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Basel III Capital Ratios For Largest Global Banks Rose Last Year To The Highest Level Since 2012, Latest Basel III Monitoring Exercise Shows

Date 30/09/2022

• Initial Basel III capital ratios increased to the highest level since the beginning of the exercise in 2012, and banks' profits remained at or near record high levels across all regions in H2 2021.
• The latest monitoring report includes special features on banks' exposures to cryptoassets, and on capital buffers and total CET1 requirements.
• Dashboards now provide an interactive visualisation of the results for market, operational, counterparty credit and credit valuation adjustment risks.

BIS: Historical Monetary And Financial Statistics For Policymakers: Towards A Unified Framework

Date 30/09/2022

n recent years, many central banks have engaged in data projects aimed at the collection and documentation of historical monetary and financial statistics (HMFS) for their respective countries.

EACH Responds To The ESMA Consultation On The Clearing And Derivative Trading Obligations In View Of The 2022 Status Of The Benchmark Transition

Date 30/09/2022

The European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) has responded to the ESMA consultation on the clearing and derivative trading obligations in view of the 2022 status of the benchmark transition.

US Treasury Imposes Swift And Severe Costs On Russia For Putin’s Purported Annexation Of Regions Of Ukraine - Treasury Sanctions International Suppliers For Supporting Russia’s Defense Sector And Warns Of Costs For Those Outside Russia Who Provide Political Or Economic Support For Russia’s Purported Annexation

Date 30/09/2022

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 14 persons in Russia’s military-industrial complex, including two international suppliers, three key leaders of Russia’s financial infrastructure, immediate family members of some of senior Russian officials, and 278 members of Russia’s legislature for enabling Russia’s sham referenda and attempt to annex sovereign Ukrainian territory. In addition, OFAC issued new guidance that warns of the heightened sanctions risk that international actors outside of Russia would face for providing political or economic support to Russia as a result of its illegal attempts to change the status of Ukrainian territory.

NSE Indices Index Dashboard For The Month Ended September 2022

Date 30/09/2022

Clik here to download the 'Index Dashboard' for the month ended September 2022. 

SEC Charges Audit Firm RSM And Three Senior-Level Employees With Failure To Properly Conduct Client Audits

Date 30/09/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged audit firm RSM US LLP and three senior-level employees with improper professional conduct for failing to properly audit Revolution Lighting Technologies Inc.’s (“Revolution”) financial statements over a four-year period when Revolution was violating accounting principles by inflating revenue with bill and hold sales. 

Chicago Business Barometer™- Fell To 45.7 In September - Chicago Report™ Slides To June 2020 Levels As Outlook Darkens

Date 30/09/2022

The Chicago Business BarometerTM, produced with MNI, declined to a more than two-year low in September. The indicator tumbled by 6.5 points to 45.7, entering contraction territory for the first time since June 2020.

Racing Force S.P.A. Lists On Euronext Growth Paris - Market Capitalisation Of €97.6 Million On The Day Of Listing

Date 30/09/2022

• Market capitalisation of €97.6 million on the day of listing

EEX: Successful Start Of Pan-European Spot Market For Guarantees Of Origin

Date 30/09/2022

• First auction completed by EPEX SPOT with clearing and delivery through ECC and EEX

ESAs Propose Disclosures For Fossil Gas And Nuclear Energy Investments

Date 30/09/2022

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) have today delivered to the European Commission (EC) their Final Report with draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) regarding the disclosure of financial products’ exposure to investments in fossil gas and nuclear energy activities under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).