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ESAs Recommend Steps To Enhance The Monitoring Of BigTechs’ Financial Services Activities

Date 01/02/2024

The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published a Report setting out the results of a stocktake of BigTech direct financial services provision in the EU. The Report identifies the types of financial services currently carried out by BigTechs in the EU pursuant to EU licences and highlights inherent opportunities, risks, regulatory and supervisory challenges. The ESAs will continue to strengthen the monitoring of the relevance of BigTech in the EU financial services sector, including via the establishment of a new monitoring matrix.

Bank Of England: Bank Rate Maintained At 5.25% - February 2024 - Monetary Policy Summary And Minutes Of The Monetary Policy Committee Meeting

Date 01/02/2024

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 31 January 2024, the MPC voted by a majority of 6–3 to maintain Bank Rate at 5.25%. Two members preferred to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 5.5%. One member preferred to reduce Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 5%.

Financial Market Supervision – Close Cooperation Between Germany And Ukraine In Future

Date 01/02/2024

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) and the Ukrainian National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC) plan to work together closely in future. A joint online workshop on the topic of virtual assets on 30 January marked an important milestone in their cooperation.

Dubai Mercantile Exchange Achieves Remarkable Growth In Trading And Physical Delivery Volumes In 2023

Date 01/02/2024

Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures exchange in the Middle East, recorded an impressive increase in total volume and physical delivery in 2023 compared to last year, cementing its position as the main crude oil benchmark in the East of Suez market.

NSE Indices Fixed Income Index Dashboard For The Month Ended January 2024

Date 01/02/2024

Click here toi download the ' Fixed Income Index Dashboard' for the month ended January 2024.  

Moscow Exchange: Extending Of BYN/RUB T+0 Trading Hours From 19.02.2024

Date 01/02/2024

Please be informed about the next release of the securities, money and FX market trading and clearing system that take affect at production environment starting from 18 March 2024. The following key changes are included.

Identity Theft: BaFin Warns Consumers About The Website fx-flat.com

Date 01/02/2024

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) is currently investigating the unknown operator of the website fx-flat.com. The operator uses this website to offer banking business and financial services without the necessary authorisation. The website is not operated by FXFlat Bank GmbH. This is a case of identity theft against FXFlat Bank GmbH, which is supervised by BaFin.

Solactive And GPR Collaborate With Global X Japan To Launch Innovative Index-Tracking REIT ETF To Provide Japanese Investors Access To The US Real Estate Market

Date 01/02/2024

Global Property Research (GPR), a Solactive portfolio company, has been servicing leading financial institutions globally since 1995 with sophisticated benchmark solutions specializing in listed property and infrastructure. Harnessing GPR’s expertise, Solactive is proud to further broaden its partnership with Global X Japan, collaborating yet again on another innovative product together. The Global X US REIT Top 20 ETF tracks the Solactive GPR US REITs Top 20 Index to provide Japanese investors access to the top twenty US real estate investment trusts (REITs) from different sectors.

BIS Latest Update February 2024: Price Stability, New Innovation Hub Projects And AI

Date 01/02/2024

Where are we on the journey towards price stability?

General Manager Agustín Carstens reflects on the year ahead and the journey towards price stability.

TFEX Hosts AFM Annual Conference During February 1-2

Date 01/02/2024

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) hosts the 26th Association of Futures Markets (AFM) Annual Conference which brings together attendees from derivatives exchanges, clearing houses, system developers, brokers and participants in derivatives industry from 29 countries. The conference takes place during February 1-2, 2024 at Grande Centre Point Terminal 21 in Bangkok.