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Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change Updates

Date 28/10/2021

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Risk parameters change for the security PCAR-RM
Risk parameters change on Securities market

Reminder - Mandatory Weekend Virtual Trading Floor Production Testing For BOX Trading Floor Participants

Date 28/10/2021

BOX Options Market LLC (“BOX”) recently distributed Informational Circular IC-2021-45 which detailed the mandatory Virtual Trading Floor (“VTF”) production testing.

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

Date 28/10/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 28.10.2021, 20-07 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 6342) and initial margins (up to 16.25 %) for the security MRK-RM were changed. New values are available here

Group Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Exchange Group Onyema Commends CIS For Developing Sound Professionals For The Capital Market And The Entire Economy.

Date 28/10/2021

The Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers held its 25th Annual Conference on Thursday, 28 October 2021 with the theme “Capital Market as a Catalyst for Economic Development and Sustainable Growth,” where 321 new Associates and 40 Fellows were inducted into the Institute.

Statement From US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen On The Build Back Better Framework

Date 28/10/2021

Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen released the following statement on today’s announcement of the Build Back Better framework:

"Any one of the proposals contained in this framework – childcare, climate change investments, universal pre-K – would be a remarkable achievement, but together, they represent something truly historic: a new period of investment in economic growth for all Americans across the country."

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.