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FTSE Russell & IdealRatings Launch FTSE IdealRatings Islamic Index Series

Date 19/07/2022

• The new Index Series measures performance of global Islamic equities securities
• Index series based on IdealRatings’ research methodology and analyzes a wide range of companies’ business activities and revenue sources
• Index Series identifies more than 40 unique non-compliant categories as well as financial ratios of non-compliant activities

SEC Issues More Than $17 Million Award To A Whistleblower

Date 19/07/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $17 million to a whistleblower who provided information and assistance in a covered action and related action.

Michael S. Barr Sworn In As Vice Chair For Supervision Of The Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System

Date 19/07/2022

Michael S. Barr took the oath of office as Vice Chair for Supervision and a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on Tuesday. The oath was administered by Chair Jerome H. Powell in the press briefing room of the Board's Martin building.

UK Capital Market Reform Set To Receive Boost As Chancellor Welcomes New Taskforce

Date 19/07/2022

• To support wider regulatory reform and position the UK Capital Markets for the next decades, a Capital Markets Industry Taskforce has been created and welcomed by the Chancellor
• The UK Capital Markets Industry Taskforce comprises CEOs, Chairs and industry leaders representing private and publicly listed companies, asset owners and managers and the advisory services that support their access to capital and investments – representing the full end-to-end ecosystem of the public and private capital markets
• Taskforce aims to maximise the impact of capital market reforms, ensuring the UK is the place where great companies can start, grow, scale and stay and to ensure our investors have access to assets that provide returns and support the real economy in which they live and work
• The Taskforce will be chaired by Julia Hoggett, CEO of London Stock Exchange plc
   

BIS - Debt Sustainability And Monetary Policy: The Case Of ECB Asset Purchases

Date 19/07/2022

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We study how unconventional monetary policy affects sovereign debt dynamics in a debt sustainability analysis (DSA). We estimate the impact of the ECB's pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) - and its unwinding - on sovereign spreads and how this affects debt trajectories. We also look at the effect of inflation under different central bank responses. 

ESMA Publishes Annual Peer Review Of EU CCP Supervision

Date 19/07/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published its annual peer review report on the supervision of EU Central Counterparties (CCPs) by National Competent Authorities (NCAs). The Peer Review measured the effectiveness of NCA supervisory practices in assessing CCP compliance with EMIR’s requirements on business continuity, in particular in remote access mode.

ACER Approves The Extension Of The Application Of Forward Capacity Allocation Methodologies To Fingrid

Date 19/07/2022

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has decided on the Transmission System Operators (TSOs)’ proposal to amend the Forward Capacity Allocation methodologies related to:

CRE Has Proven Resilient, But Risks May Emerge: U.S. Office Of Financial Research

Date 19/07/2022

Today, the U.S. Office of Financial Research published a brief, "U.S. Commercial Real Estate Has Proven Resilient, but Emerging Risks Could Generate Losses for Lenders," and an accompanying blog, regarding the performance of the U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) sector during economic downturns.

Fiserv Enables Financial Institutions To Better Manage Strategic Risk With Data-Driven Decision Making - Integrating A Broad Set Of Operational And Transactional Data With Analytics Modeling Positions Financial Institutions To Maintain Resiliency And Grow

Date 19/07/2022

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, is enabling financial institutions to leverage data to gain forward-looking insights into business operations and manage governance and operational risk. Fiserv is focused on the integration of systems of record with analytic modeling tools, allowing financial institutions to combine previously siloed data from across the enterprise into an actionable, strategic decision management platform. The company’s two most recent partnerships in this area, with Strategic Risk Associates (SRA), a risk and performance technology solution and risk consulting services leader, and Moody’s Analytics, a provider of industry-leading financial intelligence and analytical tools to help business leaders make better, faster decisions, are expanding its existing data-driven offerings.

Federal Reserve Board Invites Comment On Proposal That Provides Default Rules For Certain Contracts That Use The LIBOR Reference Rate, Which Will Be Discontinued Next Year

Date 19/07/2022

The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday invited comment on a proposal that provides default rules for certain contracts that use the LIBOR reference rate, which will be discontinued next year. The proposal implements the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act, which Congress enacted earlier this year.