Latest Market News

Feb 19
Olympic Steel boosts dividend by more than 4 times to lift yield above that of the S&P 500

Olympic Steel Inc. ZEUS, +2.75% said on Friday that it boosted its dividend by more than four-fold, following a year of “record profitability” in 2021. The steel maker’s stock was still inactive in the premarket. The new dividend of 9 cents a share is up from 2 cents a share, and will be payable March […]

Feb 19
Approval of the modified market rules of the regulated markets organized by Euronext NV/SA

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) hereby announces that the modified market rules of the regulated markets organized by Euronext NV/SA (namely Euronext Brussels and the Euronext Brussels Derivative Instruments Market) were approved on 25 September 2018 in accordance with Article 34, § 1 of the Law of 21 November 2017 on the market […]

Feb 19
The FSMA warns the public against the website www.molineaux-investment.com

The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) warns the public against the activities of the website named www.molineaux-investment.com, which offers investment services without complying with Belgian financial legislation. The persons operating the website named www.molineaux-investment.com are not authorized to provide investment services in or from Belgium. Moreover, the offer made via that website shows numerous […]

Feb 19
Points for consideration by certain companies under FSMA supervision when completing the periodic AML Survey

This Communication (available in Dutch or French only) provides explanations on several questions in the AML Survey (questionnaire on the prevention of money laundering and of terrorist financing) for the use of certain companies under the supervision of the FSMA. Source: FSMA

Feb 19
IOSCO Annual Meeting in Sydney

The 44th annual meeting of IOSCO, the International Organization of Securities Commissions, was held in Sydney, Australia, on 13, 14 and 15 May. The members of IOSCO discussed the next steps needed in order to accomplish its 2019 workplan. The workplan includes topics such as the sale of crypto-assets to consumers, the digitalization of the […]

Feb 19
Euribor panel: withdrawal of National Bank of Greece

National Bank of Greece (NBG) has informed EMMI of its intention to withdraw from the Euribor panel. The FSMA does not object to this decision. In accordance with the European Benchmark Regulation[1] (BMR), the FSMA is the supervisory authority of the European Money Markets Institute (EMMI), the Brussels-based entity that administers the Euribor benchmark. Euribor was […]