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Governors And Heads Of Supervision Announce Deferral Of Basel III Implementation To Increase Operational Capacity Of Banks And Supervisors To Respond To Covid-19
Date 29/03/2020
The Basel Committee's oversight body, the Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), has endorsed a set of measures to provide additional operational capacity for banks and supervisors to respond to the immediate financial stability priorities resulting from the impact of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on the global banking system.
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UK Financial Conduct Authority: Work-Related Travel – Responsibilities Of Senior Managers
Date 29/03/2020
We would like to make it clear to firms how they should prioritise who should need to travel to the office and the responsibilities of Senior Managers in doing so. This statement applies to all FCA-regulated firms across the UK, including in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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EBA Publishes Final Draft Standards On Key Areas For The EU Implementation Of The FRTB
Date 28/03/2020
The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the new Internal Model Approach (IMA) under the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB). These technical standards conclude the first phase of the EBA roadmap towards the implementation of the market and counterparty credit risk frameworks in the EU.
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Nadex Temporarily Amends Binary Contracts Strike Width
Date 27/03/2020
Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.6(d) of the regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act (the “Regulations”), North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”) hereby provides notice that due to increased volatility in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based, on trade date March 26, 2020 Nadex adjusted the strike width for its USD/JPY 5-Minute Intraday Binary contracts from 0.04 to 0.08 for expirations occurring between 9:05am ET to 11:00am ET.
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CFTC Postpones March 31 Open Meeting
Date 27/03/2020
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath P. Tarbert today announced the open meeting scheduled for March 31 has been postponed due to the impact of COVID-19 (coronavirus).
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U.S. Chamber Praises $2 Trillion Economic Relief Package, Shifts Focus To Helping Businesses Secure Necessary Funds
Date 27/03/2020
U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Thomas J. Donohue today applauded Congress and the administration for their responsive actions to help businesses stay open and pay their employees and reduce the potential of future layoffs.
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Nadex Refrains From Listing Certain Contracts
Date 27/03/2020
Due to activity in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based and pursuant to the authority granted in Nadex Rule 12.1(h), on trade date Friday, March 27, 2020 Nadex took the following actions:
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Statement On The United States Congress Move To Strengthen The IMF’s Resources
Date 27/03/2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) welcomes today’s expedited approval by the United States Congress of the U.S. commitment to strengthen the IMF’s resources.
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CFTC Commitments Of Traders Update
Date 27/03/2020
The current reports for the week of March 24, 2020 are now available.
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Autorité Des Marchés Financiers - Transparency Measures: Impact Of COVID-19 Pandemic On The Filing Of Annual Statements
Date 27/03/2020
Due to the major impact that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on the operations of businesses, the Ministère de l’Énergie et des Ressources naturelles and the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) wish to inform entities subject to the obligations in the Act respecting transparency measures in the mining, oil and gas industries This link will open in a new window (the "Act") that the annual statements to be provided to the AMF will be accepted up to 120 days after the deadline prescribed in the Act.
