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EU-INSURANCE/REGULATIONS:BoE says EU insurance rules need tweaks rather than overhaul

EU-DERIVATIVES/REGULATIONS (URGENT):EU watchdog signals wriggle room over new derivatives rule

BRITAIN-BOE/CUNLIFFE (URGENT):BoE's Cunliffe says euro-denominated clearing should not be forced into euro zone

EU-BANKS/PAYMENTS (URGENT):EU banking watchdog revises new payments rules

RSA INS GRP-ACCOUNTS/FINE:Ex-RSA Ireland finance head fined, banned over accounting scandal

In a bizarre incident, a group of boys at a UK school turned up for classes in skirts to protest a "no shorts" rule despite heatwave in the country.

Investors will not be protected under European Union cryptoasset market rules until at least the end of 2024, and even then they should still be ready to lose all their money, the bloc's securities watchdog said on Tuesday. The EU was the first jurisdiction in the world to approve a comprehensive set of rules to regulate markets for cryptoassets like bitcoin, which entered into force in June but won't be fully applied until December 2024.

BRITAIN-RETAIL/CBI (URGENT):UK shop sales rise but retailers worry about inflation - CBI

GLOBAL-METALS/ (UPDATE 3):METALS-Copper bets cut ahead of Fed minutes, but supply doubts linger

EUROPE-VEGOILS/PRICES:European vegetable oil prices 1100 GMT - Feb 22

SINOCHEM-M-A:Exclusive - China's Sinochem may sell 40 percent stake in Brazil's Peregrino oilfield: sources

EU-MERGERS/:EU mergers and takeovers (Feb 22)