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Market Infrastructure
FIA Urges Careful Use of Circuit Breakers in Energy Markets
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 10/11/2022
FIA is supportive of using circuit breakers to manage disorderly markets but not as tools to control or cap prices.
Crypto / Digital Assets
HSBC to Launch Tokenisation Platform for Digital Bond Issuance
By Editors | 09/11/2022
HSBC said the European Investment Bank is exploring using the platform to issue the market’s first-ever GBP tokenised bond.
ESG / Sustainability
UK Takes Next Step to Mandatory Transition Rules
By ESG Investor | 09/11/2022
The UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce has published its draft transition plan framework at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh.
AML / KYC
UK Court Orders Glencore to Pay Over $300m for Africa Oil Bribes
By Editors | 08/11/2022
The SFO found that Glencore funnelled about $29mn worth of bribes between 2011 and 2016 to gain access to oil rights across Africa.
Crypto / Digital Assets
EU Parliament to Delay MiCA Vote Until Feb 2023 – Report
By Editors | 07/11/2022
The European Parliament was planning to hold its vote on the MiCA text in December. The European Council approved the text in early October.
Crypto / Digital Assets
SIX Dually Lists UBS Bond on Digital & Traditional Exchanges
By Editors | 07/11/2022
UBS says the issuance is the world’s first public benchmark bond that investors can access in both digital and traditional markets.
ESG / Sustainability
ECB Sets New Deadlines for Managing Climate & Environmental Risks
By Manesh Samtani | 04/11/2022
The deadlines will be closely monitored and, if necessary, enforcement action will be taken, the ECB said, adding that bank capital requirements are already being affected.
Crypto / Digital Assets
BIS Innovation Hub to Explore Use of DeFi Protocols in CBDC Trades
By Editors | 03/11/2022
Project Mariana involves the Eurosystem, Singapore and Switzerland BIS Innovation Hub Centres, together with the Bank of France, MAS and Swiss National Bank.
Enforcement
New York Court Dismisses Tom Hayes LIBOR Rigging Case
By Editors | 01/11/2022
US prosecutors had filed a motion to dismiss the case after two other traders were acquitted in January. Hayes is still trying to get his UK conviction overturned.
Market Infrastructure
ESMA to Withdraw Recognition of Six Indian CCPs
By Editors | 01/11/2022
EMIR conditions for recognition are not met because no cooperation arrangements have been concluded between ESMA and the relevant Indian authorities.
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