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The FCA will launch 2 market studies and gather further information to investigate access to wholesale data. In response to a call for input, the FCA heard concerns that limited competition in the markets for benchmarks and indices, credit ratings and trading data may increase costs for investors and affect investment choices. In a market […]
This circular FSMA_2021_10 (available in French or Dutch only) informs obliged entities on the contents of the information, and the modalities for their transmission, intended to be used to assess the compliance and the efficiency of the system they have implemented for combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism. This information is collected by means of an annual questionnaire, […]
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announces that it has completed its assessment of applications received from European DataWarehouse Ltd and SecRep Limited as Securitisation Repositories (SRs) under the UK Securitisation Regulation and has decided to register both entities with effect from 17 January 2022. The obligation to report public securitisations within the scope of the […]
Futures in the United States are higher ahead of Powell’s speech. US stock futures rose on Tuesday, led by a rebound in technology firms, as traders awaited Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s address. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1 % , S&P 500 futures jumped 0.2 % , and Nasdaq futures rose […]
Powell testimonial is due today and markets are waiting for details about what the Fed has in the plans for the near future. Any hawkish remarks are likely to be interpreted as the Fed’s intention to make four rate hikes in 2022, which should support the dollar. In addition, the focus will be on balance […]
Bitcoin Sitting On The EdgeIt’s been a very different start to the year for Bitcoin traders when compared with twelve months ago. There has been no explosive rally heading into 2022 and even the briefest of internet searches will tell you that sentiment is no where near the realms of the ecstatic bullishness we saw […]