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ACER Assesses ENTSOG’s Gas Supply Outlook For This Winter

Date 16/12/2021

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) publishes today its Opinion on the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) Winter Supply Outlook 2021/2022.

ICE Announces Quarterly Rebalance Changes In The NYSE FANG+™ Index

Date 16/12/2021

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced the quarterly rebalance of the NYSE® FANG+™ Index, which is effective before the open of trading on Monday, December 20, 2021.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Changes For The Securities CF-RM, SCHW-RM And MOS-RM

Date 16/12/2021

Please follow the links below to access the information:

Risk parameters change for the security CF-RM
Risk parameters change for the security SCHW-RM
Risk parameters change for the security MOS-RM

FIA Statement On The Confirmation Of Russ Behnam

Date 16/12/2021

FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement on the US Senate confirmation of Rostin (Russ) Behnam to serve as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC):

“FIA congratulates Russ Behnam on his confirmation to chair the CFTC. Chairman Behnam brings a depth of experience to the office that will serve the public well. He has been a principled advocate for safe, open and transparent markets, and FIA looks forward to working with Chairman Behnam and the Commission on the important issues facing our industry.”

BIS: Managing Banking Crises In Emerging Market Economies

Date 16/12/2021

Since the Great Financial Crisis, emerging market economies (EMEs) have made much progress on enhancing their frameworks to manage banking crises. Yet significant challenges remain. Banking sectors and bank ownership are more concentrated in EMEs than in advanced ecomonies (AEs), and banks fund themselves predominantly through deposits, rather than by tapping capital markets. 

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group – 8 December 2021

Date 16/12/2021

The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group have the objective of overseeing the design of a new end-state model for wholesale cash distribution. This is to support the UK in an environment of declining cash volumes.

The EBA’s Feasibility Study On Integrated Reporting System Provides A Long-Term Vision For Increasing Efficiencies And Reducing Reporting Costs

Date 16/12/2021

• The EBA study concludes that an integrated reporting system (IRS) could be feasible to achieve.
• Achieving an integrated reporting system will require strong commitment from all parties involved so as to ensure further data comparability, data sharing and coordination of reporting processes.
• Setting up a common data dictionary is the first building block of the IRS, which will enable further data standardisation and promote the use of common definitions through the different reporting frameworks.

BIS: Building Benchmarks Portfolios With Decreasing Carbon Footprints

Date 16/12/2021

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An increasing share of investors and asset managers are looking for ways to trim the carbon footprint of their investments. We describe simple approaches that will help a passive investor make such reductions, whether in a world-wide or a regional portfolio of stocks. Of particular interest is whether investors would need to divest away from emerging market economies or high-emissions sectors such as energy, utilities and cement to reduce their carbon footprint.

EBA Issues Final Guidelines On Cooperation And Information Exchange Between Prudential Supervisors, AML/CFT Supervisors And Financial Intelligence Units

Date 16/12/2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines setting out how prudential supervisors, anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) supervisors and financial intelligence units (FIUs) should cooperate and exchange information in relation to AML/CFT, in line with provisions laid down in the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD).

U.S. Senate Unanimously Confirms Behnam As CFTC Chairman

Date 16/12/2021

The U.S. Senate last night voted unanimously to confirm Rostin Behnam as Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Behnam has served as Acting Chairman since January and issued the following statement regarding his confirmation: