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ISDA derivatiViews: Margin Transparency Will Help Market Resilience

Date 02/05/2024

Margin has become a lynchpin of global regulatory efforts to mitigate counterparty credit risk and increase the resilience of financial markets. But in times of stress like the March 2020 dash for cash, margin requirements can quickly spike, creating acute liquidity challenges for some participants. Regulators are looking to address this and have made several policy proposals to improve margin practices – changes that we think, for the most part, will help further strengthen the financial system.

The EBA Will Start Collecting Information On Natural Persons Through Its AML/CFT Database, EuReCA

Date 02/05/2024

Starting from May 2024, supervisors across the European Union (EU) will be able to report names of natural persons to EuReCA, the EU central database on anti-money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) of the European Banking Authority (EBA). Through EuReCA, the EBA has been able to contribute to making supervision more informed, targeted and effective. With this step, the EBA will contribute to further strengthening the fight against money laundering (ML) and terrorist financing (TF) in the EU.

Investment Opportunities And A New Agri-Commodities Exchange At The 2024 BRVM Investment Days Roadshow

Date 02/05/2024

After its first two forays into wooing foreign investors in South Africa, New York and London in 2015 and 2018, the BRVM Investment Days roadshow is back in Johannesburg on Tuesday 7 May, promising two days of strategic dialogue on investment opportunities in West Africa, hosted by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.   

Interactive Brokers Launches Daily Options On The CAC 40® Index

Date 02/05/2024

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, today announced the availability of Daily Options on the CAC 40® index, further expanding  Interactive Brokers’ robust product suite. Daily Options on the CAC 40® index provide experienced investors with another means to execute short-term trading strategies and manage exposure to the French stock market.

CFTC Commissioner Mersinger To Participate In A Keynote Q&A At The MFA Legal & Compliance Conference

Date 02/05/2024

ACER Grants Dutch Regulator Six Additional Months To Decide On Electricity Cross-Zonal Risk Hedging Opportunities

Date 02/05/2024

On 18 February 2024, the Dutch National Regulatory Authority (NRA), Autoriteit Consument & Markt (ACM), requested a six-month extension from ACER to adopt coordinated decisions with the Norwegian NRA (NVE-RME), on electricity cross-zonal risk hedging opportunities.

Boerse Stuttgart Records April Turnover Of Around EUR 9,6 Billion - Strong Increases In All Asset Classes Compared To The Same Month Of The Previous Year

Date 02/05/2024

Based on the order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover of around EUR 9,6 billion in April, around 62 percent more than in the same month of the previous year.

Nasdaq Nordic And Baltic Markets Trading Statistics April 2024

Date 02/05/2024

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for April 2024:

Finansinspektionen’s Director General Daniel Barr: “We Must Continue To Develop The Work To Combat Money Laundering”

Date 02/05/2024

The criminal economy feeds organised crime and introduces major challenges for society. Both firms and authorities therefore need to do more to reverse the development. The collaboration today between both authorities and firms needs to be developed and deepened. There also needs to be suitable tools to manage the cross-border risks associated with money laundering, particularly for cash-intensive businesses. These were some of the key points from Finansinspektionen’s Director General Daniel Barr as he participated in a panel discussion at Anti-Money Laundering Days 2024 (Penningtvättsdagarna).

OCC April 2024 Monthly Volume Data

Date 02/05/2024

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organisation, announced today that year-to-date average daily volume through April 2024 was 47,412,736 contracts. Total monthly volume for April 2024 was 1,027,244,518 contracts.