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Letter ‘The Importance Of Protecting The EU ETS From Damaging Interventions’

Date 16/02/2022

FESE together with other nine industry associations co-signed a letter urging the European Commission not to intervene in the ETS ahead of the publication of ESMA’s final report on the EU Carbon Market.

ESMA Proposes Reforms To Improve Resilience Of Money Market Funds

Date 16/02/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, is issuing an Opinion containing proposed reforms to the regulatory framework for EU Money Market Funds (MMFs) under the Money Market Funds Regulation (MMFR). The proposals will improve the resilience of MMFs by addressing in particular liquidity issues and the threshold effects for constant net asset value (CNAV) MMFs.

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

Date 16/02/2022

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 16.02.2022, 18-06 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 24885) and initial margins (up to 32.5 %) for the security GNRC-RM were changed.

CanDeal And IHS Markit Partner To Set New Industry Standard For Canadian Fixed Income Price Accessibility

Date 16/02/2022

CanDeal, the leading provider of Canadian financial markets, data and information services, is integrating its proprietary market data into the IHS Markit platform providing a new level of fixed income pricing accessibility for the Canadian market. With the unparalleled accuracy of dealer-sourced pricing that CanDeal Data & Analytics (DNA) provides, this partnership will directly address one of the most pressing issues facing Canadian capital markets.

Nasdaq Private Fund Manager Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Data Now Available Free To Investors

Date 16/02/2022

Starting today, qualifying investors can receive free access to private fund manager diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) data via the Nasdaq eVestment platform, a provider of institutional investment data and analytics to asset owners and asset managers.

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

Date 16/02/2022

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 16.02.2022, 17-38 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 1818) and initial margins (up to 53.75 %) for the security VIAC-RM were changed.

Tradeweb Announces Changes To Board And Succession Plans For Executive Leadership

Date 16/02/2022

• Lee Olesky Succeeds Martin Brand as Chairman,   Will Retire as CEO at End of 2022
• William Hult Elected as Next CEO, Effective January 1, 2023
• Paula Madoff Appointed as Lead Independent Director

Applied Blockchain Receives Grant From Algorand Foundation For London Bridge Solution

Date 16/02/2022

• London Bridge will allow the secure integration of Algorand with other blockchain networks, in particular Ethereum, in order to enable seamless integration and bi-directional liquidity flows.
• This Bridge will tackle the liquidity challenges that the Algorand ecosystem faces. Despite Algorand being increasingly attractive for decentralised application developers, other blockchain platforms like Ethereum, having been created a number of years earlier and having a headstart in the developer community, are currently home to a majority of DeFi and NFT liquidity.
• The London Bridge integration aims to solve this challenge and allow the increasing number of applications that are developed on Algorand to seamlessly integrate with other chains, providing a more active ecosystem for DeFi, NFT’s and other applications.

FSB Warns Of Emerging Risks From Crypto-Assets To Global Financial Stability

Date 16/02/2022

Crypto-asset markets are fast evolving and could reach a point where they represent a threat to global financial stability due to their scale, structural vulnerabilities and increasing interconnectedness with the traditional financial system. This is the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB’s) updated assessment of risks to financial stability from crypto-assets, published today.

Solactive Partners With Osmosis To Launch Resource Efficient Core Equity Ex-Fossil Fuels Global Equity Index, With £200m Seed Investment From East Sussex Pension Fund

Date 16/02/2022

Over the last few years, investors have been increasingly considering aligning investment decisions with ESG values. Last year, this focus increased as the entire world watched heads of states’ debates on effective actions against climate change at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland. Now, Solactive is pleased to announce that East Sussex Pension Fund has partnered with sustainable investment manager Osmosis to launch a £200m global equity ex-fossil fuels portfolio linked to Solactive Osmosis Resource Efficient Core Equity Ex-Fossil Fuels Index.