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UK Financial Conduct Authority: Announcement From John Swift QC Inviting Submissions From Interested Parties

Date 18/12/2019

The independent ‘lessons learned’ review into the Financial Services Authority (‘FSA’)/Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’)'s supervisory intervention on Interest Rate Hedging Products is currently underway. The Review will provide an assessment of the former FSA and now FCA's actions relating to their Interest Rate Hedging Product Redress Scheme and set out the lessons that should be learned from the Review.

MEMO Joins Europex As Associate Member

Date 18/12/2019

MEMO Ltd, the National Electricity Market Operator of North Macedonia, has joined Europex as an Associate member as of today.

Update On Digital Currencies, Stablecoins, And The Challenges Ahead – Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, On The Monetary Policy, Technology, And Globalisation Panel At "Monetary Policy: The Challenges Ahead," An ECB Colloquium Held In Honour Of Benoît Coeuré, Frankfurt, Germany

Date 18/12/2019

I am honored to be here today to celebrate Benoît Coeuré's tenure at the European Central Bank (ECB). I have been working with Benoît now for a decade—starting at our respective Treasuries where we both were drafted as financial firefighters, migrating to our respective central banks to help with stabilization, recovery, and normalization, and most recently preparing for the challenges that lie ahead. Over the course of that decade, I have developed deep admiration for Benoît's keen insights and outstanding judgment.

Jochen Penker And Jurijs Spiridonovs Elected Chair And Vice-Chair Of ACER Administrative Board

Date 18/12/2019

The Administrative Board of the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) elected unanimously its new leadership for the next two years.

HKEX: Exchange Publishes ESG Guide Consultation Conclusions And Its ESG Disclosure Review Findings

Date 18/12/2019

• ESG Guide and related Listing Rules to be amended to improve ESG governance and disclosure
• ESG Guide and Listing Rules amendments to take effect on 1 July 2020
• ESG Disclosure Review findings provide guidance on improving ESG reporting

HSBC Joins OpenFin’s Series C Financing Round

Date 18/12/2019

OpenFin, the operating system (OS) of finance, announced today that HSBC has joined its Series C financing round, bringing the total amount raised in this round to $22 million and total funding to date to $45 million.

Vienna Stock Exchange 2019: Strongest IPO Year Since 2007

Date 18/12/2019

• Austrian leading index ATX gained 19.77% including dividends
• Broad positioning ensures stability in a challenging environment
• Last trading day 2019: 30 December; early closing auction at 14:15

Market Cap Segment Review At Nasdaq Nordic Exchanges

Date 18/12/2019

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) reports that the annual review of its Nordic market capitalization (market cap) segments is completed. The revision is based on the average market cap value in November 2019. Together with indexes and sector classifications, the market cap segmentation is a tool to increase visibility for companies listed on Nasdaq’s exchanges in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Iceland.

SIX And Sygnum Bank Acquire Stakes In daura

Date 18/12/2019

Leading players in the Swiss ecosystem for digital assets are joining forces: the collaboration between Swisscom, daura, Sygnum Bank, Custodigit and MME will now include SIX. SIX is acquiring a stake in daura AG. This cooperation will strengthen the establishment of consistent technical standards and workflows in the Swiss ecosystem for digital assets. Deutsche Börse will now contribute its expertise, with which it has so far actively supported the development of the Swiss ecosystem, to projects in Germany and the EU27 that have become possible due to new regulatory developments. The parties have agreed not to disclose the amount of the investments.

ASIC Reports On Practices In Wholesale Foreign Exchange Markets

Date 18/12/2019

ASIC today released Report 652 Wholesale FX practices in Australia, summarising our work in wholesale foreign exchange (FX) markets during 2018 and 2019. The report highlights our observations of better practices and some poor practices used by participants operating in the market.