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ACER And ENTSOG Joint Public Consultation On The Functionality Issue ‘Greater Flexibility To Book Firm Capacity At Interconnection Points’ Available Until 19 February

Date 10/02/2021

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSOG) would like to remind stakeholders that their joint public consultation related to the FUNC issue ‘Greater flexibility to book firm capacity at Interconnection Points’ is open until 19 February 2021.

HKEX: Exchange Updates Guidance Letter For Biotech Companies

Date 10/02/2021

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), has today (Wednesday) updated its guidance letter related to disclosure in listing documents of biotech companies.

ACER And ENTSOG Publish Their Joint Policy Paper With Recommendations To Mitigate Misconduct In EU Gas Balancing Markets

Date 10/02/2021

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) have jointly published a policy paper with recommendations to mitigate potential misconduct in EU gas balancing markets. This paper incorporates the feedback received in the public consultation held between 21 September and 3 November 2020.

BME Sponsors Bankinter’s “III Game Of Traders” Awards Through Its Training Courses

Date 10/02/2021

• The bank launches a new edition of this game, through which young people can learn how to invest in equities live on the bank's platform.
• Instituto BME provides the prizes for the winners of the competition, consisting of 12 different courses from its top-level training offering

Goldilocks And The Three Pillars: How Much Capital Is Just Right? - Speech By Anna Sweeney, Executive Director, Insurance, Bank Of England - Speech Given At The Westminster Business Forum

Date 10/02/2021

Overview

Anna Sweeney says regulators must strike the right balance when they decide how much capital insurers need to hold. 

The three pillars she refers to are the different ways we regulate insurers. They are: 

• the capital an insurer holds
• its risk management policies
• its disclosure of risks

CFFEX: Notice On Issues Related To The Delivery Of Equity Index Futures And Options Contracts

Date 10/02/2021

Pursuant to the Trading Rules of China Financial Futures Exchange and relevant detailed implementation rules, the last trading day of a CSI 300 Index futures, SSE 50 Index futures, CSI 500 Index futures, and CSI 300 Index options contract is the third Friday of the expiry month. Where the last trading day is a public holiday or trading of that contract is suspended on that day for extraordinary situations or other reasons, the last trading day shall be postponed to the following trading day. Accordingly, the last trading day of IF2102, IH2102, IC2102, and IO2102(CSI 300 Index options contracts expiring in February 2021) is February 19, 2021.

OSTC And Evenbreak Announce Partnership To Promote Employment Equity For Disabled Workers

Date 10/02/2021

OSTC, one of the world’s leading derivatives trading and education companies, has today announced a partnership with the disability job board Evenbreak to promote employment equality for disabled workers.

Notice On Abolishing Several Business Rules Of CFFEX

Date 10/02/2021

China Financial Futures Exchange (the “Exchange”) initiated a comprehensive clean-up of business rules in order to improve the rules system. A total of 69 business rules that have been abolished or no longer applicable or should be abolished are now published.

Polkadot/Bitcoin (DOTF0:BTCF0) Perpetual Contracts

Date 10/02/2021

Bitfinex Derivatives* offers a derivatives platform accessible through Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform. Bitfinex Derivatives has today announced the launch of perpetual contracts for Litecoin/bitcoin (LTCF0:BTCF0) and Polkadot/bitcoin (DOTF0:BTCF0).

Thailand Tops The World’S Sustainability Ranking By Number With 11 Firms Selected As ‘Gold-Class’ By S&P Global

Date 10/02/2021

The Stock Exchange of Thailand revealed that 11 Thai firms have been awarded in Gold Class, the world’s highest ranking by number in sustainability aspect in “The Sustainability Yearbook 2021” conducted by S&P Global. Of the total 11 companies, 10 are SET-listed companies and the other one is a Thai company, strikingly resonating that the sustainability approach is viable and has leveled up the country’s capital market to be widely recognized in international arena.