulatory clarity would be helpful in addressing these challenges. SIFMA developed the whitepaper in collaboration with its member working groups, and determined and identified the activities, requirements, and considerations for market participants engaging in operationalizing security tokens.



  • Ontario Securities Commission Publishes Updated Service Standards

    Date 23/11/2020

    The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today published an updated Service Commitment, which provides investors, registrants and market participants with added transparency on the standards and timelines they can expect when interacting with the OSC.  

  • The 22nd Latibex Forum Starts Tomorrow

    Date 23/11/2020

    • Held in virtual format
    • Over 120 European investors and 60 listed companies will participate in the main event about investing in Latin America
    • The meeting will feature panels and conferences on sustainable development and green energy, innovation, investment opportunities and technological disruption


  • Market Commentary On Cryptocurrencies By Paolo Ardoino, CTO, Bitfinex

    Date 23/11/2020

    Commenting on today's cryptocurrency markets, Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex said:

    “As crypto markets seem to continue a bull run, liquidity is migrating to the venues best equipped to handle the sort of trading volumes that were unthinkable just a few years ago,” said Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex. “In volatile periods, traders gravitate to platforms offering the sort of robust architecture that can always be relied upon. Today's spike in the price of ETH to near US$600 underlines an epic year where we’ve seen an explosion of interest in DeFi.”


  • ESAs Propose To Adapt The EMIR Implementation Timelines For Intragroup Transactions, Equity Options And Novations To EU Counterparties

    Date 23/11/2020

    The European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), have today published a final report with draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) proposing to amend the Commission Delegated Regulation on the risk mitigation techniques for OTC derivatives not cleared by a CCP (bilateral margin requirements) under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).