Day: March 1, 2022

Mar 01
Ruble Collapses As Russia Sanctions Hit Hard

Ukraine Holding Off Russian AttackIn terms of the market’s main geo-political focus right now, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, we have seen plenty of developments over the weekend which are influencing price action on Monday. The bottom line is that the Ukrainian military is so far holding off against the Russian invasion with the capital […]

Mar 01
Precious Metals Monday 28-02-2022

Busy Start For MetalsIt’s been a volatile start for metals traders as markets digest the developments over the weekend. With the Russian invasion of Ukraine yet to mark any significant progress and with Western sanctions against Russia building, there is a very tentative hope that peace talks between Russia and Ukraine might yield a ceasefire.The […]

Mar 01
U.S. stocks close mostly lower Monday on heightened Ukraine worries

U.S. stock closed mostly lower Monday as investors weighed the latest sanctions against Russia after it attacked Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin raised its nuclear alert level. The S&P 500 SPX, -0.24% ended about 0.3% lower, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.49% fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.41% gained 0.4%, […]

Mar 01
Chairman of the FSMA re-elected vice-chairman of the international organization IOSCO as well as chairman of its European Regional Committee

Jean-Paul Servais, Chairman of the Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), has been re-elected vice-chairman of IOSCO, the international organization of financial market supervisors, as well chairman of that body’s European Regional Committee. At the annual general meeting held in Budapest, IOSCO re-elected Jean-Paul Servais vice-chairman of the organization for another two-year term. The chairman […]

Mar 01
Press release on the reopening of trading in Ontex

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY, PUBLISHED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 78 OF THE LAW OF 21 NOVEMBER 2017 Trading in the financial instruments of ONTEX, ISIN BE0974276082 on Euronext Brussels will re-open on 03/05/2018 at 14:00 CET. Source: FSMA

Mar 01
Press release on the suspension of trading in Ontex

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY, PUBLISHED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 78 OF THE LAW OF 21 NOVEMBER 2017 Trading in the financial instruments of ONTEX, ISIN BE0974276082, on Euronext Brussels is suspended from 03/05/2018 at 13:10 CET until the publication of a press release.   Source: FSMA

Mar 01
Conversion of pension capital into a temporary and/or deferred benefit

The FSMA has published two additional opinions (available in French or Dutch only) regarding the possibility of converting a pension in the form of a capital sum into a benefit. In the FSMA’s opinion, a pension commitment or pension agreement that pays out the capital in the form of a lump sum may provide that the […]

Mar 01
Press release on the suspension and the reopening of trading in Umicore

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY, PUBLISHED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 78 OF THE LAW OF 21 NOVEMBER 2017 Trading in the financial instruments of UMICORE, ISIN BE0974320526, on Euronext Brussels is suspended from 26/04/2018 at 16:22 CET until the publication of a press release. Trading will resume at 17:00 CET.     […]

Mar 01
Consultation about the draft regulation by the FSMA on the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing

This press release is not available in English, please consult the French or Dutch site. Source: FSMA

Mar 01
Press release on the reopening of trading in Retail Estates

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS AUTHORITY, PUBLISHED IN APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 78 OF THE LAW OF 21 NOVEMBER 2017 Trading in the financial instruments of Retail Estates, ISIN BE0003720340, on Euronext Brussels will re-open on 25/04/2018 at 13:00 CET.   Source: FSMA