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Europe’s Leading Institutional-Grade Crypto ETP Provider ETC Group Reaches $2 Billion Assets Under Management

Date 09/11/2021

ETC Group ( www.etc-group.com ), Europe’s leading specialist provider of institutional-grade, digital asset-backed securities, announces that its total Assets Under Management has passed the significant marker of US $2 billion for the first time.

BIS: Basel Committee Advances Work On Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risks, Specifying Cryptoassets Prudential Treatment And Reviewing G-SIB Assessment Methodology

Date 09/11/2021

• Basel Committee agrees to consult on principles for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks.
• Considers feedback regarding consultation on cryptoasset exposures, reiterates importance of conservative risk-based approach and agrees next steps.
• Finalises revised process for reviewing G-SIB assessment methodology and agrees on scope of additional issues to review.

EBA Publishes Final Draft Technical Standards On Individual Portfolio Management By Crowdfunding Service Providers

Date 09/11/2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its Final Report on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the information that crowdfunding service providers offering individual portfolio management of loans shall provide to investors in relation to the method to assess credit risk, and on each individual portfolio. The draft RTS also specify the policies, procedures and organisational arrangements that crowdfunding service providers shall have in place in relation to any contingency fund they may offer to investors. These RTS are the first of two mandates assigned to EBA with a view to contributing to a sound prudential and disclosure framework for crowdfunding service providers.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 09/11/2021

The following risk parameters will be changed:

Bitfrost Appoints New Managing Partner To Lead Business Growth

Date 09/11/2021

Today, fintech company Bitfrost has announced that Anton Chashchin will take on the role of Managing Partner to spearhead the firm’s international growth. 

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security PYPL-RM - Update

Date 09/11/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 09.11.2021, 18-09 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 13374) and initial margins (up to 27 %) for the security PYPL-RM were changed. New values are available here

MicroSectors Launches Oil & Gas Exploration & Production Exchange Traded Notes On NYSE Arca

Date 09/11/2021

Oil and gas exploration and extraction is an essential industry to the U.S. economy, providing millions of job opportunities and billions of dollars in investments. BMO and REX Shares have partnered to bring two MicroSectors Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) to the market. MicroSectors™ Oil & Gas Exploration & Production 3x Leveraged ETN (OILU) and MicroSectors™ Oil & Gas Exploration & Production -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (OILD) started trading on NYSE Arca on November 9th, 2021.

HM Treasury And Bank Of England: Statement On Central Bank Digital Currency Next Steps

Date 09/11/2021

HM Treasury (HMT) and the Bank of England (the Bank) have today announced the next steps on the exploration of a UK Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). CBDC would be a new form of digital money issued by the Bank of England and for use by households and businesses for their everyday payments needs. It would exist alongside cash and bank deposits, rather than replacing them.

Euronext Announces Volumes For October 2021

Date 09/11/2021

Euronext, the leading pan-European market infrastructure, today announced trading volumes for October 2021.

Nasdaq Private Fund Manager Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Data Will Be Free To Investors On February 16, 2022 - Nasdaq Working With ILPA And FCLTGlobal To Ensure Data Standardization

Date 09/11/2021

Nasdaq has today announced that it will collect and make its private fund manager diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) data available for investors free of charge via the Nasdaq eVestment platform in an effort to improve transparency and disclosure standardization across the industry. The data will be available starting on February 16, 2022.