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ISDA Publishes Proposal For Greater Collaboration Between Derivatives And SFT Markets

Date 05/10/2020

ISDA has today published a new whitepaper that identifies opportunities for greater collaboration between derivatives and securities financing transaction (SFT) markets, and sets out a proposal for how this could be achieved.

European Council President Charles Michel To Discuss Recent And Next EU Summit With MEPs

Date 05/10/2020

From 9.15, MEPs are to assess the results of the special European Council meeting, in particular on escalating tensions between Turkey and its EU neighbours.

Miami International Holdings Reports September 2020 Options Trading Results And New Daily And Monthly Records For MIAX Exchange Group

Date 05/10/2020

Miami International Holdings, Inc. (MIH) today reported September 2020 options trading results for its three securities exchanges – MIAX®, MIAX PEARL® and MIAX Emerald™ (together, the MIAX Exchange Group™). The MIAX Exchange Group collectively executed over 86.7 million equity option contracts in September for a combined average daily volume (ADV) of 4,129,567 contracts, representing a total U.S. equity options market share of 13.71%.

Remarks At Meeting Of The Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Oct. 5, 2020

Date 05/10/2020

Thank you, Michael [Heaney], and thank you all for being “here” virtually. Recognizing that this very productive meeting is well underway, I will take just a few moments to share some thoughts. First, I would like to thank each of our Committee members for their tremendous efforts to further the work of this Committee, especially as we have all had to adapt to working in this new environment. Your contributions to the Commission have been significant and are continuing.

EBA Saw That NPL Ratios Remained Stable In Q2-2020 Although Early Signals Of Asset Quality Deterioration In Banks’ Balance Sheets Start To Appear

Date 05/10/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its quarterly Risk Dashboard covering Q2 2020 data and summarising the main risks and vulnerabilities in the EU banking sector. Whereas capital ratios held up well, there are indications that the crisis starts to have an impact on asset quality. With increasing cost of risk, profitability continued its declining trend.

SEC’s Messages For World Investor Week 2020

Date 05/10/2020

As World Investor Week (WIW) 2020 kicks off, the Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that staff will engage with Main Street investors to emphasize the importance of two particularly relevant investing topics−planning for life’s unexpected challenges and investing for the long term in times of uncertainty and market volatility.

Tradeweb Reports September Total Trading Volume Of $18.5 Trillion

Date 05/10/2020

Average daily volume (ADV) across rates, credit, equities and money markets for Tradeweb Markets was $870.5 billion (bn) in September 2020, down 0.5 percent (%) year over year (YoY). Strong growth in Credit, Equities and Money markets continued in September with monthly ADV up more than 15% YoY in all three asset classes. Active issuance continued to promote strong secondary bond trading across fixed income markets, while activity around September ‘rolls’ helped buoy rates and credit derivatives monthly volume. Average daily trades for the month totaled 49,944.

FTSE Russell Index Selected By Blackrock For First Climate Risk-Adjusted Government Bond ETF

Date 05/10/2020

• FTSE Russell’s ‘Advanced Climate EGBI’ selected as benchmark for the first climate risk-adjusted government bond ETF in the market
• The iShares € Govt Bond Climate UCITS ETF consists of sovereign debt from European Monetary Union (EMU) countries
• The index adjusts country weights based on a forward-looking assessment of climate risk faced by sovereigns in the EMU using three pillars, physical risk, transition risk and resiliency
• The UCITS product starts trading on 5 October in Germany

Blackstone Resources AG Appoints Chief Marketing Officer And Head Of Asset Management

Date 05/10/2020

Blackstone Resources AG (SWX: BLS) (“Blackstone”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Morné Moolman as Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Asset Management. Mr Moolman joins us from Glencore International where he was a senior member of the asset management team. He was responsible for the financial, operational and HSEC performance of two subsidiary underground zinc mines located in Africa.

ACER Sets Methodologies To Assess Electricity Resource Adequacy In The EU

Date 05/10/2020

The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) publishes today  two decisions on the methodologies for assessing whether the EU, as a whole, has sufficient electricity resources to meet its future electricity needs. These methodologies, mandated by the Clean Energy Package legislation, are key in ensuring and improving the security of Europe’s electricity supply.