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ABA Bank Selects Alessa For AML Compliance - Cambodia’s Leading Private Financial Institution Chooses Compliance Solution From Tier1 Financial Solutions To Strengthen Its Anti-Money Laundering And Fraud Prevention Missions

Date 02/03/2021

Tier1 Financial Solutions, a leading provider of client relationship management, compliance and fraud prevention solutions, has announced that the ABA Bank has selected Alessa to fulfill its transaction monitoring, risk scoring, fraud detection and regulatory reporting needs to enhance its compliance to anti-money laundering (AML) and combating the financing of terrorism (CFT) regulations.

Ninth African Fiscal Forum Joint Statement By The European Commissioner For International Partnerships And The Managing Director Of The International Monetary Fund

Date 02/03/2021

Ms. Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, and Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, today convened the Ninth African Fiscal Forum titled ‘Time for Brave Policies’ . Delegates at the Forum, which is taking place virtually on March 2–3, 2021, include African ministers of finance, policymakers and representatives from bilateral partners, multilateral institutions, and civil society.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security LSRG

Date 02/03/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 02.03.2021, 15-21 (MSK) the lower bound of the REPO rate for tenor Y0/Y1Dt (up to -40.23 %), penalty rate and IR Risk Rate (up to -1.04 rub) for the security LSRG were changed. New values are available here

CME Group Reports February 2021 Monthly Market Statistics

Date 02/03/2021

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today reported February 2021 market statistics, including average daily volume (ADV) of 24.6 million contracts during the month. Market statistics are available in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume.

LME Discussion Paper On Market Structure 2021 – Additional Data

Date 02/03/2021

Attached to this Notice is a number of additional datasets provided by the LME, as requested by some market participants to assist in the formulation of feedback to the LME Discussion Paper on Market Structure (the “Discussion Paper”).

ESMA Supports Increasing Corporate Transparency Through The Creation Of ESAP

Date 02/03/2021

J&E Davy Fined €4,130,000 And Reprimanded By The Central Bank Of Ireland For Regulatory Breaches Arising From Personal Account Dealing

Date 02/03/2021

On 1 March 2021, the Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) reprimanded and fined J&E Davy (Davy) €4,130,000 in respect of four breaches of the European Communities (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2007 (the MiFID Regulations) that occurred over different intervals between July 2014 and May 2016.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Blue Gate Capital Limited Enters Liquidation

Date 02/03/2021

Blue Gate Capital Limited (Blue Gate) has appointed insolvency practitioners to conduct the liquidation of the firm.

SASB Advances Structured ESG Disclosure Via Issuing SASB XBRL Taxonomy For Public Comment

Date 02/03/2021

Today the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) announced that the SASB eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) taxonomy is now open for a 60-day public comment period. SASB engaged PwC to support in the development of an XBRL taxonomy encompassing SASB’s 77 industry Standards. By integrating into the common language for business reporting, the SASB XBRL taxonomy can further enhance the quality and usefulness of SASB disclosures.

Nedgroup Investments Bolsters European And UK Presence With New Senior Hire

Date 02/03/2021

Nedgroup Investments, the $24bn global investment manager, has boosted its commitment to serving European and UK investors with the hire of Tom Caddick as their new Head of Investments, London for the Multi-Management division.