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Bank Of England: Minutes Of The SONIA Stakeholder Advisory Group - 02 November 2020

Date 02/12/2020

The SONIA Stakeholder Advisory Group supports the Bank’s administration of SONIA by providing advice and technical input to the Bank and the SONIA Oversight Committee. The minutes of the SONIA Stakeholder Advisory Group meetings are published.

Industry Letter On Equivalence Of UK Derivatives Regulated Markets Under EMIR Article 2a

Date 02/12/2020

On November 30, ISDA co-signed a joint trade association letter with FIA, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe, ICI Global, the Alternative Investment Management Association, the European Banking Federation and the European Fund and Asset Management Association asking the European Commission to issue an equivalence determination under EMIR Article 2a for UK regulated markets. In the absence of equivalence, exchange-traded derivatives traded on UK regulated markets will be considered over-the-counter derivatives, pushing some non-financial counterparties and financial counterparties above the clearing threshold under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.

European Public Policy Conference, December 2, 2020, Opening Remarks, Scott O’Malia, CEO, ISDA

Date 02/12/2020

Hello everyone, and welcome to the ISDA European Public Policy virtual conference. Thanks for joining us today and thank you to all our speakers.

The Bank Of England Appoints Appvia As A Partner To Assist In Design, Construction And Assurance Of A New Cloud Environment

Date 02/12/2020

This follows a public procurement process which commenced in January 2020. The Bank of England will work with London-based cloud native delivery platform Appvia on design, construction and assurance of a modern, fit for purpose cloud environment.

Nigerian Equities Market Gains Global Eminence Again

Date 02/12/2020

Players in the Nigerian equities market appear to be riding the waves of the market rally with investors gaining ₦55.2bn on Tuesday, 01 December 2020. This saw market capitalisation rise to ₦18.4tn while Year-to-Date (YTD) return improved to 30.9%, making the Nigerian equities market the 2nd and 3rd best performing market in the world in local currency terms and US Dollar terms, respectively, according to Bloomberg.

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

Date 02/12/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 02.12.2020, 17-36 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 15897) and initial margins (up to 20 %) for the security CRM-RM were changed. New values are available here

Remarks At The December 1, 2020 Meeting Of The Asset Management Advisory Committee, Dalia Blass, SEC Director, Division Of Investment Management, Dec. 1, 2020

Date 02/12/2020

Good morning and welcome to the last meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee for the year. Before I start, let me remind you that I am speaking only for myself and not for the Commission, the Commissioners, or the staff.

Germany: EIB And Software AG Sign €130 Million Loan Agreement For Research, Development And Innovation

Date 02/12/2020

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Software AG have signed a loan agreement of up to €130 million. The loan will back Software AG’s research, development and innovation (RDI) activities related to its future enterprise software portfolio. In particular, the RDI programme will focus on Internet of Things (IoT) offerings for industry, such as cloud integration, streaming analytics and machine learning technologies, as well as digital business transformation products and services.

ASPY Global Services To Start Trading On BME Growth Tomorrow 3rd December

Date 02/12/2020

• It is the 9th company to list on this BME Market in 2020
• The company will have a value of 153 million euros on its market debut

Vienna Stock Exchange: Austrian Financial Community Chooses "Corona-Related" As Stock Market Taboo Word Of The Year 2020

Date 02/12/2020

For the fourth time, the Vienna Stock Exchange invited 4,000 industry representatives to vote for the stock market taboo word of the year. This year’s decision was clearly made in favour of "corona-related". Due to the coronavirus a multitude of restrictions on social and economic life were implemented. Discussions on dividend bans and a radical change in daily working life were only some of the consequences. The other contenders are "lockdown" and "dividend ban". The latter caused some very heated discussions, as domestic value companies are highly sought after by investors, also because of their attractive dividends. Many professionals fear that the international investors who are so urgently needed for the recapitalisation of the Austrian economy could be sorely missed.