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HM Treasury And Bank Of England: Statement On Central Bank Digital Currency Next Steps

Date 09/11/2021

HM Treasury (HMT) and the Bank of England (the Bank) have today announced the next steps on the exploration of a UK Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). CBDC would be a new form of digital money issued by the Bank of England and for use by households and businesses for their everyday payments needs. It would exist alongside cash and bank deposits, rather than replacing them.

Euronext Announces Volumes For October 2021

Date 09/11/2021

Euronext, the leading pan-European market infrastructure, today announced trading volumes for October 2021.

Nasdaq Private Fund Manager Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Data Will Be Free To Investors On February 16, 2022 - Nasdaq Working With ILPA And FCLTGlobal To Ensure Data Standardization

Date 09/11/2021

Nasdaq has today announced that it will collect and make its private fund manager diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) data available for investors free of charge via the Nasdaq eVestment platform in an effort to improve transparency and disclosure standardization across the industry. The data will be available starting on February 16, 2022.

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

Date 09/11/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 09.11.2021, 17-10 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 14110) and initial margins (up to 22.5 %) for the security PYPL-RM were changed. New values are available here

Statement On DeFi Risks, Regulations, and Opportunities, SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw, Nov. 9, 2021, As Published In The International Journal Of Blockchain Law, Vol. 1, Nov. 2021.

Date 09/11/2021

Whether in the news, social media, popular entertainment, and increasingly in people’s portfolios, crypto is now part of the vernacular.  But what that term actually encompasses is broad and amorphous and includes everything from tokens, to non-fungible tokens, to Dexes to Decentralized Finance or DeFI. For those readers not already familiar with DeFi, unsurprisingly, definitions also vary.  In general, though, it is an effort to replicate functions of our traditional finance systems through the use of blockchain-based smart contracts that are composable, interoperable, and open source.  Much of DeFi activity takes place on the Ethereum blockchain, but any blockchain that supports certain types of scripting or coding can be used to develop DeFi applications and platforms.

Opening Remarks, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, At The Conference On Diversity And Inclusion In Economics, Finance, And Central Banking, Sponsored By The Bank Of Canada, The Bank Of England, The Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System, And The European Central Bank (Via Webcast)

Date 09/11/2021

Good morning. It is a pleasure to welcome you to today's discussion and to host this third Conference on Diversity and Inclusion in Economics, Finance, and Central Banking. My colleagues and I are proud to cosponsor this conference along with the Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, and the European Central Bank.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RUAL

Date 09/11/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 09.11.2021, 16-34 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 77.57) and initial margins (up to 21.25 %) for the security RUAL were changed. New values are available here

EEX To Launch New Weekly European Cheese Indices (WECI)

Date 09/11/2021

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has today announced the launch of new indices – the “EEX Weekly European Cheese Indices” (WECI) which will bring further price transparency to the European dairy market.

ACER - Energy Retail Markets Monitoring In 2020: Smart Meter Roll Out Continues To Vary Across The EU

Date 09/11/2021

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Council of European Energy Regulators (CEER) publish today the new edition of the Energy Retail and Consumer Protection Volume of the 2020 Market Monitoring Report (MMR) with the support of the Energy Community Secretariat. The volume focuses on retail market competition, retail prices, and consumers, including the importance of consumer engagement in the energy transition.

Private Equity Industry Runs Hot As Pent-Up Demand Is Unleashed - Dechert LLP / Mergermarket Study Finds Record US$1.17tn Worth Of Deals Recorded During January - September 2021, Eclipsing Every Prior Full-Year Total Back To 2015

Date 09/11/2021

• 60% of North American and 49% of EMEA PE firms surveyed expect a significant increase in Limited Partner scrutiny of ESG issues and reporting over next three years.
• 54% of PE firms in EMEA surveyed expect one of the aftereffects of the pandemic to be trading successful portfolio companies to successor funds.
• 45% of PE firms surveyed have increased their use of private credit financing in buyouts over the last three years.