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Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Component Changes In DAX, MDAX And SDAX

Date 26/10/2021

Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. has announced an unscheduled change to the DAX, MDAX and SDAX indices.

SEC Obtains Asset Freeze And Other Relief In Halting Penny Stock Scheme On Twitter

Date 26/10/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed an emergency action, and obtained an injunction and asset freeze, against Steven M. Gallagher for allegedly committing securities fraud through a long running scheme to manipulate stocks using Twitter.

Acting Comptroller Of The Currency Discusses LIBOR Cessation And Replacement

Date 26/10/2021

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu today discussed the importance of maintaining trust in the banking system during the transition from LIBOR to replacement rates at the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) Symposium.

ISDA Responds To BoE Consultation On RFR Clearing Obligation

Date 26/10/2021

In July 2021, ISDA responded to a Bank of England (BoE) consultation on the inclusion of transactions referencing certain risk-free rates (RFRs) into the clearing obligation. In addition, the BoE released a supplementary consultation on the inclusion of swaps referencing TONA in September, which ISDA responded to on October 26, 2021.

The Importance Of High-Quality Independent Audits And Effective Audit Committee Oversight To High Quality Financial Reporting To Investors, Paul Munter, SEC Acting Chief Accountant, Washington D.C., Oct. 26, 2021

Date 26/10/2021

Introduction

As we mark the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”), it is critical for all gatekeepers in the financial reporting ecosystem (auditors, management, and their audit committees) to maintain constant vigilance in the faithful implementation of the requirements of SOX by fulfilling their shared responsibilities to continue to produce high quality financial disclosures that are decision-useful to investors and maintain the public trust in our capital markets. An integral part of the faithful implementation of SOX is for audit firms to remain independent of their audit clients and for audit committees to take ownership of their oversight responsibilities with respect to the independent auditor. 

24th Annual ASEA Conference – November 24-25, 2021 - Hosted Virtually By Bourse de Casablanca

Date 26/10/2021

The 24th ASEA Annual Conference will take place on November 24-25, 2021 and for the very first time this flagship event of the African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA or the Association) will be hosted virtually by Bourse de Casablanca. This edition of the conference will be themed: Financial markets, key drivers of the African emergence.

Nasdaq Commodities Welcomes Engelhart Commodities Trading Partners

Date 26/10/2021

Nasdaq Commodities is pleased to announce that Engelhart Commodities Trading Partners has joined Nasdaq’s European Commodities market.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security LMT-RM - Update 1

Date 26/10/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 26.10.2021, 18-40 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 22003) and initial margins (up to 22.75 %) for the security LMT-RM were changed. New values are available here

U.S. Bank To Leverage ICE ETF Hub For Seamless Access To ETF Primary Market

Date 26/10/2021

U.S. Bank announced today that it will leverage Intercontinental Exchange’s (NYSE: ICE) ICE ETF Hub to offer its customer base seamless electronic access to the ETF primary market. ICE ETF Hub, which recently surpassed $1 trillion in notional create/redeem orders, is an industry-wide, open architecture, technology solution, offering a standardized and simplified process for the creation and redemption of ETF shares.

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

Date 26/10/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 26.10.2021, 17-24 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 81347) and initial margins (up to 32.5 %) for the security TSLA-RM were changed. New values are available here