Europe

Anti-Money Laundering

Green Crime: A Global Challenge Requiring a Global Response

By Editors | 17/06/2020

A coherent global response and unifying standards are needed to tackle illegal wildlife trade and environmental crime. Financial institutions have a crucial role to play.

Trading & Investment

Shanghai Bourse Lists First ETF Tracking French Stocks

By Editors | 15/06/2020

The listing of the new ETF represents the culmination of the SSE’s capital markets cooperation with Euronext, following an MOU signed in October 2018.

Clearing & Post-Trade

EC Proposes Simplified Approach to Supervising Non-EU CCPs

By Editors | 14/06/2020

Under the new approach, third-country CCPs that are not deemed systemically important will only be subject to basic ESMA supervision, relying on ‘comparable compliance’.

Structural Regulation

High-Level Forum Charts Course to Achieve EU Capital Markets Union

By Editors | 11/06/2020

In a new report, the EU’s High-Level Forum on capital markets union offers specific recommendations on developing deeper, more dynamic and more harmonised markets across EU member states.

Trading & Investment

Thailand SEC Supports LuxSE Listings by Domestic Firms

By Editors | 10/06/2020

Thai bond issuers can list their securities on LuxSE’s BdL or Euro MTF; or alternatively obtain a profile listing on the SOL to gain visibility on the Luxembourg Green Exchange.

Anti-Money Laundering

Europol Establishes New Financial and Economic Crime Unit

By Editors | 08/06/2020

The new unit will seek to support cooperation among EU law enforcement authorities, step up financial investigations, and cut off organised crime groups from their funding.

Anti-Money Laundering

‘Global Coalition to Fight Financial Crime’ Formally Launches

By Editors | 07/06/2020

The GCFCC’s members include the Atlantic Council, Crime Stoppers International, EBF, Europol, FFIS, Freedom Seal, GFI, IIF, MENA FCCG, Rani’s Voice, Refinitiv, RUSI, and World Economic Forum.

Structural Regulation

ESMA Clarifies Transparency Rules, Position Limits for Non-EU Venues

By Editors | 04/06/2020

ESMA has clarified its application of post-trade transparency requirements and the position limits regime to third-country trading venues.

Trading & Investment

CSRC Green-lights China Pacific Insurance LSE Listing

By Editors | 03/06/2020

If approved by the LSE, China Pacific Insurance will become only the second company to issue GDRs via the Shanghai-London Stock Connect since its launch in June 2019.