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ASIFMA ESG And Sustainable Finance Week Keynote Speech By SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye

Date 01/06/2021

Introduction

1. A very good morning to everyone!

2. All of us are joining this conference because we believe that sustainability is a critical global agenda.  In the World Economic Forum’s Global Risk Report, environmental risks remain the top threats by likelihood and impact, besides infectious diseases.

HKEX Welcomes First ETF Cross-Listings In Hong Kong And Shanghai

Date 01/06/2021

• First ETF listings in Hong Kong and Shanghai under Hong Kong-Mainland ETF Cross-listing Scheme
• Hong Kong-listed ETF AUM continues to grow, standing at over $400 billion as at 28 May 2021

ASIC Issues Information Sheet On Activist Short Selling In Australia

Date 01/06/2021

ASIC has today published Information Sheet 255 Activist short selling campaigns in Australia (INFO 255), considering the practice of ‘activist short selling’ in Australia and outlining ASIC's expectations to promote market integrity during these campaigns.

NSE Indices Index Dashboard For The Month Ended May 2021

Date 01/06/2021

Click here to download the 'Index Dashboard' for the month ended May 2021. 

S&P Dow Jones Indices Europe Dashboard

Date 31/05/2021

• European equities picked up steam in May. Every S&P Europe 350® sector and factor gained, and the benchmark finished the month with a new all-time high. 
• Central Europe led the way among countries this month, while the France and U.K. markets pulled their weight. Consumer Discretionary, Financials, and Value led the way up, while Dividends also outperformed. 
• The S&P Europe 350 ESG Index finished close to its parent, but the S&P Eurozone LargeMidCap Paris-Aligned Climate Index did better, adding 4%.  

Finansinspektionen’s Approach To Assess Suitable Level Of Own Funds In Swedish Banks (Pillar 2 Guidance)

Date 31/05/2021

FI has decided on a general approach to assess the size of a bank’s so-called Pillar 2 guidance. The approach is based on a two-step assessment that starts with a sensitivity-based stress test.

ESMA Issues A Negative Opinion On An Accepted Market Practice On Liquidity Contracts Proposed By The French AMF

Date 31/05/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published a negative opinion on the intended Accepted Market Practice (AMP) notified by the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF).

FSB Seeks Feedback On Its Proposals For Quantitative Targets For Enhancing Cross-Border Payments

Date 31/05/2021

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a public consultation on global targets for addressing the four challenges of cross-border payments. The quantitative targets proposed are a foundational step in the G20 Roadmap for Enhancing Cross-border Payments, which was endorsed by G20 Leaders in November 2020.

EBA And ESMA Publish Provisional List Of Instruments And Funds For The Smallest Investment Firms Under The Investment Firms Regulation

Date 31/05/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) together with the European Banking Authority (EBA), published today a provisional list of additional instruments and funds that competent authorities may allow to use as own funds for some of the smallest investment firms. 

Moscow Exchange: REPO Risk Parameters Change For The Security GLTR

Date 31/05/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 31.05.2021, 14-40 (MSK) the lower bound of the REPO rate for tenor Y0/Y1Dt (up to -38.13 %), penalty rate and IR Risk Rate (up to -0.551 rub) for the security GLTR were changed. New values are available here