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CFTC Commissioner Behnam Announces Members Of The Market Risk Advisory Committee’s New Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee

Date 14/11/2019

U. S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Commissioner Rostin Behnam today announced the members of the new Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee (Climate Subcommittee) of the CFTC’s Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC). Commissioner Behnam is the sponsor of the MRAC.

Comment, Nick Bayley MD Duff & Phelps’ Compliance And Regulatory Consulting Practice: Proposed MiFID Market Rules Changes

Date 14/11/2019

Reacting to the news that EU prepares tweak to Mifid market rules, Nick Bayley MD in Duff & Phelps’ Compliance and Regulatory Consulting Practice comments:

“When MIFID II was being crafted, the political climate facing the industry allowed policymakers the liberty to throw pretty much anything into the legislation without much pushback.”

ESMA: DG International Ratings SRL'S CRA Registration Withdrawn

Date 14/11/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today withdrawn the credit rating agency (CRA) registration of DG International Ratings SRL (previously Dagong Europe Credit Rating Srl) (DG International).

Institutional Investor And Moscow Exchange Award Best Investor Relations Professionals In Russia

Date 14/11/2019

On 13 November 2019 Institutional Investor Magazine Research and Moscow Exchange awarded the best companies and investor relations professionals in Russia based on the annual global Extel survey of portfolio managers and sell-side research analysts.

ATHEX Publishes ESG Reporting Guide

Date 14/11/2019

The Athens Stock Exchange launched the publication of its first ESG Reporting Guide, marking the occasion with an opening bell ceremony during which Mrs Natassa Stamou, the Vice Chair of the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission, rang the traditional bell.

The Federal Reserve’s Review Of Its Monetary Policy Strategy, Tools, And Communication Practices, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Richard H. Clarida At "Fed Policy: A Shadow Review" Cato Institute’s 37th Annual Monetary Conference, Washington, D.C.

Date 14/11/2019

I am delighted to be at the Cato Institute today to participate in your annual monetary conference. The last time I had the privilege of speaking at this conference was in 2004. This year's conference, "Fed Policy: A Shadow Review," takes up the Federal Reserve's 2019 review of our monetary policy strategy, tools, and communication practices. This topic is, of course, timely and one to which I and others have devoted much thought over the past year.

Baton Systems And J.P. Morgan Develop Industry Solution To Automate Derivatives Margin Payments - DLT-Based Platform To Help Redeploy Cash And Collateral Balances More Effectively To Global Clearing Houses

Date 14/11/2019

Baton Systems (“Baton”), a provider of distributed ledger-based post-trade solutions for capital markets, and J.P. Morgan have developed a solution that enables the near real-time orchestration of cash and collateral transfers to multiple clearing houses. The new service addresses the challenge of having to tie-up excess funds across the clearing workflow by integrating settlement instructions for custodians and other funding sources into existing optimization and treasury systems without any need to dismantle technology infrastructures.

Caspian And Tagomi Partnership Sets New Industry Standard For Crypto Trading

Date 14/11/2019

Caspian, the full-stack crypto trading and portfolio management platform for institutional investors and sophisticated traders, today announced it has partnered with Tagomi the leading global digital assets prime broker.

FTSE Russell Green Real Estate Index Selected By BNP Paribas Asset Management For ETF Listing

Date 14/11/2019

• First ETF to track a FTSE EPRA Nareit Green Index
• FTSE EPRA Nareit Green Indexes allow investors to integrate climate risk into listed real estate portfolios
• Real estate sector currently accounts for more than one-quarter of global carbon emissions

Enrique Castellanos, New Head Of Instituto BME

Date 14/11/2019

• BME’s training and educational centre welcomes more than 6,500 students every year