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China’s central bank keeps loan prime rate unchanged The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced on its official website that it has kept the loan prime rate (LPR) unchanged at 3.1% for one-year loans and 3.6% for five-year loans, marking the fourth consecutive month of no change. The LPR is effectively treated as a benchmark interest rate.

In this post: LTP, an institutional prime brokerage firm, announced that its subsidiary LiquidityTech Limited (LTP HK) acquired five types of HK SFC licenses. The newly acquired licenses will allow LTP HK to deal in securities and futures contracts, advise on securities and futures contracts, and manage assets. LTP HK became the first prime brokerage focused on virtual assets to secure a comprehensive suite of HK SFC licenses. LTP announced today that its subsidiary LTP HK had secured types 1, 2, 4, 5, and 9 licenses from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HK SFC). LTP HK became the first prime brokerage to deal in securities and futures contracts, advise on securities and futures contracts, and manage assets. LTP disclosed that LTP HK was now licensed to offer a range of financial services to institutional clients, including proprietary trading firms, hedge funds, asset managers, and corporate investors. According to LTP, the regulatory achievement solidified LTP HK’s credibility and leadership within the dynamic financial services landscape. Jack Young, the founder and CEO of LTP, said regulatory compliance was the ‘fundamental pillar’ of the firm’s institutional prime brokerage services. He added that LTP was committed to serving institutional clients who demanded secure high-performance trading infrastructure. LTP HK increases its financial service offerings with new HK SFC licenses LTP announced that its Hong Kong subsidiary, LTP HK, had gained approval for a type 1 HK SFC license, which allowed the company to deal in securities. LTP HK also received type 2 licensing, allowing it to deal in futures contracts. Types 4 and 5 licenses authorized LTP HK to advise on securities and futures contracts, respectively. The type 9 SFC license allowed LTP HK to engage in regulated asset management. HK SFC recently announced its swift licensing process and revamped the second phase of its assessment of virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs). The agency disclosed that its proactive engagement and enhanced communication with VATPs to provide direct and effective guidance on its expected regulatory standards were key to the swift licensing process. LTP stated that the LTP HK’s approvals from the HK SFC aligned with the company’s commitment to regulatory compliance, institutional-grade services offering, and investor protection. “This regulatory milestone marks a strategic leap forward in our mission to bridge traditional finance with digital asset innovation.” -Ethan Wang, CEO of LiquidityTech Limited (LTP HK) Wang added that LTP HK was set to empower institutions with compliant customer-protected solutions that drove growth in evolving markets as Hong Kong cemented ‘its role as a global hub for financial innovation.’ The HK SFC had earlier identified various deficiencies and substandard conduct during the course of its supervision of licensed corporations engaged in asset management. Hong Kong SFC streamlines licenses for virtual asset managers The HK SFC recently published a circular detailing a new streamlined licensing process that now applies to all new applicants for a virtual asset trading platform (VATP) license. The single external assessment conducted after the applicant had implemented all its internal systems and controls replaced the two-phased external assessment previously required. Previously, applicants for virtual asset trading platform licenses–under the HK SFC’s Scope of External Assessment Reports published in June 2023–were required to engage an external assessor to submit two assessment reports to the SFC. The phase 1 report was submitted with the license application, and the effectiveness of the design of the license applicant’s proposed policies was assessed. The phase 2 report was submitted by an external assessor after the SFC granted approval-in-principle of the virtual asset trading platform license application and assessed the effectiveness of the policies, procedures, and the systems and controls actually implemented. External assessors are required to submit only one assessment report under the new streamlined licensing process. HK SFC confirmed that assessment was required to ensure that a VATP applicant’s systems and controls, policies, and procedures were suitably designed and implemented to meet the requirements of the SFC’s VATP and AML/CFT guidelines. The circular contained no details of the required terms of reference, scope, and specific areas to be covered by the single assessment report. According to the HK SFC, these details were available in the now defunct Scope of External Assessment Reports.

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Diplomatic developments often have a significant impact on financial markets, and Hungary’s economy appears to be responding positively to news of potential peace talks between Russia and the United States. Prime Minister Viktor Orban addressed the economic impact in a video on his Facebook page, presenting stock market charts and exchange rate data, Tass reported. He was quoted as stating: I see that gas prices have already fallen by 10%, and the forint is gaining momentum … If this continues, it will only be a matter of time before the euro exchange rate drops below 400 forints. That is what peace means. The Hungarian forint saw slight gains over the past week, reflecting market optimism about the possibility of diplomatic progress. Orban linked this economic momentum to Hungary’s ongoing push for peace, stating: “Peace has its economic benefits. That is why we launched a peacekeeping mission and have fought for peace for the past three years.” He also pointed to the Feb. 12 phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in which both leaders agreed to meet and discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Expressing confidence that a peaceful resolution would help stabilize Hungary’s financial situation, he stressed: “We must support peace.” Hungary is not the only European country to suffer economic consequences from the war in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Russia. Several European economies have struggled with rising energy costs, supply chain disruptions, and inflation due to their reliance on Russian oil and gas. Germany, Europe’s largest economy, faced industrial slowdowns, while other nations, including Italy and France, saw energy-intensive industries hit hard. Orban previously stated that EU sanctions against Russia have severely affected Hungary, emphasizing his country’s interest in having the sanctions lifted. Hungarian government estimates indicate the country has lost around 20 billion euros over three years due to rising energy prices. 免责声明：本文章仅代表作者个人观点，不代表本平台的立场和观点。本文章仅供信息分享，不构成对任何人的任何投资建议。用户与作者之间的任何争议，与本平台无关。如网页中刊载的文章或图片涉及侵权，请提供相关的权利证明和身份证明发送邮件到support@aicoin.com，本平台相关工作人员将会进行核查。

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