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HKEX: Exchange Publishes Listing Committee Report 2020

Date 15/03/2021

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), today (Monday) published its Listing Committee Report for 2020, which includes a review of the committee’s work during the year and an overview of its policy agenda for 2021 and beyond. 

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority: Start To New Licensing Regime For Financial Advice

Date 14/03/2021

The Financial Markets Authority welcomes the statement from the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister, David Clark, introducing the new regulatory regime for financial advice.

Issue Of Ordinary Shares And Performance Rights To Employees Of NZX Limited (NZX)

Date 14/03/2021

NZX advises that it has issued $1,000 of ordinary shares (gross of tax) in NZX to each of its employees as at 1 February 2021 who have joined or become permanent employees of NZX since NZX’s previous issue of $1,000 of ordinary shares to employees as at 3 February 2020.

Amman Stock Exchange: Reducing Working Hours To Become From 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM

Date 14/03/2021

In light of the current circumstances due to the spread of Coronavirus, and based on the decision of HE the Prime Minister on Thursday, 11/03/2021, regarding the reduction of working hours for public sector.

The Amman Stock Exchange working hours will start as usual at exactly eight in the morning and ends at half past two in the afternoon while maintaining the trading hours as they are, starting from the morning of Sunday 14/03/2021 until further notice.

Bitcoin Sets New Record High Crossing USD60,000

Date 13/03/2021

Bitcoin on Saturday 13 March set a new record high of USD60,000.

Joint Trade Associations Letter On The Implementation Of The CSDR Settlement Discipline Regime

Date 12/03/2021

On March 11, ISDA and 14 other trade associations sent a letter to the European Commission and the European Securities and Markets Authority highlighting the industry’s concern with respect to implementation of the settlement discipline regime under the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) and the mandatory buy-in requirements. A key concern for members is that the current legislative timetable requires market participants to proceed with a major implementation exercise without any indication of the scope or timing of the CSDR review process, which is not expected to be finalized sufficiently before the implementation date of the settlement discipline regime in February 2022.

FIA Statement On The Passing Of Jack Sandner

Date 12/03/2021

FIA president and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement on the passing of futures industry legend and Hall of Fame member John F. “Jack” Sandner. Mr. Sandner was chairman of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange during some of the most important events in the history of the futures industry.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Update

Date 12/03/2021

The current reports for the week of March 9, 2021 are now available.

Bahamas International Securities Exchange Quarterly Statistical Report Q4 2020

Date 12/03/2021

BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the twelve-month period ending December 31, 2020 with comparison to the same period of 2019.

Nadex Refrains From Listing Certain Contracts

Date 12/03/2021

Due to activity in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based and pursuant to the authority granted in Nadex Rule 12.1(i), Nadex took the following actions: 

• No GBP/USD, EUR/JPY, USD/CAD, or GBP/JPY 5-Minute contracts were listed for the 6:05pm ET expiration time on trade date March 8, 2021;

• No USD/CAD, or GBP/JPY 5-Minute contracts were listed for the 6:05pm ET expiration time on trade date March 9, 2021;

• No GBP/USD, EUR/JPY, or GBP/JPY 5-Minute contracts were listed for the 6:05pm ET expiration time on trade date March 10, 2021;

• No GBP/USD or GBP/JPY 5-Minute contracts were listed for the 6:05pm ET expiration time on trade date March 11, 2021;

• No GBP/USD or GBP/JPY 5-Minute contracts were listed for the 6:05pm ET expiration time on trade date March 12, 2021.