15 December 2017

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CFTC proposes interpretation on Virtual Currency “Actual Delivery” in Retail Transactions

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced a Proposed Interpretation concerning its authority over retail commodity transactions involving virtual currency, such as bitcoin. Specifically, the Proposed Interpretation sets out the CFTC’s view regarding the “actual delivery” exception that may apply to virtual currency transactions. The Proposed Interpretation is open for public comment for 90 …

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ESMA consults on aspects of new Prospectus Regulation

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today launches a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the new Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129). These RTSs set out a number of requirements concerning the following topics: The key financial information that should appear in the summary of the prospectus; Data and machine readability of …

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ESMA provides update on Commodity Derivatives under MiFID II

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding commodity derivatives under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR). This update relates to position limits and position reporting. ESMA has also updated today its list of liquid commodity derivative contracts for position limit purposes. …

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How Blockchain, Big Data and AI are helping developing countries’ businesses to access financing

The question of small and medium business (SMB) support in developing economies has never been so vital as today. Due to the fall of oil prices the majority of developing countries in Africa and Latin America are experiencing a long-lasting recession. SMBs are eager for money, but they don’t have access to financing for business …

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