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BME: MARF Registers A € 30 Million 1st Tranche Of Haya Titulización´s Securitisation Fund For ODF Energía
Date 08/07/2020
- The Securitisation Fund, which features a novel structure in Spain, will be multi-compartment and its maximum amount is 200 million euros
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ICE Benchmark Administration Launches Beta Version Of ICE Term SONIA Reference Rates
Date 08/07/2020
- BGC, TP ICAP and Tradition provide eligible SONIA OIS data
- Beta rates are for information and testing purposes
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BME: MARF Registers A Commercial Paper Programme By IM Vall Companys 1 FT
Date 08/07/2020
MARF, BME’s Fixed Income market, today admitted a commercial paper programme (CP) to trading from the securitisation fund IM Vall Companys 1 FT. Agri-food group Vall Companys has commissioned Banco Sabadell and Intermoney to structure and incorporate this securitisation fund, through which the company will be able to issue CPs to finance the acquisition of credit rights derived from the activities of its group companies to improve their payment cycles, thus diversifying and expanding their short-term financing sources.
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ESMA Publishes Updates To EMIR Q&As (July 2020)
Date 08/07/2020
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today updated its Questions and Answers document on practical questions regarding data reporting issues, under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
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The Role Of Investment Managers In The Post Covid-19 Recovery - Speech By Christopher Woolard, Interim Chief Executive At The FCA, Delivered At A Webinar Hosted By The Investment Association
Date 08/07/2020
Highlights:
- The FCA has been trying to build a bridge across the economic aspects of the Covid-19 crisis to ensure that as many consumers and firms can come through the other side in the best shape possible.
- We will look to consult later this summer on finding a way in which funds could safely transition to a structure in which liquidity promises to investors are better aligned with the liquidity of fund assets.
- We now have an opportunity to look again at our rulebook, focusing less on tick box compliance and more on promoting outcomes that serve the public interest.
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Enhanced What-If Scenario Forecast Tool For Companies, Launched By Company Watch
Date 08/07/2020
Company Watch, a commercial credit reference agency at the forefront of predictive and financial risk management technology, has launched its unique Covid-19 Scenario Forecast H-Score® tool. It’s used by organisations around the world to accurately predict their exposure to financial risk; H-Score® predicted 92% of quoted company insolvencies around the world over the last four years. The new functionality is designed specifically to allow credit and procurement risk analysts, as well as funds, investment houses, and other financial institutions to test their ‘what-if’ assumptions and how changes to various factors, such as change in sales or bad debts, might affect a company’s financial performance. It can be used for any UK company which has filed full accounts with Companies House.
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A Virtual IPO: Parsian Leasing Co. Joins Tehran Stock Exchange
Date 08/07/2020
400 million shares, representing 20% of total equity shares of Parsian Leasing Co. was offered publically on Tehran Stock Exchange through a virtual ceremony.
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CFTC Charges Florida Man For Attempting To Fraudulently Profit From COVID-19 - First CFTC Enforcement Action Targeting Misconduct Directly Tied To COVID-19
Date 08/07/2020
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas against James Frederick Walsh of Boca Raton, Florida, charging him with fraudulent solicitation and failure to register with the CFTC. Walsh’s fraudulent solicitations include falsely claiming to generate increased profits as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first enforcement action brought by the CFTC alleging misconduct tied directly to the pandemic. The CFTC has also brought additional cases against entities and individuals whose frauds were ongoing during the pandemic. [See CFTC Press Release Nos. 8180-20, 8179-20, 8164-20].
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MIAX Exchange Group - Options Markets - Equinix Reported Temperature Issue That Has Been Stabilized In NY4 Datacenter
Date 08/07/2020
Please be advised that Equinix reported a temperature issue that has now been stabilized in the NY4 Datacenter. All MIAX Exchanges Trading Systems are currently up and operating normally.
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Xignite Launches Suite Of Enterprise Microservices To Help Financial Institutions Move Market Data Management To The Cloud - Enterprise Microservices Client NICE Actimize Gains Agility And Scalability Bringing Its Real-Time Market Data Infrastructure To The Cloud
Date 08/07/2020
Xignite, Inc., a provider of market data distribution and management solutions for financial services and technology companies, today announced the launch of Xignite Enterprise Microservices, a powerful suite of cloud-native market data management services built to transform how firms store, distribute, manage and control market and financial data in the cloud. NICE Actimize, the leading global provider of financial crime, risk and compliance solutions is the first user of the new Real-time Microservice solution.
