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Securities / Derivatives
HKIFA Warns Against Changing UCITS Delegation Model – Report
By Editors | 15/10/2020
HKIFA chief Sally Wong reportedly said a move to restrict the delegation model could prompt capital to flow away from the European fund industry.
Market Infrastructure
SFTR Reporting Regime Goes Live for Buy-Side Firms
By Editors | 14/10/2020
Phase three of the SFTR places reporting obligations on investment funds, insurance companies and pension funds.
Crypto / Digital Assets
UK FCA Bans Retail Sale Of Crypto Asset Derivatives
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/10/2020
The ban covers contracts for difference, options, futures and exchange-traded notes referencing crypto assets, and will come into effect on 6 January 2021.
Securities / Derivatives
China’s DCE, ZCE Assessed as Post-trade Transparency Positive
By Editors | 08/10/2020
The positive assessments relieve EU investment firms from the obligation to make DCE and ZCE transactions post-trade transparent via an APA.
Fintech / Regtech
ECB Starts Preparing for Possible Digital Euro Issuance
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/10/2020
A decision has not been made to introduce a digital euro, but the ECB will commence experimentation to ensure it is prepared if it needs to do so.
Market Infrastructure
EU Antitrust Objections Expected Over LSEG-Refinitiv Deal
By Manesh Samtani | 05/10/2020
EU regulators are said to have antitrust concerns over LSEG’s proposed acquisition of Refivitiv. A Singapore consultation covering similar concerns is closing soon.
Market Infrastructure
SONIA Quoting Conventions to be Adopted in UK Swaps Market
By Editors | 01/10/2020
Interdealer brokers should base quotes in the sterling swaps market on SONIA rather than LIBOR from 27 October, the FCA and BOE say.
Securities / Derivatives
China Yangtze Power Lists Depositary Receipts in London
By Editors | 28/09/2020
Yangtze Power is the first Chinese issuer to receive LSE’s ‘Green Economy Mark’, which recognises firms that derive at least half of revenues from the green economy.
Crypto / Digital Assets
EU Unveils Digital Finance Strategy, Crypto-asset Framework
By Manesh Samtani | 27/09/2020
The package consists of a digital finance strategy, a retail payments strategy, and legislative proposals for regulating the crypto-asset sector.
Securities / Derivatives
EU Sets Out Action Plan to Achieve Capital Markets Union
By Editors | 27/09/2020
The Action Plan seeks to make financing more accessible to European companies and integrate national capital markets into a genuine single market.
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