On 20 March 2014 ESMA published the European Commission’s (EC) response (dated 26 February 2014) to ESMA’s letter of 14 February 2014 regarding the classification of financial instruments as ...

Japan plans to reclassify cryptocurrencies as financial products under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. Japan has taken a decisive step toward reshaping its digital asset framework after ...

Messaging standard ISO 20022 may help improve the system for accurately classifying financial instruments, according to a speaker at the International Securities Association for Institutional Trade ...

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