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UnaVista Extends Alliance With IHS Markit To Cover SFTR Transaction Reporting
Date 21/03/2018
- Partner programme launches new model for consulting firms covering MiFID II, EMIR and SFTR
- Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) expected to go live in Q2 2019
- SFTR will require firms to report transactions including repo trades to an approved EU trade repository
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Brown Rudnick Alert: OFAC Takes Initial Steps To Deal With Questions About The Application Of US Sanctions To Cryptocurrency
Date 21/03/2018
As anticipated, the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has begun to pull back the covers on its views toward cryptocurrencies (also known as "virtual currencies") within the existing regulatory landscape of US sanctions. Virtual currencies are “digital representations of value” that can function as a means for online payments. These transactions are often secured and verified by encryption and thus referred to as “cryptocurrencies.” With the increasing ubiquity of virtual currencies like Bitcoin, questions have emerged as to their status under existing OFAC rules.
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ESMA Clarifies Treatment Of Packages Under MiFIR’S Trading Obligation For Derivatives
Date 21/03/2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an opinion providing further guidance on the treatment of packages under the trading obligation for derivatives which the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) introduced on 3 January 2018.
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PEGAS Records Its First TTF Option
Date 21/03/2018
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, has registered the first trade on its new OTC Options registration service. The trade was a Put on the TTF Summer 2018 contract at a strike price of 17 Euros/MWh, with an Options premium of 0,290 Euros. It was brokered by Marex Spectron and amounted to a total of 527,040 MWh.
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ESMA Chair Steven Maijoor On CMU, Brexit And ESA Review – What’s Next?
Date 21/03/2018
Steven Maijoor, ESMA Chair, delivered the opening remarks at the BVI 2018 Annual Reception in Brussels on the evening of 20 March.
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Zimbabwe Government Signs MoU with FinComEco To Deliver FinTech Enabled Economic And Social Reform In Agriculture - Multi-Faceted Mandate Will Support Agricultural Commodity Markets Development And Financing
Date 21/03/2018
The Government of Zimbabwe, under the aegises of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (MoFAIT) and Ministry of Lands, Agriculture and Rural Resettlement (MLARR) and FinComEco, the fully integrated Financial & Commodities Ecosystem (FinComEco) providing services, financing, capacity building and enablement solutions from supply to demand, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a range of platforms, projects and initiatives in the agricultural commodity markets sector in Zimbabwe.
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HKEX: Adjustment Of Hong Kong And China Gas Structured Products, Futures And Options
Date 21/03/2018
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment toThe Hong Kong and China Gas Company Ltd (Hong Kong and China Gas) structured products, futures and options to account for Hong Kong and China Gas’ bonus issue.
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UK's Financial Conduct Authority Sets Out Its Approach To Supervision And Enforcement
Date 21/03/2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its Approach to Supervision and its Approach to Enforcement.
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Qatar Stock Exchange Welcomes The Largest Single Country Islamic ETF In The World By Masraf Al Rayan
Date 21/03/2018
- Al Rayan Qatar ETF (QATR) commenced trading today with initial assets in excess of 120 million USD
- Al Rayan Investment will operate the ETF which tracks the price performance of the QE Al Rayan Islamic Index.
- The ETF has the lowest management fee of any Shari’a-compliant fund globally
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Landmark “Finance For FinTech” Report Highlights Growth Ambitions Of UK FinTechs
Date 21/03/2018
- Report produced by LSEG and TheCityUK surveys over 400 fintech companies in eight countries on finance and regulatory needs of sector
- Survey shows UK is a top three market for global fintechs considering raising finance and expanding internationally
- UK-based fintechs overwhelmingly see process of raising public market funding as most straightforward compared to peers
- Highlights UK’s leading position in supporting the global expansion of fintech, offering a unique regulatory and funding environment
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