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BIS: Cross-Border Financial Centres

Date 25/07/2022

Summary

Focus

When monitoring capital flows and analysing international interconnectedness, it is useful to distinguish financial centres that specialise in cross-border financial activity from other countries. Such centres are a channel for international investment, as opposed to an ultimate source or final destination for funds. Also, their external assets and liabilities are exceptionally large compared with their domestic economy. As a result, they account for a small share of the global economy but a large share of international financial activity. We propose a quantitative, transparent and replicable method for identifying cross-border financial centres.

SEC Charges Former Indiana Congressman With Insider Trading - Stephen Buyer Allegedly Used Inside Information To Buy $1.5 Million In Stocks

Date 25/07/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed insider trading charges against Stephen Buyer, a former U.S. Representative for Indiana's 4th Congressional District.

ACER Reports On The Mostly Positive Progress In Implementing The Gas Balancing Network Code

Date 25/07/2022

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) publishes today its sixth report on the gas balancing network code implementation.

FEAS Newsletter: July 2022

Date 25/07/2022

Tradeteq To Securitize Trade Finance Receivables On The XDC Network’s Public Blockchain

Date 25/07/2022

Tradeteq, a World Economic Forum member, has selected the XDC Network to launch TRADA Tokens, the first ever fully regulated, trade finance-backed fungible security tokens. The move is expected to deliver significant liquidity to the trade finance sector by securitizing a traditionally illiquid asset class on the XDC Network – a public, decentralized blockchain.

FESE: Launch Of The European Small And Mid-Cap Awards 2022

Date 25/07/2022

The 10th edition of the European Small and Mid-Cap Awards will take place in Prague, Czech Republic, as part of the European Commission’s annual SME Assembly (28th – 30th November 2022).

CME Group Announces Record Copper Options Open Interest

Date 25/07/2022

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that open interest in Copper options surpassed 100,000 contracts on July 21, 2022, reaching an all-time record after multiple back-to-back open interest record days throughout the week.

Egyptian Prime Minister Discusses With Market Participants Governmental Investments In Capital Market

Date 25/07/2022

Taiwan Futures Exchange Held The Opening Ceremony Of The OTC Derivatives Clearing Business: The Premier Of The Executive Yuan And Other High-Profile Professionals And Executives From The Financial Industry Attended To Witness The Milestone Moment In The OTC Derivatives Market

Date 25/07/2022

To reduce systematic risks, strengthen the resilience of the financial system and gradually promote the central clearing of the massive OTC derivatives market, Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) launched the OTC derivatives clearing business on July 25th and held an opening ceremony at the Grand Hotel Taipei.

Managed Funds Association Response To The European Parliament's Draft Report On MIFIR

Date 25/07/2022

Responding to the European Parliament's Draft Report on MIFIR, Jillien Flores, MFA’s Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Head of Global Government Affairs, said:

“The draft MIFIR report is a positive step for markets. The rising price of market data harms efforts to strengthen the capital markets union and the report’s recommendations will provide ESMA the tools to ensure data is provided on a fair, commercial basis. All market participants should be able to secure market data at a reasonable fee that reflects the cost to produce and disseminate the data.”