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IOSCO-CPMI Issues Technical Guidance on Harmonisation of Critical OTC Derivatives Data Elements

April 9, 2018/IOSCO-CPMI A new report provides technical guidance to authorities on harmonised definitions, formats and usage of a set of critical data elements for over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions reported to trade repositories, excluding the Unique Transaction Identifier (UTI) and the Unique Product Identifier (UPI). Entitled Harmonisation of critical OTC […]

South Africa’s Central Bank To Establish Self-Regulatory Body To Oversee Crypto Industry

Culled–Proshare 7/4/2018/By  Ana Alexandre  / Cointelegraph   The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is establishing a self-regulatory organization to control cryptocurrency and fintech developments in the country, the news outlet Finextra reported April 4th, 2018.  The SARB does not currently supervise or regulate cryptocurrencies, but in the interests of ensuring investor protections and preventing risk, it has opted to establish […]

SEC Reviews Code of Corporate Governance for All Public Companies

Culled—Proshare 7/4/2018/NASD Plc The Apex regulator of the capital market in Nigeria, the Securities and Exchange Commission [“SEC”] reconfirmed that the code of corporate governance applies to ALLPublic Companies in Nigeria.  During this week, SEC held a special orientation session for unlisted public securities that trade on NASD OTC Securities Exchange. […]