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A Coordinated Strategy To Advance Racial Equity At The US Treasury - By: Deputy Secretary Of The US Treasury, Wally Adeyemo

Date 25/10/2021

President Biden has made clear since Day One that advancing racial equity is not just a moral priority for our country—it is also critical to our economic success. Taking steps to unlock the unrealized potential of underserved communities makes our economy stronger and benefits all Americans. This is one reason why the Department of the Treasury is focused on advancing racial equity. This informed our decision to create a dedicated Office of Recovery Programs and has flowed through the policy and operational decisions we’ve made to implement the historic American Rescue Plan. At every step, our commitment to racial equity has been front and center.

Notice Of Election Released For CalPERS Board Special Election - Seat Represents Active Public Agency Members

Date 25/10/2021

CalPERS has issued the official Notice of Election for the upcoming special election of a Public Agency representative to the CalPERS Board of Administration.

U.S. Department Of The Treasury Appoints First Counselor For Racial Equity

Date 25/10/2021

Today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen announced the appointment of Janis Bowdler to serve as the Department’s first Counselor for Racial Equity. Ms. Bowdler will be charged with coordinating Treasury’s efforts to advance racial equity including engaging with diverse communities throughout the country and to identify and mitigate barriers to accessing benefits and opportunities with the Department.

Fiserv And Bakkt Innovate On Mainstream Use Of Crypto Assets For Leading Global Merchants

Date 25/10/2021

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today announced a strategic relationship with Bakkt (NYSE: BKKT), a trusted digital asset platform that enables consumers to buy, sell, send and spend a range of digital assets. The combination of expansive capabilities from Fiserv, including the ability to move funds into and out of mobile wallets, with Bakkt’s digital asset platform will enable practical uses of crypto and emerging asset classes.

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

Date 25/10/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 25.10.2021, 19-41 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 75907) and initial margins (up to 32.5 %) for the security TSLA-RM were changed. New values are available here

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters For New Shares

Date 25/10/2021

New shares will be accepted to margin trading starting from November 1, 2021. 

BIS And Bank Of Italy Announce Winners Of G20 TechSprint

Date 25/10/2021

• Winners of international hackathon-style competition highlight the potential of new technologies to resolve pressing challenges in green and sustainable finance.
• The winning firms were Greenomy (Belgium), CRIF and R.E.D(Italy), and Home Infrastructure Technology (United Kingdom).
• Awards recognized innovative projects on data collection and sharing; analysis of transition and physical climate-related risks; and better connecting projects and investors.

Second Best Volume Day in MGEX History

Date 25/10/2021

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), announces that Friday, October 22nd, 2021 was the second best volume day in history with a total of 36,900 contracts, merely missing the first place spot by 491 contracts. Having its best volume day, SPIKES® Futures contributed 22,872 contracts to the total. This is the 11th entry into the top-25 daily exchange volume record book for 2021.

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

Date 25/10/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 25.10.2021, 16-42 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 8389) and initial margins (up to 16.25 %) for the security KMB-RM were changed. New values are available here

IIROC To Bring CE Accreditation In House

Date 25/10/2021

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) will be assuming direct responsibility over the accreditation of Continuing Education courses starting January 1, 2022, for Dealer Members or external course providers who wish to submit them.