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Moscow Exchange: REPO Risk Parameters Change For The Security MOEX - Update 4

Date 14/05/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 14.05.2021, 15-56 (MSK) the lower bound of the REPO rate for tenor Y0/Y1Dt (up to -185.36 %), penalty rate and IR Risk Rate (up to -2.994 rub) for the security MOEX were changed. New values are available here

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed In United States Broke Through The US$ 6 Trillion Milestone At The End Of April 2021

Date 14/05/2021

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in United States broke though the US$ 6 trillion milestone at the end of April. ETFs and ETPs listed in US gained net inflows of US$76.79 billion during April, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$329.03 billion. Assets invested in the US ETFs and ETPs industry have increased by 5.1%, from US$5.91 trillion at the end of March, to US$6.21 trillion, according to ETFGI's April 2021 US ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)    

The Sandbox Admits A Blockchain-Based SME Financing Platform By BME

Date 14/05/2021

• The project envisages the creation of a platform that facilitates the financing of small and medium-sized companies through the issuance of digital tokens.
• This platform would be complemented with other SME financing alternatives provided by BME

Hedosophia Lists On Euronext Amsterdam

Date 14/05/2021

Euronext today congratulates Hedosophia, an investment firm, on its listing on Euronext Amsterdam (ticker code: HEGA, HEGAU and HEGAW). It is the fourth SPAC-listing on Euronext markets in 2021.

Widestep GmbH: BaFin Issues Cease And Desist Order To Immediately Stop And Wind Up Unauthorized Money Remittance Business

Date 14/05/2021

As of 22 April 2021, BaFin issued a cease and desist order to Widestep GmbH to stop and wind up the unauthorized money remittance business immediately.

FESE: Updated Input On MIFIR “Non-Discriminatory” Access: How To Incentivise ETDs Trading

Date 14/05/2021

The EU’s current political reflections on key initiatives, such as the future of the Capital Markets Union (CMU) or the international role of the Euro, are a symbol of the need to have fully operational, stable and independent market infrastructures to support through their capital-raising and risk-management functions the financing of EU economies.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Holds A Forum On Bond Regulation: Improving Information Disclosure Quality And Guarding against Risks

Date 14/05/2021

Improving basic systems and ensuring risk control are the basic guarantee for the high-quality development of the bond market. To facilitate the high-quality implementation of the registration-based corporate bond issuance system reform as well as strengthen risk control throughout the whole chain, SZSE organized and held the Forum on Bond Regulation on May 13. Relevant securities companies attended the forum. With the theme of “Improving Information Disclosure Quality and Guarding against Risks”, SZSE reported the progress it made in refining basic systems and pushing for improvement in the quality and efficiency of review and duration management. In-depth discussions were conducted centering on improving information disclosure quality in the links of issuance review, continuous regulation, risk resolution, etc. Work plans were laid out to further strengthen the capability of the exchange’s bond market in serving the real economy.

Moscow Exchange: REPO Risk Parameters Change For The Security MOEX - Updates

Date 14/05/2021

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WebMaster Solutions GmbH: BaFin Issues Cease And Desist Order To Immediately Stop And Wind Up Unauthorized Money Remittance Business

Date 14/05/2021

As of 8 April 2021, BaFin issued a cease and desist order to WebMaster Solutions GmbH to stop and wind up the unauthorized money remittance business immediately.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Proposes Stronger Protection For Consumers In Financial Markets

Date 14/05/2021

The FCA has today set out plans for a new Consumer Duty, which will set a higher level of consumer protection in retail financial markets for firms to adhere to.