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Europe
Crypto / Digital Assets
EBA Publishes Travel Rule Guidelines for Crypto Sector
By Editors | 05/07/2024
The guidelines specify the information that should accompany crypto transfers, and what CASPs should do when information is missing.
Securities / Derivatives
ESMA Publishes Trade Transparency Standards for MiCA
By Editors | 05/07/2024
ESMA report includes standards for how crypto trading platforms should publish data required for pre-and post-trade transparency.
Capital / Liquidity
UBS Completes Merger With Credit Suisse Swiss Unit
By Editors | 02/07/2024
Sabine Keller-Busse, President of UBS Switzerland said the completion of the Swiss entities’ merger marks an important milestone.
Sanctions
UniCredit Seeking Clarity on ECB’s Russia Exit Orders
By Editors | 02/07/2024
The ECB ordered UniCredit in May to further speed up its withdrawal from Russia. The bank is seeking legal clarity on its obligations.
Market Infrastructure
ESMA Extends TAIFEX Recognition to Cover TWD NDFs
By Editors | 02/07/2024
ESMA recognised TAIFEX as a TC-CCP in December 2022 initially just for interest rate swaps. TWD non-deliverable forwards are now approved.
Securities / Derivatives
Euroclear, Clearstream Enable Omnibus Access to KTB Market
By Editors | 01/07/2024
Euroclear and Clearstream have launched direct links with Korea allowing global investors to trade Korean government bonds using omnibus accounts.
Securities / Derivatives
Japan: More Investors Sue MUFG Unit Over Credit Suisse AT1 Losses
By Editors | 01/07/2024
The lawsuit brings the number of plaintiffs in similar cases against Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities to over 100.
Sanctions
EU Imposes New Restrictive Measures Against Belarus
By Editors | 01/07/2024
The measures mirror several of the restrictive measures already in place against Russia to address circumvention.
Market Infrastructure
EU Legislatoes Agree on MiFIR, MiFID II Revisions
By Editors | 30/06/2024
The revisions will establish EU-level ‘consolidated tapes’ for different kinds of assets, and impose a general ban on ‘payment for order flow’.
Switzerland, US to Strengthen Information Exchange Under FATCA
By Editors | 28/06/2024
The US will receive tax information from Switzerland automatically, and Switzerland will also be able to receive information from the US.
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