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EBRD, Athens Stock Exchange And Government To Run Second Round Of SME Pre-Listing Support Programme - EBRD To Run Second Round Of The SME Pre-Listing Support Programme In Greece, Programme In Cooperation With Athens Stock Exchange And Funded By Greece, Goal Is To Enable SMEs' Access To The Local Capital Market

Date 09/06/2020

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) are stepping up their support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Greece.

EBA Launches Consultation On Technical Standards Specifying The Prudential Treatment Of Software Assets

Date 09/06/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the prudential treatment of software assets. As the banking sector is moving towards a more digital environment, the aim of these draft RTS is to achieve an appropriate balance between the need to maintain a certain margin of conservatism in the prudential treatment of software assets and their relevance from a business and an economic perspective. The consultation runs until 09 July 2020.

IOSCO Board Elects Chair And Vice Chairs For The Term 2020-2022

Date 09/06/2020

Following its inaugural meeting today,  the new IOSCO Board elected its leadership for the term 2020-2022.

Finansinspektionen Supervision 18: Continuity Management At Banks

Date 09/06/2020

Many banks are working actively with continuity management and have implemented key measures to reduce the risk of serious disruptions. At the same time, FI sees a need for the banks to further strengthen their continuity management. FI expects the banks to continue to focus on enhancing the resilience of their critical functions. This supervision report describes the areas where FI would like to see improvements.

Borsa İstanbul: BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules Is Revised

Date 09/06/2020

• Borsa İstanbul Management decided to make following changes on BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules;

EBA Releases Bank-By-Bank Data At The Start Of The COVID-19 Crisis

Date 09/06/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the seventh EU-wide transparency exercise. This additional data disclosure comes as a response to the outbreak of COVID-19 and provides market participants with bank-level data as of 31 December 2019, prior to the start of the crisis. The data confirms the EU banking sector entered the crisis with solid capital positions and improved asset quality, but also shows the significant dispersion across banks.

Eugene Kiernan Appointed President Of CISI Ireland

Date 09/06/2020

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is delighted to announce the appointment of Eugene Kiernan FCSI as President of the CISI National Advisory Council for Ireland. He takes over from Frank O’Riordon MCSI who held the position for the last four years.

CFTC Announces $6 Million Whistleblower Award - Latest Award Marks Milestone Of $110 Million Awards Granted

Date 09/06/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it will award more than $6 million to a whistleblower who voluntarily provided original information that led the CFTC to bring a successful enforcement action. The CFTC opened its investigation upon receiving the whistleblower’s information, which was specific, credible and timely. With this award, the CFTC has now granted over $110 million in whistleblower awards since issuing its first award in 2014. 

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Securities Market

Date 09/06/2020

CCP NCC sets the following risk parameters on Securities market starting from June 11, 2020:

1. Market risk rates and concentration limits

2. Ban attribute on short selling will be changed:

Corporate Treasurers Accelerate Shift To Digital Money Markets Trading - Award-Winning Fintech Platform Instimatch Global’s May Volumes Of $4.2bn Up Fivefold Versus January

Date 09/06/2020

Instimatch Global, the digital platform for institutional short-term money market trading, has seen its volumes rise five-fold over the last two months, reflecting both short term conditions and an acceleration of underlying trends. Daily trade intent on the platform is now running at around $5 billion.