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IMF Executive Board Approves US$52.3 Million Disbursement To South Sudan To Address The COVID-19 Pandemic

Date 11/11/2020

• The pandemic and oil price shock created severe economic disruption, leading to a sharp decline in South Sudan’s growth and reversing some early gains from political stability.
• To address the urgent balance of payments needs, the IMF approved US$52.3 million emergency assistance to South Sudan’s under the Rapid Credit Facility. This is the first lending operation with South Sudan since it joined the Fund in 2012.
• The authorities are committed to transparency and accountability to ensure that the RCF resources are used appropriately.

Cboe Introduces New Target Outcome Indices On Russell 2000 Index

Date 11/11/2020

• Cboe expands suite of option strategy benchmarks tied to the Russell 2000® Index with new Target Outcome Indices
• Target Outcome Index strategies have pre-defined investment objectives and risk-return parameters
• New indices aim to provide either 10% protection against declines (buffer protect) or 2x appreciation up to a cap (enhanced growth) relative to the Russell 2000 Index

FESE: Congratulations To The Winners Of The European Small & Mid Cap Awards 2020

Date 11/11/2020

THE WINNERS:

International Star: Diaceutics PLC listed on London Stock Exchange
Rising Star: Fodelia Oyj listed on Nasdaq
Star of Innovation: Frequentis listed on Deutsche Börse
Star of 2020: IZERTIS listed on Grupo BME

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

Date 11/11/2020

Please follow the links below to access the information:

Risk parameters change for the security PYPL-RM
Risk parameters change for the security QCOM-RM

EBA Announces Timing For Publication Of 2020 EU-Wide Transparency Exercise And Risk Assessment Report

Date 11/11/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) announced today that its 2020 Risk Assessment Report and transparency exercise with bank by bank data will be released on Friday 11 December at 18:00 CET.

Basel Committee Publishes New Details On Global Systemically Important Banks

Date 11/11/2020

• Basel Committee releases further information on its 2020 assessment of G-SIBs to enhance understanding of G-SIB scores.
• The publication accompanies the FSB's updated list of G-SIBs.
• The Committee assesses the systemic importance of global banks using an indicator-based methodology based on data from the previous fiscal year-end.

MIAX Options Exchange: Interface Specification Updates For Upcoming Features

Date 11/11/2020

The MIAX Options Exchange has published updated Interface Specifications to support the following upcoming changes:

Take Out A Crypto Loan With Bitfinex Borrow

Date 11/11/2020

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, has launched Bitfinex Borrow, a peer-to-peer (P2P) digital token loan portal providing a seamless interface for users to borrow.

European Union - The Capital Markets Union: Slow Progress

Date 11/11/2020

The free movement of capital is a key long-standing objective of the European Union. It is one of the pillars of the Single Market, along with the free movement of people, goods and services. Despite the Commission’s efforts to achieve the ambitious goal of building a capital markets union (CMU), results are still to come, according to a report presented by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) today.

ESMA Publishes Translations For Guidelines On Securitisation Repository Data Completeness And Consistency Thresholds

Date 11/11/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today the official translations of its guidelines on securitisation repository data completeness and consistency thresholds.