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SEC Charges Financial Adviser With Stealing Investor Funds To Pay Off Credit Cards, Buy Gold Coins

Date 28/10/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former New Jersey-based broker and investment adviser representative with stealing nearly $3 million from his advisory clients and brokerage customers, which he used to buy gold coins and other precious metals and funnel to family credit card accounts that he controlled.

Deputy Secretary Of The US Treasury Wally Adeyemo And Former Secretary Of Commerce Penny Pritzker Op-Ed: "How The US Can Finally Close The Cyber Workforce Gap"

Date 28/10/2021

Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo and former U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker penned an op-ed in Yahoo Finance on how the US can close the cyber workforce gap. 

EBA: Consultation On Amending RTS On SCA And CSC Under PSD2

Date 28/10/2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on the amendment of its Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on strong customer authentication and secure communication (SCA&CSC) under the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) with regard to 90-day exemption from SCA for account access. The proposed amendment aims at addressing a number of issues that the EBA has identified in the application of the exemption by some account servicing payment service providers (ASPSPs) across the EU Member States and which have resulted in a negative impact on the services offered by account information service providers (AISPs) under the PSD2. The consultation runs until 25 November 2021.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security NOC-RM

Date 28/10/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 28.10.2021, 19-25 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 23910) and initial margins (up to 19.5 %) for the security NOC-RM were changed. New values are available here

EBA Issues Opinion On Measures To Address Macroprudential Risk Following Notification By The Finansinspektionen

Date 28/10/2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion following the notification by Finansinspektionen, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), of its intention to extend a measure originally introduced in 2018 and extended in 2020. The measure entails a credit institution-specific minimum level of 25% for the average risk weight on Swedish housing loans applicable to credit institutions that have adopted an internal ratings-based (IRB) approach. Based on the evidence submitted, the EBA does not object to the extension of the measure.

Joint Statement By The UK Financial Conduct Authority , Prudential Regulation Authority, The UK Pensions Regulator And UK Financial Reporting Council On The Publication Of Climate Change Adaptation Reports 

Date 28/10/2021

As UK financial regulators, we are focused on making sure that the risks from climate change and the opportunities from the transition to a net-zero economy are being identified and proactively managed across the financial sector. Doing so creates opportunities for UK companies and consumers, as well as helping address climate change.

Remarks At The October 28, 2021 Meeting Of The Asset Management Advisory Committee, Sarah Ten Siethoff SEC Acting Director, Division Of Investment Management, Oct. 28, 2021

Date 28/10/2021

Good morning and welcome to this meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee.

CUSIP Global Services Adds Environmental, Social And Governance (ESG) Bond Indicators To Its Reference Data Feeds - Expanded ESG Data Identifiers Support Rapid Growth Of ESG Bond Issuance

Date 28/10/2021

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the addition of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data attributes for corporate and municipal bonds in its data feed and desktop products. The new ESG tags will enable bond issuers and investors to instantly identify and categorize securities that contain ESG attributes, distinguishing them as green, social, or sustainability bonds. ESG categorization is determined by CGS upon review of primary offering documents as part of the CUSIP issuance process.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Changes On Securities Market

Date 28/10/2021

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EBA Consults On The Amendment To Its Technical Standards On Strong Customer Authentication And Secure Communication In Relation To The 90-Day Exemption For Account Access

Date 28/10/2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on the amendment of its Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on strong customer authentication and secure communication (SCA&CSC) under the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) with regard to 90-day exemption from SCA for account access. The proposed amendment aims at addressing a number of issues that the EBA has identified in the application of the exemption by some account servicing payment service providers (ASPSPs) across the EU Member States and which have resulted in a negative impact on the services offered by account information service providers (AISPs) under the PSD2. The consultation runs until 25 November 2021.