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ESMA Publishes Final Guidance To Address Leverage Risk In The AIF Sector

Date 17/12/2020

Nasdaq Welcomed 300 IPOs And 21 Exchange Transfers In 2020

Date 17/12/2020

• Leading U.S. exchange by number of IPOs and proceeds raised for the second consecutive year
• Largest year for IPOs on Nasdaq in the past decade by number of IPOs and proceeds raised
• $278 billion in market value switched to Nasdaq in 2020

ESMA Appoints New Chair Of Its Supervisory Convergence Standing Committee

Date 17/12/2020

The Board of Supervisors of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has appointed Mr Jos Heuvelman, who is a Member of Executive Board of the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) of the Netherlands, to serve as the chair of the Supervisory Convergence Standing Committee (SCSC) and as  chair of the Senior Supervisors Forum.

EBA Launches Consultation On Its New Guidelines On Internal Governance For Investment Firms

Date 17/12/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on its new Guidelines on internal governance under the Investment Firms Directive (IFD), specifying the governance provisions that Class 2 investment firms should comply with, taking into account the proportionality principle. This governance framework aims at ensuring that investment firms have a clear organisational structure, effectively manage their risks  and have adequate internal control mechanisms in place. The consultation runs until 17 March 2021.

Thailand Futures Exchange Presents TFEX Best Awards 2020 To Four Brokers

Date 17/12/2020

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) today announced winners of four categories of TFEX Best Awards 2020. Kiatnakin Phatra Securities pcl won Most Active House award, Country Group Securities pcl won Most Active Agent award, KGI Securities (Thailand) pcl won Most Active Prop-Trading award, and MTS Gold Futures Co., Ltd. won Market Maker Best Performance award.

In The Busiest Year On Record For Initial Public Offerings, The New York Stock Exchange Ranks Number One For IPO Proceeds

Date 17/12/2020

• Exchange drives innovation to meet unique issuer needs during pandemic, emerging the year’s winner with increased interest in SPACs and Direct Listings
• Executes biggest U.S. IPO for 8th straight year, 6 of the 7 largest tech IPOs of 2020

Aviva Investors More Confident On Outlook For 2021

Date 17/12/2020

Aviva Investors, the global asset management arm of Aviva PLC (‘Aviva’), expects 2021 to be a year of economic recovery, with GDP reversing much of the unprecedented declines seen in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The development of a number of effective vaccines changes the end-game of the crisis fundamentally, although there will be some difficult months ahead.

UN Global Compact Network Poland And The Warsaw Stock Exchange Sign A Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 17/12/2020

• UN Global Compact Network Poland (GCNP) and the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in support of sustainable development financing tools.
• The Ministry of Economic Development, Labour and Technology is the honorary patron of the initiative.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JV8D0

Date 17/12/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 17.12.2020, 14-47 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 110.01) and initial margins (up to 16.25 %) for the security RU000A0JV8D0 were changed. New values are available here

ACER: Network Codes On Demand Connection And On Requirements For HVDC Systems And DC-Connected Power Park Modules On Track In Most Countries

Date 17/12/2020

According to the latest Monitoring Report by the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) published today, the implementation of the Network Code on Demand Connection and the Network Code on Requirements for Grid Connection of High Voltage Direct Current Systems and Direct Current-Connected Power Park Modules is well on track in the majority of countries analysed. However, a few National Regulatory Authorities confirmed that in their countries, the implementation of some of the requirements of general application is still outstanding or it has differed from the provisions included in both the Network Codes.