Tag: Covid-19

ASIC office
March 16, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ASIC takes steps to ensure stability of Australian equity market

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC), has taken measures to ensure the resiliency of the Australian equity market as part of the Government’s response to Covid-19 outbreak. During the last two weeks, the Australian equity market has seen record trading volumes. ASIC and other Council of Financial Regulators agencies, have kept a close eye…

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SGX
March 16, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Singapore Financial Markets are functioning well despite volatility

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said last Friday that that the Singapore Dollar money market and foreign exchange market are working as usual through the heightened volatility in global and domestic financial markets. Financial markets around the world are under pressure because of the widespread Covid-19 outbreak. MAS money market operations have maintained high…

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March 13, 2020 BY Steffy Bogdanova

ESMA issues recommendations for financial market participants regarding Covid-19 

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), in coordination with the National Competent Authorities (NCAs) is closely monitoring the impact of Covid-19 outbreak on financial markets in the European Union. Following a discussion of the Board of Supervisors examining the marketing situations and observing contingency measures taken by supervised entities, ESMA is making the following…

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