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European Council Endorses New Rules Addressing Cessation Of Financial Benchmarks

Date 09/12/2020

As one of the first jurisdictions worldwide, the EU is putting in place a framework to ensure a smooth transition when financial benchmarks are terminated.

BME: MARF Registers A New Fund From Haya Titulización Originated By TWC To Provide SMEs With Funding

Date 09/12/2020

BME's Fixed Income Market, MARF, today admitted to trading the first compartment of HT Working Capital, Securitisation Fund, from Sociedad Gestora Haya Titulización SGFT for an amount of 75 million euros. This first compartment is structured as a continuous issuance programme that will allow the successive placement of commercial paper (CPs) securities backed by credit rights assigned to the Fund by Trade & Working Capital (TWC), which provides companies with working capital financing. The credit rights will consist of invoices, receipts or other rights that companies and SMEs have on their balance sheets as a result of work and services provided to third parties and whose collection will be made in advance via their assignment to TWC. The Fund will allow TWC to finance these credit rights.

Small-Cap Stocks Now Eligible For Inclusion In FTSE Blossom Japan Index

Date 09/12/2020

• apanese small-cap stocks will be added to the FTSE Blossom Japan Index for the first time at the December 2020 semi-annual review 
• Underlying benchmark switched to FTSE All Cap Japan Index following market consultation to include small-cap stocks
• Inclusion follows previous expansion of FTSE Russell’s ESG Ratings coverage of Japanese small-caps to 1,300 

SEC: Global Securities Pricing Service To Pay $8 Million For Compliance Failures

Date 09/12/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged ICE Data Pricing & Reference Data LLC, a global securities pricing service and New York-based registered investment adviser, for compliance deficiencies relating to its delivery to clients of prices based on quotes it received from a single market participant, also known as single broker quotes.  ICE Data PRD has agreed to pay $8 million to settle the charges. 

20 Technology Providers Agree To Certify Their Ctm Interfaces In Support Of Enhanced US Trade Flow Capabilities, Accelerating Adoption Of The Upgraded Service In 2021 - CTM Momentum Continues As Community Reaps The Benefits Of A Single Central Matching Engine

Date 09/12/2020

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, announces today that 20 financial services technology providers have agreed to certify their interfaces in support of enhanced US trade flow capabilities in DTCC’s CTM service. CTM is the industry standard platform for the central matching of cross-border and domestic transactions, automating the trade confirmation process across multiple asset classes. Seven of the firm’s top 10 Order Management Solution (OMS) providers, representing over 70% of OMS trade allocation volumes, have already migrated to CTM’s latest version.

Attorneys And Activists Launch First Full-Service International Whistleblower Support Organization - Experts Unite To Assist Citizens And Employees With Disclosures, Protection And Compensation

Date 09/12/2020

The first organization that provides the full range of assistance and support to whistleblowers worldwide was launched today by an international team of attorneys and activists. The Center for Whistleblower Rights & Rewards is being announced on December 9 in recognition of the UN’s International Anti-Corruption Day.

Derivatives Veteran Jerome Kemp To Join Baton Systems As Senior Advisor

Date 09/12/2020

Baton Systems (“Baton”), a provider of post-trade solutions for capital markets has appointed Jerome Kemp, global futures industry leader and former Global Head of Futures, OTC Clearing, and FX Prime Brokerage at Citi as Senior Advisor. Kemp will bring his deep expertise in cleared derivatives and OTC clearing to Baton as the company accelerates its position to deliver a fully end-to-end FX settlement ecosystem.

ICE Data Services Launches Premium Hosting Services

Date 09/12/2020

• Offers ultra-low-latency market access and managed infrastructure
• Netrix collaboration provides additional hardware procurement, management and support

NSE Indices Fixed Income Index Dashboard For The Month Ended November 2020

Date 09/12/2020

Click here to download  the ' Fixed Income Index Dashboard' for the month ended November 2020. 

Fiserv Announces Secondary Offering Of Common Stock By New Omaha Holdings And Associated Repurchase Of Its Common Stock

Date 09/12/2020

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) (“Fiserv” or the “company”), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, announced today that New Omaha Holdings L.P. (“New Omaha”), which is owned by investment funds managed by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., intends to sell in an underwritten public offering (the “offering”) a total of up to 17,500,000 shares of the company’s common stock. In addition, New Omaha intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,625,000 shares of the company’s common stock at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. Fiserv is not selling any shares in, nor will it receive any proceeds from, the offering. New Omaha will receive all of the net proceeds from the offering. The offering is expected to close on December 11, 2020, subject to customary closing conditions.