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IMF Executive Board Concludes Annual Discussions On CEMAC Common Policies, And Common Policies In Support Of Member Countries Reform Progra

Date 16/12/2021

• IMF Executive Board Concludes Annual Discussions on CEMAC Common Policies, and Common Policies in Support of Member Countries Reform Programs.
• The almost two-years pandemic-related crisis has left CEMAC with a fragile external position.
• A tighter policy stance, high oil prices, and Heads of States renewed commitments to accelerate structural, transparency and governance reforms are expected to support a stronger external position from 2022, as the region recovers from the crisis.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Changes For The Securities AMGN-RM, RU000A0JX090 And T-RM

Date 16/12/2021

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Risk parameters change for the security AMGN-RM
Risk parameters change for the security RU000A0JX090
Risk parameters change for the security T-RM

S.I.F. Italia S.P.A. Lists On Euronext Growth Milan

Date 16/12/2021

• 36th listing of 2021 on Euronext Growth Milan

• S.I.F. Italia S.p.A. is the 200th listing on Euronext markets in 2021

• S.I.F. Italia S.p.A. brings the total number of companies listed on Euronext Growth Milan to 167

• Total placement volume of the offering equal to €2.7 million

ESMA Publishes Its Annual Report On Waivers And Deferrals

Date 16/12/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today published its Annual Report on waivers and deferrals for equity and non-equity instruments covering the year 2020.

CFTC’s Interest Rate Benchmark Reform Subcommittee Issues User Guide For The Transition Of Exchange-Traded Derivatives Activity To SOFR

Date 16/12/2021

The Interest Rate Benchmark Reform Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC), today issued a user guide for the transition of newly-executed exchange-traded derivatives from LIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) pursuant to the MRAC’s approval of the SOFR First Initiative at its July 13, 2021 meeting. Acting Chairman Rostin Behnam is the sponsor of MRAC.

ESMA Issues Statement On Supervision Of The Clearing And Derivative Trading Obligations Following The Benchmark Transition

Date 16/12/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has released a public statement on the implementation of the changes to the clearing obligation (CO) and derivative trading obligation (DTO) in light of the benchmark transition.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security AA-RM

Date 16/12/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 16.12.2021, 17-50 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 4281) and initial margins (up to 36 %) for the security AA-RM were changed. 

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group – 1 December 2021

Date 16/12/2021

The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group have the objective of overseeing the design of a new end-state model for wholesale cash distribution. This is to support the UK in an environment of declining cash volumes.

Polish-Hungarian Agreement In The GPW Group

Date 16/12/2021

• The Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW), Towarowa Giełda Energii (TGE), the Hungarian National Bank and the Budapest Stock Exchange have signed a Term Sheet with a view to establishing Central Post-trade Solutions (CPS) on or before 30 September 2022.
• Under the Term Sheet, Towarowa Giełda Energii will be the majority shareholder of the company to be established
• The provisions of the Term Sheet are not binding and the conclusion of the investment agreement will depend, among others, on GPW and TGE conducting a due diligence and obtaining required corporate approvals

Corporate And Municipal CUSIP Request Volumes Fall In November - Muni Volumes On Track To End Year Below 2020 Totals

Date 16/12/2021

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for November 2021. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity over the next quarter, found monthly decreases in request volume for new corporate and municipal identifiers.