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EBA: Consultation On The Extension Of The Application Of The Joint Committee Guidelines On Complaints-Handling To The New Institutions Under PSD2 And MCD

Date 27/03/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation to propose extending the scope of application of the existing Joint Committee (JC) Guidelines on complaints-handling to the new institutions established under the revised Payment Service Directive (PSD2) and the Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD). The proposal, which does not envisage any changes to the substance of the existing Guidelines, will ensure that an identical set of requirements for complaints-handling continues to apply to all financial institutions across the banking, investment and insurance sectors. The extension of the scope will provide consumers with the same level of protection, irrespective of which regulated product or service they are purchasing and which regulated institution they are purchasing it from. The consultation runs until 27 May 2018. 

OANDA Exchange API App Now Available On Microsoft Dynamics 365

Date 27/03/2018

A global leader in corporate and consumer foreign exchange solutions, OANDA now offers its OANDA Exchange API application to all Microsoft Dynamics 365 customers. The new app allows customers to easily integrate the OANDA Exchange Rates API with their Microsoft Dynamics 365 instance, giving access to daily average exchange rates for 38,000+ currency pairs, over 200 currencies, commodities, and precious metals, as well as exchange rates sourced from 25 central banks, and historical currency data back to 1990.

EBA Consults On Extending The Application Of The Joint Committee Guidelines On Complaints-Handling To The New Institutions Under PSD2 And MCD

Date 27/03/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation to propose extending the scope of application of the existing Joint Committee (JC) Guidelines on complaints-handling to the new institutions established under the revised Payment Service Directive (PSD2) and the Mortgage Credit Directive (MCD). The proposal, which does not envisage any changes to the substance of the existing Guidelines, will ensure that an identical set of requirements for complaints-handling continues to apply to all financial institutions across the banking, investment and insurance sectors. The extension of the scope will provide consumers with the same level of protection, irrespective of which regulated product or service they are purchasing and which regulated institution they are purchasing it from. The consultation runs until 27 May 2018. 

SEC Charges Energy Storage Company, Former Executive In Fraudulent Scheme To Inflate Financial Results

Date 27/03/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a California-based energy storage and power delivery product manufacturer and one of its former sales executives in a fraudulent revenue recognition scheme designed to inflate the company’s reported financial results.
 

ESMA Harmonises Position Calculation For Trade Repositories

Date 27/03/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published guidelines on how trade repositories (TRs) should calculate derivative positions under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). 

EEX New Participant: E.ON Energia S.p.A.

Date 27/03/2018

E.ON Energia S.p.A. has been admitted to exchange trading for Belgian Financial Power Futures, Dutch Financial Power Futures, French Financial Power Futures and Options, Greek Financial Power Futures, Italian Financial Power Futures and Options, Nordic Financial Power Futures and Options, Phelix Futures and Options, PXE Polish Financial Power Futures, PXE Czech Financial Power Futures, PXE Hungarian Financial Power Futures, PXE Slovakian Financial Power Future, PXE Romanian Financial Power Futures, Spanish Financial Power Futures and Options, Swiss Financial Power Futures, Futures and Options on Emission Rights and Spot Contracts on Emission Rights (Primary Auctions, Secondary Market).

Invest Global – Buy Local: 71 International Bonds Join Trading On Vienna Stock Exchange Today

Date 27/03/2018

• NEW: 12 government bonds, 24 financial bonds and 35 corporate bonds tradable in Vienna
• Featured: Bonds from A like Allianz to Z like Zement (HeidelbergCement) 

ESMA Consults On Supplementary Guidance Under The Endorsement Regime

Date 27/03/2018

Reasons for publication

The CRA Regulation (CRAR) allows an EU CRA to endorse a credit rating issued by a thirdcountry CRA if the endorsing CRA can demonstrate that the conduct of the third-country CRA “fulfils requirements which are at least as stringent as” those set out in CRAR.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Launch Date For Cboe Market Close

Date 27/03/2018

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world’s largest exchange holding companies, today announced thatit plans to launch Cboe Market Close (CMC) on the company’s BZX Exchange on Monday, August 20, 2018, contingent upon the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reaffirming the staff’s initial approval.

STOXX Rolls Out A New Multi-Dimensional Offering

Date 27/03/2018

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Börse Group’s index business and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, is rolling out a new multi-dimensional offering for high-speed solutions. Firstly, it is opening up its established index calculation service to the wider market to address growing demand. Secondly, it is launching a new index brand, Omnient – www.omnient.com, to offer custom indices based on its existing index universe.