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Guidelines by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) on certain aspects of the MiFID II compliance function requirements (available in French – Dutch only). Source: FSMA

Renewal of the term of office of the FSMA Chairman, FSMA Deputy Chairman and Members of the Management Committee The mandate of the Chairman of the FSMA, Jean-Paul Servais, has been renewed. The new term of office is for a period of six years, until March 2027. Jean-Paul Servais has led the FSMA since its […]

The FSMA website (available in French or Dutch only) and the FAQs (available in French or Dutch only) about supplementary pensions state a number of amounts that are set by the social legislation on supplementary pensions. These amounts have been updated. In addition, the following questions in the FAQs for employees have been updated as follows: When can I start collecting […]

The creator of Dogecoin criticized Mozilla for supposedly making its decision based on feedback from the “ignorant, reactionary internet mob.” 1747 Total views 54 Total shares The Mozilla Foundation’s back-tracking on crypto has earned a reaction from the creator of the world’s first meme cryptocurrency. On Dec. 31, 2021, Mozilla, the developers of the Firefox […]

Despite relatively upbeat NFP report, the dollar was down on Friday. This is somewhat surprising as the odds of a Fed rate hike in March rose after the report. If before the report, the chances were 66%, then on Monday they rose to 70%:Currently the markets price in three rate hikes in 2021. It is […]

NZDCAD Looking To Break LowerNZDCAD has been moving in a broad bearish channel over the last year and price is now threatening to take another leg lower. NZD has been among the currencies hardest hit by the recent fall-back in risk appetite. Hawkish Fed expectations, fuelled by the December FOMC minutes last week, have spooked […]