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SIX Swiss Exchange: Trading Key Figures January 2022

Date 01/02/2022

In January 2022, trading turnover on SIX Swiss Exchange reached CHF 122.1 billion, 23.2% more than in the previous month, while the number of transactions increased by 27.3% to a total of 5,825,052. The SMI® declined by 5.0% and reached 12,226.7 points at the end of the month, after registering a new all-time high of 12,997 points on 3 January 2022 (closing price).

BIS: Money Markets, Collateral And Monetary Policy

Date 01/02/2022

Summary

Focus

Interbank money markets are essential for banks' liquidity management. They are also important for monetary policy implementation as central banks often target interbank rates. Our paper focuses on two major and persistent money market developments that have occurred in the euro area over the past 15 years: the falling importance of the unsecured interbank market relative to the secured market and, relatedly, the rising exposure of banks to the risk of increases in collateral haircuts. We ask how these developments have affected bank lending, real activity and the conduct of monetary policy.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters On Securities Market

Date 01/02/2022

CCP NCC will set the following risk parameters on Securities market starting from February 02, 2022:

ESMA Recommends Clearing Obligation For Pension Funds To Start In June 2023

Date 01/02/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has sent a letter to the European Commission (EC) providing its views on the clearing obligation for Pension Scheme Arrangements (PSA) and recommending the end of the current exemption from the clearing obligation with a one year implementation period.

Altea Green Power S.p.A. Lists On Euronext Growth Milan

Date 01/02/2022

• 1st listing of 2022 on Euronext Growth Milan

• Altea Green Power S.p.A. brings the total number of companies listed on Euronext Growth Milan to 175

• Total placement volume of the offering equal to €5 million

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange January 2022

Date 01/02/2022

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics:

• Volumes and Market cap
• Most traded companies
• Most active members
• Listings and members

Lori H. Price Named Acting Director Of The Office Of Credit Ratings - Ahmed Abonamah To Leave SEC

Date 01/02/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Lori H. Price will serve as Acting Director of the Office of Credit Ratings (OCR). Ms. Price replaces Ahmed A. Abonamah, who is leaving the agency at the beginning of February to serve as Chief Financial Officer for the City of Cleveland.

AMERIBOR® Is The Dominant Credit-Sensitive LIBOR Replacement, New Survey Finds - More Than Half Of Debt Market Participants Surveyed Say They Require A Credit-Sensitive Rate, 70% Prefer AMERIBOR® Over Alternatives

Date 01/02/2022

A new survey from IFLR’s Practice Insight finds that lenders, borrowers and financial institutions really do prefer choice when it comes to LIBOR replacements. 

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security UPS-RM - Update

Date 01/02/2022

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 01.02.2022, 17-42 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 18867) and initial margins (up to 33 %) for the security UPS-RM were changed. New values are available here

ESMA Makes New Bond Liquidity Data Available And Publishes Data For The Systematic Internaliser Calculations

Date 01/02/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today made available the new quarterly liquidity assessment for bonds, the data for the systematic internaliser quarterly calculations for equity, equity-like instruments, bonds and for other non-equity instruments and the consolidated tape provider (CTP) data under MiFID II and MiFIR.