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Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JV8G3

Date 12/11/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 12.11.2020, 17-57 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 90.13) and initial margins (up to 16.25 %) for the security RU000A0JV8G3 were changed. New values are available here

EEX To Launch Cash-Settled Gas Futures On The European Gas Spot Index (EGSI) - New Products To Be Launched Together With Spark Spreads Thereby Linking The Gas And Power Markets Of EEX

Date 12/11/2020

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) plans to launch cash-settled Gas Futures on the European Gas Spot Index (EGSI) as well as associated cash-settled Spark Spreads within the first quarter of 2021.

First Buy-Side Client Inflation Swap Trades Cleared At Eurex

Date 12/11/2020

• Aegon Asset Management becomes the first buy-side client to clear Zero Coupon Inflation Swap transactions at Eurex; J.P. Morgan acted as executing and clearing broker
• Eurex continues to see regular dealer-to-dealer volumes since the first transactions were cleared in June

Nigerian Stock Exchange Triggers Circuit Breaker To Guard Against Sharp Market Fluctuations

Date 12/11/2020

The Nigerian Stock Exchange ("NSE" or "The Exchange") has announced that a market-wide circuit breaker kicked in today, Thursday, November 12, 2020, at 12:55p.m. when the NSE All-Share Index (NSE ASI) rose beyond the set threshold of 5%, triggering a 30-minute trading halt of all stocks. This was the first time that the circuit breaker had kicked in since its introduction in 2016.

TheCityUK: Financial Services Is The Largest Services Export For Nearly All Parts Of The UK

Date 12/11/2020

A new report from TheCityUK shows financial services to be the biggest exporting service sector in every British region and nation apart from the South East and the East of England.

ESMA Publishes Third Annual Report On Use Of Sanctions For UCITS

Date 12/11/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, today publishes its 2019 report on the use of supervisory sanctions by National Competent Authorities (NCAs) under the Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferrable Securities (UCITS) Directive. 

LiquidityBook Launches Standalone CAT Reporting Solution - Early Clients, Including Industry-Leading Outsourced Trading Solutions Provider Tourmaline Partners, See Immediate Cost, Performance And Functionality Benefits

Date 12/11/2020

LiquidityBook, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, today announced the launch of a new Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) reporting solution. CAT reporting has always been among the sell-side reporting functionalities available to LiquidityBook’s OMS customers, but demand from non-OMS clients prompted the firm to develop a solution on a standalone basis for those who using either a competing OMS or no OMS at all.

Coinbase Custody Expands Bison Trails Integration To Add Staking Support For Celo

Date 12/11/2020

Bison Trails (https://bisontrails.co/), the premier blockchain infrastructure-as-a-service company, announced today it has expanded its integration with Coinbase Custody to add staking support for CELO, the utility and governance token that enables participation on Celo's mobile-first, Proof-of-Stake (PoS) blockchain network. 

SIA And Inform Launch A New Digital Service For e-Commerce Payments

Date 12/11/2020

• Thanks to the technological partnership with INFORM, SIA enables banks, payment service providers and other financial institutions across Europe to increase online transactions, simplifying the authentication process with respect to PSD2 security requirements
• Consumers benefit from the real-time transaction risk analysis with fast and frictionless online purchases

The Promise Of Financial Wellness: The Battle To Deliver - Competition In The Financial Wellness Marketplace Will Continue To Accelerate, Driven By Fintech Innovation And The Pandemic, According To A New Aite Group Report.

Date 12/11/2020

Over the last two to three years, providers of employer financial benefits, particularly retirement plan providers, have enhanced their offerings to include financial wellness capabilities. Employers have been receptive to these solutions, which can assuage growing employee financial stress, and the pandemic is catalyzing increased employer interest in these solutions. The latest Aite Group report, The Promise of Financial Wellness: The Battle to Deliver, explores the trends driving financial wellness strategies as well as the objectives and core components of these solutions.