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Canadian Securities Regulators Respond To The Modernization Taskforce Final Report And Encourage A Harmonized Regulatory System That Protects Investors And Reduces Unnecessary Burden - Ontario Is Urged To Adopt The Passport Rule To Introduce Speed And Eliminate Additional Costs

Date 12/02/2021

The securities regulatory authorities of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Québec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nunavut, Northwest Territories and Yukon (CSA members), today published a response to the Ontario Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce (“Taskforce”) Final Report (“Report”) issued January 22, 2021.

Nadex Temporarily Amends Binary Contracts Strike Width

Date 12/02/2021

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.6(d) of the regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act (the “Regulations”), North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”) hereby provides notice that due to increased volatility in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based, Nadex made changes to the strike widths of various contracts during the week of February 8, 2021 as indicated in the Weekly Notice. 

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For February 12th 2021

Date 12/02/2021

A total turnover of 2.683 billion shares worth N23.662 billion in 27,844 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 2.767 billion shares valued at N29.685 billion that exchanged hands last week in 31,380 deals.

Nadex Refrains From Listing Certain Contracts

Date 12/02/2021

Due to activity in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based and pursuant to the authority granted in Nadex Rule 12.1(i), Nadex took the following actions: 

• No GBP/JPY 5-Minute contracts were listed for the 6:05pm expiration time on trade date February 8, 2021. 

Statement From US Treasury Department Spokesperson On Secretary Janet L. Yellen’s Participation In The G7 Finance Ministers And Central Bank Governors Meeting

Date 12/02/2021

Earlier today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen participated in a virtual meeting with G7 finance ministers and central bank governors.  Secretary Yellen emphasized the commitment of the Biden Administration to multilateralism to solve global issues, stating that the United States “places a high priority on deepening our international engagement and strengthening our alliances.” 

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

Date 12/02/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 12.02.2021, 18-54 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 4814) and initial margins (up to 17.5 %) for the security INTC-RM were changed. New values are available here

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Broke Through The US$8 Trillion Milestone At The End Of January 2021

Date 12/02/2021

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reported today assets invested in the global ETFs and ETPs industry broke through the US$8 trillion milestone at the end of January.   A record US$83.08 billion in net inflows was gathered during January, which is higher than the US$68.13 billion gathered in January 2020 but lower than the record $98.05 billion gathered in January 2018. Assets under management increased by 0.9% from US$7.99 trillion at the end of December 2020, to US$8.06 trillion at the end of January, according to ETFGI's January 2021 Global ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

BETTER FINANCE: European Financial Users Further Increase Participation In European Financial Policymaking

Date 12/02/2021

BETTER FINANCE is happy to announce that The European Banking Authority’s Banking Stakeholder Group (BSG) selected one of its previous vice-chairs, Alin Iacob, to join the BSG again.

TMX Group Closes Private Placement Offering Of C$250 Million 2.016% Senior Unsecured Debentures Due 2031

Date 12/02/2021

TMX Group Limited ("TMX Group") today announced that it has closed a Canadian private placement offering (the "Offering") of C$250 million aggregate principal amount of 2.016% Series F Senior Unsecured Debentures due February 12, 2031 (the "Debentures") to accredited investors in Canada. The Debentures are direct senior unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of TMX Group and rank pari passu with all other senior unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of TMX Group.

Eurex: More Than 100,000 Contracts Traded: New Daily Record In ESG Derivatives

Date 12/02/2021

Ahead of their second anniversary on 18 February, Eurex’s ESG products remain on course for success: a new daily record was set on 11 February 2021 with 104,000 contracts traded, with Options on the STOXX® Europe 600 ESG-X accounting for the majority of the contracts traded. Cumulatively, 2.1 million ESG contracts have now been traded since the launch of the first ESG derivatives in February 2019.