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MIAX Exchange Group - Options & Equities Markets - Reminder Of Reg SCI / SIFMA BCP Testing On Saturday, October 24, 2020

Date 15/10/2020

As previously announced in the April 20, 2020 and September 16, 2020 Alerts, the MIAX Exchange Group will be participating in the 2020 SIFMA BCP Testing on Saturday, October 24, 2020.  

SEC Awards $800,000 To Whistleblowe

Date 15/10/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $800,000 to a whistleblower whose information caused the staff to open an investigation that led to two successful SEC enforcement actions.     

What Happened? What Have We Learned From It? Lessons From COVID-19 Stress On The Financial System, Federal Reserve Vice Chair For Supervision Randal K. Quarles, At The Institute Of International Finance, Washington, D.C. (Via Webcast)

Date 15/10/2020

Thank you to the Institute of International Finance, for the opportunity to speak today. It has been eight months since COVID-19 appeared in the US and the attendant containment measures began to have severe effects on the U.S. economy and financial system (the "COVID event"). While the economy is recovering faster than we originally expected, and the financial sector returned pretty quickly to stable functioning— in significant part due to strong action from governments and central banks around the world—the shock of the COVID event was by many measures the strongest in recorded history, and for a while in the spring the outcome was—as the Duke of Wellington said of Waterloo—"a damn, close-run thing."

Communiqué Of The Forty Second Meeting Of The IMFC, Chaired By Mr. Lesetja Kganyago, Governor Of The South African Reserve Bank

Date 15/10/2020

We express our sympathies for the loss of human lives caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and reiterate our commitment to mitigating the health and economic impact of the pandemic on people worldwide.

GPW Presents An Award In The Social Report Competition Of The Responsible Business Forum

Date 15/10/2020

• GPW has presented an award for the fifth time in the Social Report competition of the Responsible Business Forum
• GPW’s award for the best integrated report of a public company goes to BNP Paribas Bank Polska S.A.
• The objective of the Social Report project is to promote organisations which publish information concerning sustainable development, environmental protection and social engagement
• Thirty participants of the competition are companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange

CISI Announces 4 New Honorary Fellowships And 4 New Board Members

Date 15/10/2020

The Board of the CISI is delighted to announce that four CISI Honorary Fellowships have been awarded to the following:

• Dame Elizabeth Corley DBE, FCSI(Hon)
• Jane Fuller FCSI(Hon)
• Marcus Johnson FCSI(Hon)
• William Macdonald FCSI(Hon)

IMFC Statement - Statement By Christine Lagarde, President Of The ECB, At The Forty-Second Meeting Of The International Monetary And Financial Committee - Virtual IMF Annual Meetings, 15 October 2020

Date 15/10/2020

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to be a truly global challenge. Countries all around the world are facing severe human and economic consequences. In the euro area, we have taken decisive action to mitigate the impact of the crisis, both at the national and European levels. However, a global challenge of this nature also requires global solutions and strong international cooperation.

Oslo Bors: Norcod Admitted To Trading

Date 15/10/2020

The cod farming company Norcod has today been admitted to trading on Merkur Market (ticker code: NCOD-ME).

Emles Launches First U.S. Real Estate Debt ETF Tracking The Solactive U.S. Real Estate Bond Index

Date 15/10/2020

Contemporary investors are increasingly seeking alternative strategies, such as real estate, to generate uncorrelated returns and diversify away from traditional asset classes. While many investors allocate to real estate equity, corporate bonds issued by real estate companies offer a compelling investment opportunity. Historically, real estate corporate bond debt has been difficult to access – until now. The Emles Real Estate Credit ETF [REC] is the first and only ETF to provide investors access to the formerly elusive sector of real estate corporate bond debt. The ETF tracks the Solactive U.S. Real Estate Bond Index, which is a market value-weighted index designed to measure the performance of corporate bonds issued by U.S. companies in the real estate sector.

Correction: GPW Donates Profit From Trade In Allegro Shares Towards Combatting COVID-19

Date 15/10/2020

• The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) is making a second donation towards combatting the coronavirus pandemic
• GPW is donating PLN 680 thousand, i.e., its entire record-breaking profit from trade in Allegro shares on the first day of trading, to support the fight with the COVID-19 contagion