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Habib Bank AG Zurich Eyes New DIFC Branch As Regional Centre For Growing Wealth Management Services

Date 28/10/2022

• DIFC welcomes another leading global commercial bank
• As personal and family wealth grows across the region, Habib Bank AG Zurich will be ideally located to serve growing wealth management needs

Nigerian Exchange Weekly Market Report For October 28th, 2022

Date 28/10/2022

A total turnover of 598.817 million shares worth N14.234 billion in 15,859 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 938.020 million shares valued at N16.701 billion that exchanged hands last week in 15,700 deals.

Finansinspektionen: Reciprocation Of Norwegian Systemic Risk Buffer

Date 28/10/2022

Finansinspektionen has reciprocated the Norwegian systemic risk buffer

ESMA Publishes Data For The Systematic Internaliser Calculations

Date 28/10/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published the data for the systematic internaliser quarterly calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and non-equity instruments other than bonds under MiFID II and MiFIR.

Finansinspektionen: New Operational Section For Payments And Preparedness

Date 28/10/2022

FI will create a new operational section to focus on payments and preparedness.

European Enforcers Focus On Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine, Economic Outlook And Climate-Related Disclosures

Date 28/10/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has issued its annual Public Statement on European Common Enforcement Priorities (Statement). This year’s priorities cover the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the macroeconomic environment and climate-related matters in financial and non-financial information. The statement also highlights the importance of comprehensive disclosures pursuant to Article 8 of the Taxonomy Regulation.

Warning Of Fraud: BaFin issues Warning About Fake Offers Of Assistance From The UK Financial Conduct Authority

Date 28/10/2022

BaFin has become aware that consumers are currently being contacted by persons purporting to work for the British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) who are claiming to offer assistance with the recovery of lost funds. Those contacted are first asked to transfer high sums of money, with the claim that this is required for “verification”.

GPW Benchmark Decided To Create Treasury Bond Index Family

Date 28/10/2022

• GPW Benchmark decided to create Treasury Bond Index Family, which includes TBSP.Index and 5 new fixed income indices including bond portfolios of different maturity dates
• Publication of the indices will start on November 28, 2022

ICE Publishes 2023 Auction Calendar For UK’s Emissions Trading Scheme

Date 28/10/2022

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, and home to the world’s most liquid environmental markets, today announced that the 2023 auction calendar for the UK's Emissions Trading Scheme (“ETS”) will be published by ICE shortly after 5pm London time (BST) today.

ACER Consults On TSOs’ Proposal To Include Norway In The Capacity Calculation Regions

Date 28/10/2022

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) is running a public consultation on the Transmission System Operators’ (TSOs’) proposal to include Norway in the capacity calculation regions (CCRs).