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Federal Reserve Board Announces It Will Extend Its Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility, Or PPPLF, By Three Months To June 30, 2021

Date 08/03/2021

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced it will extend its Paycheck Protection Program Liquidity Facility, or PPPLF, by three months to June 30, 2021. The extension will provide continued support for the flow of credit to small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP.

CME Group Foundation Awards Over $2.2 Million In Grants To Support College And Career Success For Illinois Students

Date 08/03/2021

CME Group Foundation today announced that it has awarded over $2.2 million in grants to further support higher education and career initiatives across Chicago and Illinois.

ICE Mortgage Technology Launches Experience 2021 - The Mortgage Industry’s Leading Event Starts March 8, 2021

Date 08/03/2021

ICE Mortgage TechnologyTM, a division of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) and the leading cloud-based loan origination platform provider for the mortgage industry, announced today that the virtual doors have opened to the industry’s most anticipated user conference for digital mortgage education, collaboration and innovation at Experience 2021.

Global Research Market Lost Over 7,500 Years Of Experience Since MiFID II - Substantive Research Analyst Mapping Study Examines The Juniorisation Of Analyst Research Across The US And Europe

Date 08/03/2021

Substantive Research,  the research discovery and research spend analytics provider for the buy-side, today published findings of its latest study analysing the juniorisation of analyst research, which began with the implementation of MiFID II in January 2018. The analyst mapping exercise provides evidence that the research market globally has lost over 7,500 years (net) of analyst experience in the last three years. 

Celebrating International Women’s Day Refinitiv Calls For More Companies To Disclose Their Efforts To Close The Gender Pay Gap - New Refinitiv Report ‘The Gender Pay Gap And Your Investment Strategies’ Finds That Corporations Are Taking Action As Society Places An Increased Focus On Inequalities, But More Needs To Be Done

Date 08/03/2021

Building on its commitment to drive positive change through its data and insights, Refinitiv today, in celebration of International Women’s Day,  announced the findings of its report titled, ‘The Gender Pay Gap and your Investment Strategies.’ The new report uses Refinitiv ESG data and several FTSE Russell indices as a basis to examine the current state of the gender pay gap and the corresponding financial performance of different investment portfolios. 

Effective March 08, 2021 Through March 12, 2021, MIAX Options And MIAX Emerald 2X Opening And Intraday Valid And Priority Quote Spread Relief In All Symbols

Date 08/03/2021

Issue Symbol: All Symbols
Multiplier: 2X
Reason: In maintenance of a fair and orderly market.
Time: Opening and Intraday
Subject Summary: Please be advised, effective March 08, 2021 through March 12, 2021, the MIAX Regulation Department has granted 2 times opening and intraday quote parameter relief for all symbols on MIAX Options and MIAX Emerald. 

Getting Over Covid - Speech By Andrew Bailey, Bank Of Engloand Governor - Given At The Resolution Foundation

Date 08/03/2021

Andrew Bailey talks about the post-Covid future as the economy recovers from the pandemic.  

He examines the nature of the shock to the economy and looks at how it may change the way people work and shop. He says it’s important to boost investment and productivity growth, to raise the sustainable rate of growth of the economy.  

Locking Down Market Abuse: Speech By Mark Steward, Executive Director Of Enforcement And Market Oversight, Delivered At The Expert Forum: Market Abuse 2021

Date 08/03/2021

Highlights

• Surveillance and investigation work has reduced trading by certain actors whose trading prompted high numbers of suspicious transaction and order reports.
• Increase in the FCA’s proactive market monitoring and the introduction of some new initiatives, notably a new approach to short selling reporting.
• Introduction of a new market cleanliness measure, the Potentially Anomalous Trading Ratio.
• Enforcement action taken in key market abuse cases against individuals and firms.

The Spanish Stock Exchange Opens The Trading Session On Women's Day Ringing The Bell For Gender Equality

Date 08/03/2021

• BME and the Global Compact Spanish Network promote this event, which is part of a global initiative in which more than 100 stock exchanges around the world take part
• More than 300 people have followed the event remotely

First Ever Female City Stockbroking CEO Calls On British Chancellor To Report To Parliament Every Year On Gender Bias

Date 08/03/2021

Commenting on International Women’s Day, Samantha Smith, founder and CEO of finnCap Group, said:

“COVID-19 risks many women leaving the workforce, leading to fewer women role models in leadership positions. That’s because pandemic-induced home working has seen lots of women effectively working a double shift, combining full time jobs with home schooling and caregiving.