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Finansinspektionen: Measures Stabilised The Financial Situation

Date 04/06/2020

Governments, central banks, and authorities around the world have taken powerful measures to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. These measures also helped dampen uncertainty on the financial markets. By utilising available buffers and continuing to lend to firms and households, the financial sector can dampen the impact of the crisis. It is also important to remember that the economic crisis is not over, and uncertainty is therefore high, notes Finansinspektionen (FI) in its first stability report of the year.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Banks, Building Societies And Credit Unions – Branch Access For Essential Services Update

Date 04/06/2020

Banks, building societies and credit unions have made significant efforts to maintain essential services for their customers during the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis. As restrictions start to ease, firms will begin to re-open branches and increase the range of services available.  

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security GMKN

Date 04/06/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 04.06.2020, 16-38 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 18418) and initial margins (up to 25 %) for the security GMKN were changed. New values are available here

Despite Extreme Market Conditions, TNS Records Zero Packet Loss Across Backbone Network - Even Under Pressure During A Global Economic Crisis, TNS’ Capacity Upgrades In 2019 Paid Dividends For Customers In Q1 2020, Demonstrating Its Network’s Reliability

Date 04/06/2020

At a time when global stock exchanges are experiencing intense volatility and speculative, high-volume trading as the COVID-19 pandemic impacts equities markets, Transaction Network Services (TNS) today reported its North American backbone network recorded zero packet loss during the highest market data volume periods it has ever seen. This means no TNS customers’ trades were lost and critical market data was not dropped or delayed.

Seven Moments In Spring: Covid-19, Financial Markets And The Bank Of England's Operations - Speech By Andrew Hauser, Executive Director, Markets, Hosted By Bloomberg Via Webinar

Date 04/06/2020

Andrew looks back at the key moments that shaped financial markets during the first six weeks of the Covid-19 crisis. Andrew shares his perspectives on what drove markets, what we have learnt and our response.

More Than A Third Of Investments Within The Kazatomprom SPO For Institutional Investors Was Raised Through AIX

Date 04/06/2020

On June 3, 2020, Kazakhstan Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna (“Samruk-Kazyna”) sold 15.9 mln shares (in the form of shares and global depositary receipts) of JSC NAC “Kazatomprom” (“Kazatomprom”) at a price of $13  per share/GDR by way of an accelerated bookbuild for institutional investors through the London Stock Exchange (“LSE”) and Astana International Exchange (“AIX”), thereby raising aggregate gross sale proceeds of  $206,653,499. 

ACER: A Solution For Reported Auction Restrictions Is Published As Part Of The Gas Network Codes Functionality Process

Date 04/06/2020

Today, the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the European Network of Transmission System Operators for gas (ENTSOG) published - on their co-managed Gas Network Codes Functionality Platform - a solution for ‘annual and quarterly auction restrictions in the German NCG market area, as reported on the gas capacity trading platform PRISMA'.

ECB Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 04/06/2020

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB took the following monetary policy decisions:

Letter From Sir Jon Cunliffe, Bank Of England Deputy Governor, Financial Stability, To FMIs On Distribution Of Profits

Date 04/06/2020

Letter to regulated UK Financial Market Infrastructures and Specified Providers

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 04/06/2020

Highlights

- Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $34.0 trillion at the end of May 2020, an increase of 10 per cent from $31.0 trillion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover in May 2020 was $114.7 billion, an increase of 18 per cent from $97.4 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover for the first five months of 2020 was $115.9 billion, an increase of 15 per cent when compared with $100.9 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first five months of 2020 was $5.5 billion, an increase of 12 per cent when compared with $4.9 billion for the same period last year.
• Total funds raised for the first five months of 2020 was $134.5 billion, an increase of 27 per cent when compared with $105.7 billion for the same period last year.