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New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Authorizes Coinbase, Inc. To Provide Additional Virtual Currency Products And Services - Coinbase Is The Second Company To Receive DFS Approval To Offer Trading Of Emerging Digital Currency Ethereum And The First To Offer Litecoin In New York

Date 22/03/2017

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the application of Coinbase, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Coinbase Global, Inc., to offer Ethereum and Litecoin for New York customers.  DFS has also approved Coinbase to offer users in New York to access “Shift Card”, a Coinbase linked debit card service.

First Buy-Side Client Live With Credit Default Swaps Clearing At LCH

Date 22/03/2017

• Amundi is LCH’s first live buy-side client on CDSClear
• BNP Paribas acts as Amundi’s clearing broker
• Reflects continued growing momentum behind CDSClear service

Ullink Launches MiFID II Trade Reporting Solution - Multi-Asset Solution Will Enable Firms To Comply With Post-Trade Transparency Rules Set To Come Into Force In 2018

Date 22/03/2017

Ullink, a global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, has launched its MiFID II compliant trade reporting solution to help its clients meet regulatory requirements for greater accuracy in reporting and timeliness of data collection.

ESMA Statement To ECON Hearing On CCP Recovery & Resolution

Date 22/03/2017

The Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), Steven Maijoor, took part this morning in a hearing on CCP Recovery and Resolution organised by the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) of the European Parliament.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Obtains Court Orders To Freeze Bank Accounts In Suspected Pyramid And Ponzi Scheme

Date 22/03/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today obtained an interim order from the Court of First Instance to freeze approximately $2.66 million in the bank accounts of Mr Heriberto C. Perez Valdes in connection with a suspected Pyramid and Ponzi scheme.

New People’s Bank Of China And EIB Initiative To Strengthen Green Finance

Date 22/03/2017

The People's Bank of China, the central bank of the People's Republic of China, and the European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term lending institution, today announced a joint initiative intended to combine policy and market best-practice and strengthen the framework for green investment.

Avaloq Partners With Warburg Pincus To Accelerate Growth

Date 22/03/2017

• Warburg Pincus to acquire a ~35% shareholding in Avaloq
• Transaction values Avaloq in excess of CHF 1 billion

SGX-Listed Companies Can Electronically Transmit Shareholder Documents

Date 22/03/2017

Listed companies will soon be able to use electronic communication (e-communication) to transmit annual reports and other documents to shareholders.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Smart Beta Equity ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Reached A New Record High 560 Billion US Dollars At The End Of February 2017

Date 22/03/2017

ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in Smart Beta equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record high US$559.78 billion at the end of February surpassing the prior record of US$534 billion at the end of January 2017, according to data from ETFGI’s January 2017 global smart beta equity ETF and ETP industry insights report (click here to view the ETFGI Smart Beta equity ETF/ETP asset comparison to Market cap chart).

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 22/03/2017

The following risk parameters will be changed:

IR risk (downward scenario) - SECΔ_1 (Y0/Y1)