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U.S. Chamber Statement On Senate Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal

Date 28/07/2021

The following statement can be attributed to Jack Howard, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

BlockQuake™ Exchange Launches Globally - The Regulatory-Driven Digital Asset Exchange Aims To Be The Industry Gold Standard In Security And Global Regulatory Compliance

Date 28/07/2021

BlockQuake™ today announced the official launch of its regulatory-driven digital asset exchange. The BlockQuake™ Exchange, which is now accessible worldwide, aims to set the industry gold standard in global regulatory compliance and security for digital asset trading platforms. Created by a team with over 100 years of collective experience in blue-chip financial services, the BlockQuake™ Exchange sets itself apart by aiming to give users the security, transparency, and a variety of order options existing in trading in traditional financial markets.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters On Securities Market - Update

Date 28/07/2021

CCP NCC will set the following risk parameters on Securities market starting from July 29, 2021:

BME: Making Science Registers Its First Fixed Income Programme On MARF

Date 28/07/2021

Making Science Group has registered its first fixed income securities issuance programme for a total amount of 30 million euros on BME's fixed income market, MARF. With this new financing mechanism, Making Science will diversify its financial sources by issuing medium and long-term bonds in a flexible manner over the next 12 months, whose amortization and coupons, fixed or variable, will be determined at the time of the launch of each of the individual issues to be placed. The funds obtained through the bonds will be used mainly to finance new acquisitions of domestic and international companies that will serve to reinforce Making Science Group's growth strategy, as well as to invest in R&D.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Securities Market

Date 28/07/2021

CCP NCC will set the following risk parameters on Securities market due to corporate actions:

BME: Bioarag Debuts On The Capital Markets With A Green Bond Programme On MARF

Date 28/07/2021

Biodiésel de Aragón (Bioarag) has registered its first fixed-income securities issuance programme for a total amount of 10 million euros on BME's fixed income market, MARF. This new continuous issuance programme will allow Bioarag to access new funders by issuing medium- and long-term bonds over the next 12 months. Bioarag will structure the bonds to be issued under the Programme to qualify as "green instruments" in accordance with ICMA Green Bond Principles and following the second party opinion granted to the Programme on July 1st by Serfiex.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 28/07/2021

The following risk parameters will be changed:

ESMA Publishes MiFID II/MiFIR Annual Review Report On RTS 2

Date 28/07/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published the MiFID II/MiFIR Annual Review Report under Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/583 (RTS 2). ESMA proposes to the European Commission to move to stage three of the phase-in for the transparency requirements, for both the average daily number of trades threshold used for the quarterly liquidity assessment of bonds, and for the pre-trade size specific to the instrument threshold for bonds.

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

Date 28/07/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 28.07.2021, 17-19 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 14937) and initial margins (up to 18.75 %) for the security BABA-RM were changed. New values are available here

BIS Innovation Hub And Monetary Authority Of Singapore Publish Proposal For Enhancing Global Real-Time Retail Payments Network Connectivity

Date 28/07/2021

• Project Nexus will allow countries to link real-time national payment systems with minimal adaptations.
• Proposed blueprint includes technical standards, operational guidelines and common functionalities.
• Model builds on the successful connection of Singapore and Thailand's national payment networks.