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

Date 18/08/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 18.08.2021, 17-18 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 15462) and initial margins (up to 22.5 %) for the security LOW-RM were changed. New values are available here

BIS: Could Corporate Credit Losses Turn Out Higher Than Expected?

Date 18/08/2021

Key takeaways

• Credit risk forecasts should provide information both about losses in a baseline scenario ("expected losses") and about the potential for extreme outcomes ("unexpected losses").
• Policy support measures have kept debt service costs low during the pandemic, thus underpinning benign baseline forecasts of corporate credit losses up to 2024.
• High indebtedness, built up when the pandemic impaired real activity, suggests increased tail risks: plausible deviations from the baseline scenario feature ballooning corporate insolvencies.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 18/08/2021

The following risk parameters will be changed:

MGEX Announces SPIKES Futures Best Daily Volume And Overall Top 20 Day

Date 18/08/2021

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports that August 17th, 2021 was the 19th best overall day in the history of the Exchange with a total of 26,196 contracts. SPIKES® Futures contributed 8,202 contracts to the total volume, which was the highest amount since the product relaunched in December 2020.

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

Date 18/08/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 18.08.2021, 16-48 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 14958) and initial margins (up to 18.75 %) for the security LOW-RM were changed. New values are available here

Umbrella Network Launches Community Validator Program Further Decentralizing Its Oracle Network - Solving The Problem Of Decentralization, Umbrella Network Becomes The First Fully Decentralized Community-Owned Oracle Network

Date 18/08/2021

Umbrella Network (https://www.umb.network/), the decentralized Layer-2 oracle network, announced today the launch of its community validator program. The onboarding of community validator members will democratize oracle data and allow members of the network to vote for which validators they want representing them. This will create a fair and decentralized process to run consensus.

Chainalysis Releases 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index To Kick Off Geography Of Crypto Report Series - The Index Provides Insights Into The Data The Blockchain Platform Provides By Measuring Cryptocurrency Adoption And The Methodology Behind It Around The Globe

Date 18/08/2021

Chainalysis, the blockchain data platform, today released its 2021 Global Crypto Adoption Index, the second iteration of its efforts to measure grassroots cryptocurrency adoption around the world. The index is the first part of Chainalysis’s series of reports which will be followed by a DeFi index, crime report, and Western Europe crypto adoption report. 

REX Shares Lists ETNs Including The Largest US Tech Companies In Two Easily Investable Products – The ETNs Track Solactive Indices

Date 18/08/2021

Changing the life of billions of people for the better is an accomplishment that is reserved only for few companies. In the past decade, four technology giants created a supergroup of companies that goes by the acronym FANG standing for Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Alphabet (formerly acknowledged as Google). Undeniably, these four companies deserve the top spot, but other tech companies like Nvidia or Tesla hold a candle to these big four. US-based financial company REX Shares released two ETNs, the MicroSectors Solactive FANG & Innovation 3x Leveraged ETN (BULZ) and MicroSectors Solactive FANG & Innovation -3x Inverse Leveraged ETN (BERZ), tracking the Solactive FANG Innovation Index and including the largest thirty US-based technology stocks.

NGX Lists Two Additional FGN Savings Bonds Issued In August 2021

Date 18/08/2021

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has announced that the August 2021 issue of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Savings Bonds were listed on its platform on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. The FGN Savings Bond is an investment instrument targeted at retail investors with a minimum subscription of N5,000. It encourages savings and allows investors to earn more income compared to traditional savings accounts, with interest paid every quarter and the principal paid at maturity.

Businesses Can Deliver Branded Digital Payouts To PayPal And Venmo Accounts Via Carat From Fiserv - Carat Enables Businesses To Disburse Funds At Scale To Payment Apps Such As PayPal And Venmo Through A Single API - Digital Payout Capabilities Are Part Of The Carat Omnichannel Commerce Ecosystem

Date 18/08/2021

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today announced that Carat has expanded the digital payout options available to businesses to include payments to PayPal and Venmo accounts. The innovation allows businesses that deliver mass payouts to provide additional choice in how customers quickly receive funds, while also unlocking new opportunities to market their brands through a social community such as Venmo.