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SEC Enforcement Director Stephanie Avakian To Conclude Tenure After Four Years Leading The Division

Date 10/12/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Division of Enforcement Director Stephanie Avakian will conclude her tenure by the end of the year. Ms. Avakian, who began her career at the SEC, leaves the agency after leading the Enforcement Division over the last four years as Co-Director and then Director.

SIX White Paper: Future Of Brick & Mortar Commerce

Date 10/12/2020

Is there a future for traditional retailing and what does it look like? Why are more and more online retailers opening physical stores? And what opportunities are available to retail banks in the new shopping world?

Bitfinex Derivatives Updates Margin Requirements For Bitcoin (BTCF0:USTF0) And Ethereum (ETHF0:USTF0) Perpetual Contracts

Date 10/12/2020

Bitfinex Derivatives offers a derivatives platform accessible through Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform. Bitfinex Derivatives has today announced upcoming updates to the margin requirements for perpetual contracts for Bitcoin (BTCF0:USTF0) and Ethereum (ETHF0:USTF0).

EBA Updates Impact Of The Basel III Reforms On EU Banks’ Capital

Date 10/12/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Report on the impact of implementing the final Basel III reforms in the EU. The full Basel III implementation, in 2028, would result in an average increase of 15.4% on the current Tier 1 minimum required capital of EU banks. The results do not reflect the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on participating banks as the reference date of this impact assessment is December 2019.

SEC Staff Supplements Quarterly Private Funds Statistics

Date 10/12/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission staff today published an expanded suite of data and analyses of private fund statistics and trends.

BIS: Basel III Monitoring Results Based On End-December 2019 Data Published By The Basel Committee

Date 10/12/2020

• Prior to Covid-19, large internationally active banks made further progress towards meeting fully phased-in final Basel III capital requirements
• Their liquidity ratios improved compared with end-June 2019
• Basel III monitoring dashboard gradually introduces an interactive visualisation of the results

Statement Of CFTC Chairman Heath P. Tarbert Announcing His Future Plans

Date 10/12/2020

It has been a great honor to serve the American people as the 14th Chairman and Chief Executive of the CFTC as well as one of the agency’s five commissioners. Leading the men and women of the CFTC these last 17 months has been an extraordinary privilege but, like all good things, it must come to an end. Today, I am announcing that I intend to resign my position as Chairman early next year.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security QIWI - Update

Date 10/12/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 10.12.2020, 17-52 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 672.5) and initial margins (up to 52.5 %) for the security QIWI were changed. New values are available here

MVIS CryptoCompare Institutional Ethereum Index Licensed To 3iQ Index To Underlie The Ether Fund On Toronto Stock Exchange

Date 10/12/2020

Today, MV Index Solutions GmbH (MVIS®) in partnership with CryptoCompare, the global leader in digital asset data, announced the licensing of the MVIS CryptoCompare Institutional Ethereum Index (ticker: MVIETH) to 3iQ Corp. for their Ether Fund (TSX:QETH.U). With MVIS’ index as underlying, 3iQ now offers an Ether fund listed on Toronto Stock Exchange and priced in USD for Canadian investors. It was built to provide investors with exposure to the digital asset Ethereum and the daily price movements of the U.S. dollar price of Ethereum, and the opportunity for long-term capital appreciation.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Organises Webinar To Further Empower Retail Investors

Date 10/12/2020

Consistent with its commitment to improving financial literacy and enhancing retail investors' participation in the Nigerian capital market, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE” or “The Exchange”), in collaboration with Money Africa and United Capital Securities, will host a virtual Investors’ workshop on Tuesday, 15 December 2020.