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Statement By IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva And World Bank Group President David Malpass On The 2020 IMF-World Bank Group Spring Meetings – COVID-19

Date 03/03/2020

Mrs. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and Mr. David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, today issued the following statement:

“Like everyone else around the world, we have been deeply concerned by the evolving situation of the Coronavirus and the human tragedy surrounding it. Given growing health concerns related to the virus, the Management of the IMF and World Bank Group and their Executive Boards have agreed to implement a joint plan to adapt the 2020 IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings to a virtual format. Our goal is to serve our membership effectively while ensuring the health and safety of Spring Meetings participants and staff."

FTSE Russell Announces 2020 Russell US Indexes Reconstitution Schedule

Date 03/03/2020

FTSE Russell today announced the 2020 schedule for its annual reconstitution of its Russell US Indexes. The Russell annual index rebalance process is designed to capture and reflect market shifts from the past year to ensure the Russell US indexes continue to accurately reflect the US equity market.

Vienna Stock Exchange: Mayr-Melnhof To Join Leading Austrian Index ATX, BAWAG To Replace Voestalpine In ATX Five

Date 03/03/2020

Today, the Vienna Stock Exchange reviewed its Austrian stock indices applying the respective rules and regulations. The following changes will take effect on Monday, 23 March 2020. Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG, the world's largest producer of coated recycled fiber-based cartonboard, will replace the aircraft component manufacturer FACC AG in the Austrian leading index ATX. Mayr-Melnhof AG exceeds FACC AG with regard to the size of the free float capitalization. The shares of the cartonboard manufacturer were last represented in the leading Austrian index almost continuously between 1994 and 2014. In the ATX five, which comprises the five largest listed companies, BAWAG Group AG replaces voestalpine AG. The five largest companies on the Vienna Stock Exchange are: Erste Group Bank AG, OMV AG, Verbund AG, Raiffeisen Bank International AG and BAWAG Group AG.

Toronto Stock Exchange Welcomes GFL Environmental Inc. - Exchange To Celebrate One Of The Largest IPOs With Market Open Ceremony On March 5

Date 03/03/2020

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) announced today that GFL Environmental Inc. (GFL), a leading North American provider of diversified environmental solutions, began trading this morning under the symbol TSX:GFL.

Tookitaki Names Industry Veteran Joe Friscia To Scale US, Asia-Pac Expansion

Date 03/03/2020

Tookitaki Holding Pte Ltd, a next-generation regtech with compliance and reconciliation solutions, has appointed industry veteran Joe Friscia, former President of NICE Actimize and BAE Systems, to the Company's Advisory Board. Joe brings 25 years' experience in the financial crime and enterprise software space at a global level. He will help Tookitaki scale operations in the U.S. as well as advise on inroads in the Asia-Pacific.

ISDA, EFAMA, EVIA, FIA And GFXD Publish EMIR Reporting Best Practices

Date 03/03/2020

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), the European Venues and Intermediaries Association (EVIA), the Futures Industry Association (FIA) and the Global Foreign Exchange Division (GFXD) of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) have jointly published a set of best practices for derivatives trade reporting under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

Correction: FIA Statement On Boca 2020 Cancellation - COVID-19

Date 03/03/2020

It is with great disappointment that FIA has decided to cancel its 45^th Annual Boca International Futures Industry Conference on March 10-12 due to concerns for the health and wellbeing of our conference attendees surrounding the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus.  ​After discussions with FIA’s board of directors this morning, as well as with key stakeholders in the industry, it has become clear that cancellation is the right thing to do to protect the health of our members and participants.

ESMA Publishes Translations For Guidelines On MMF Stress Tests

Date 03/03/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today the official translations of its guidelines on stress test scenarios under the MMF Regulation.

EBA Issues Opinion On Measures To Address Macroprudential Risk Following Notification By National Bank Of Belgium (NBB)

Date 03/03/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion following the notification by the National Bank of Belgium (NBB) of its intention to extend a measure introduced in 2018 regarding the use of Article 458 of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). The measure is primarily driven by persistent macroprudential risks in the Belgian economy related to a substantial level of systemic risk in banks’ mortgage portfolios and of macrofinancial vulnerabilities. Based on the evidence submitted, the EBA does not object to the extension of the proposed measure, which will be applied from 1 May 2020 to 30 April 2021.

KDPW With European Authorisation Under CSDR

Date 03/03/2020

The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) in its decision of 3 March 2020 has authorised Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych (KDPW, the Polish CSD) under CSDR*, confirming that KDPW meets the European Union’s legal requirements for central securities depositories.