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‘MiFID Madness’: Should UK Scrap Regs After Leaving EU? By Roger Aitken

Date 26/06/2020

Some two-and-a-half years after the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive’s second iteration (MiFID II), a plank in European Union’s (EU) capital markets regulation, which ushered in the era of unbundling for investment firms, some protagonists are contending that many of the rules “should be ditched” after the UK leaves the Union following its transition period.

Bitfinex Introduces Zero Fees On Tether/US Dollar (USDt/USD) Pair For Users Generating $15 Million-Plus, 30 Day Volume

Date 26/06/2020

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital asset trading platform, is offering zero fees on Tether/US Dollar (USDt/USD) pair to users who reach a trailing 30 day trading volume of more than $15 million.

CubeLogic Takes On Private Equity Investment To Accelerate Global Business Expansion - Growth Capital Partners (GCP) Takes A Minority Shareholding In The Business

Date 26/06/2020

CubeLogic, the market leading provider of enterprise risk management solutions for the energy, commodities and financial markets today announces that they have closed a significant minority investment deal with Growth Capital Partners (GCP) for an undisclosed amount.

ASX Intends To List A 5 Year Treasury Bond Futures Contract On ASX24

Date 26/06/2020

ASX today announced that it intends to list a 5 Year Treasury Bond Futures contract on the ASX24 market in late Q4 2020, subject to regulatory approval and internal/external readiness.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Publicly Censures Redcentric PLC For Market Abuse

Date 26/06/2020

SGX RegCo And Law Society Jointly Issue Best Practices Guide For Singapore Lawyers

Date 26/06/2020

Singapore Exchange Regulation (“SGX RegCo”) and the Law Society of Singapore (“LawSoc”) have jointly issued a Best Practices Guide (the “Guide”) to set out recommendations and best practices for Singapore lawyers making submissions to SGX RegCo on behalf of listed issuers.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Highlights Values Of Sustainability Reporting With Maiden Virtual Facts Behind The Sustainability Report

Date 26/06/2020

The promotion and disclosure of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) principles is increasingly becoming a tool for meaningful engagement between investors and listed companies. This was highlighted in the maiden edition of The Nigerian Stock Exchange’s (NSE) virtual Facts Behind the Sustainability Report. The event was headlined by Courteville Business Solutions on Wednesday, 24 June 2020 and culminated in a digital Closing Gong ceremony.

SGX Welcomes Southern Alliance Mining Ltd. To Catalist

Date 26/06/2020

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Southern Alliance Mining Ltd. to its Catalist under the stock code “QNS”. 

CFTC Approves Two Final Rules And Two Proposed Rules At June 25 Open Meeting - Agency Also Withdraws Proposed Rule And Supplemental Proposal For Regulation AT

Date 25/06/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission at its open meeting today approved two final rules, withdrew a previously proposed rule and supplemental proposal, and advanced two proposed rules on the following matters:

Proposed Rule: Electronic Trading Risk Principles

SIFMA Statement On CCAR 2020 Results

Date 25/06/2020

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO, regarding the results of the Dodd Frank Annual Stress Testing (DFAST) and Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR).