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BIS: E-commerce In The Pandemic And Beyond

Date 12/01/2021

Key takeaways

• E-commerce has ramped up during the pandemic around the world. The growth has differed across sectors and over different stages of the pandemic. Novel data sources can help to follow these trends.
• The growth of e-commerce has been higher in countries where there were more stringent containment measures and where e-commerce was initially less developed.
• Some changes in consumers' shopping habits and payment behaviour may be longer-lasting. This may have implications for structural change and the growth of the digital economy.

SEC Charges Real Estate Fund Manager With Misappropriating Over $7 Million From Retail Investors

Date 12/01/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged fund manager Eric C. Malley and his company MG Capital Management L.P. with defrauding retail investors in two real estate funds managed by MG Capital.

BIS: Trade Sentiment And The Stock Market: New Evidence Based On Big Data Textual Analysis Of Chinese Media

Date 12/01/2021

Summary

Focus

Trade tensions between China and the United States have created volatility in the global stock market in recent years, but their effects are difficult to quantify. News items related to tariffs and other factors, including trade barriers between the two countries, have made the analysis of these effects particularly challenging. For this reason, the literature has thus far mainly analysed case studies that refer to specific episodes with a time horizon of just a few days.

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

Date 12/01/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 12.01.2021, 18-11 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 3716) and initial margins (up to 20 %) for the security GM-RM were changed. New values are available here

Supporting Responsible Use Of AI And Equitable Outcomes In Financial Services – Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard At The AI Academic Symposium Hosted By The Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C. (Virtual Event)

Date 12/01/2021

Today's symposium on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services is part of the Federal Reserve's broader effort to understand AI's application to financial services, assess methods for managing risks arising from this technology, and determine where banking regulators can support responsible use of AI and equitable outcomes by improving supervisory clarity.

Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In December 2020

Date 12/01/2021

In December 2020, total trading volumes across Moscow Exchange’s markets grew by 36.0% to RUB 90.2 trln.

oneZero Appoints Stuart Brock As Head Of Institutional Sales, UK And Continental Europe - Continues oneZero’s Expansion In The UK And Europe

Date 12/01/2021

oneZero, a global leader in multi-asset enterprise trading technology solutions, today announced that Stuart Brock has joined the company as Head of Institutional Sales, UK and Continental Europe. Stuart will be responsible for further building oneZero’s institutional business in the region. He brings extensive institutional experience and industry knowledge from his background in eFX at Kx System, RBS Markets and FlexTrade.

Pico Strengthens its Infrastructure-as-a-Service Capabilities Achieving Google Cloud Partner Certification - Capital Markets Firms Can Accelerate Innovation With Pico’s Fully Managed And Secure Hybrid Cloud Services For Fast And Reliable Direct Access To The Google Cloud

Date 12/01/2021

Pico, a leading provider of technology services for the global financial markets community, has attained Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Certified Partner status.  For firms seeking to tap the public cloud for greater business agility and innovation, this represents a trusted symbol of Pico’s strong technical acumen for hosting their infrastructure in this environment.  

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – December 2020

Date 12/01/2021

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) for December 2020.

Intercontinental Exchange And ADP Join Forces To Provide Municipal Bond Market With Actionable Data Insights

Date 12/01/2021

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of mortgage technology, data and listings services, and ADP (NASDAQ:ADP), a leading global technology company providing human capital management (HCM) solutions, announced plans today to launch a new alternative data offering for the U.S. municipal bond market. This first joint offering leverages ICE Data Services’ background in turning unstructured data into actionable insights and ADP’s deep expertise with workforce data. Initially, this data will be available through the Snowflake Data Marketplace and directly from ICE Data Services.