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Testimony Before The United States House Of Representatives Committee On Financial Services, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Oct. 5, 2021

Date 05/10/2021

Good afternoon, Chairwoman Waters, Ranking Member McHenry, and members of the Committee. I’m honored to appear before you today for the second time as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As is customary, I will note that my views are my own, and I am not speaking on behalf of my fellow Commissioners or the staff.

CISI Member Dr. George Theocharides ACSI Appointed Chairman Of The Cyprus Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 05/10/2021

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is delighted to congratulate Dr. George Theocharides, ACSI, for his appointment as Chairman of the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC).

Europex : Supporting An EU ETS That Is “Fit For 55”

Date 05/10/2021

Europex welcomes the holistic ‘Fit for 55’ Package as a decisive step towards achieving Europe’s green transition. The package underlines the common understanding that competitive energy and emissions markets must drive decarbonisation efforts to achieve the EU’s green policy objectives at least cost to the economy and consumers, while ensuring a high level of competition and innovation. As Europe’s primary policy tool to combat climate change, the review of the EU ETS plays a fundamental role in delivering the EU’s ambitious 2030 and 2050 decarbonisation targets and broader Green Deal objectives. Such a review must ensure continued commitment to strong market principles that safeguard the undistorted price signals, efficiency, transparency and liquidity of the emissions market.

ICI Congratulates Verena Ross

Date 05/10/2021

Investment Company Institute CEO Eric J. Pan issued the following statement in response to the European Parliament’s vote to confirm Verena Ross as chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).  

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security SU25085RMFS0

Date 05/10/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 05.10.2021, 18-13 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 100.869) and initial margins (up to 6.25 %) for the security SU25085RMFS0 were changed. New values are available here

EEX: Sell-Off In German National Emissions Trading Scheme Successfully Launched

Date 05/10/2021

The European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) successfully launched the sell-off of national emission certificates ("nEHS certificates", identified on EEX by the abbreviation "nEZ") in the German national emissions trading scheme (nEHS) today.

EBA Publishes Its Work Programme For 2022

Date 05/10/2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its annual work programme for 2022, describing the activities and tasks of the Authority as well as its key strategic areas of work for the coming year.

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

Date 05/10/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 05.10.2021, 16-45 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 3888) and initial margins (up to 21.25 %) for the security PTR-RM were changed. New values are available here

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer: Farmer Sentiment Declines In September, Inflation Expectations Jump

Date 05/10/2021

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer declined in September, down 14 points to a reading of 124. With producers feeling less optimistic about both current conditions on their farming operations as well as their expectations for the future, this is the weakest farmer sentiment reading since July 2020 when the index stood at 118. The Index of Current Conditions declined 12 points to a reading of 140 and the Index of Future Expectations fell 16 points to a reading of 116. The Ag Economy Barometer is calculated each month from 400 U.S. agricultural producers' responses to a telephone survey. This month's survey was conducted between September 27-29, 2021.

Second Three Seas Stock Exchanges Conference Takes Place In Warsaw On 7-8 October

Date 05/10/2021

• The Second Three Seas Stock Exchanges Conference is taking place in Warsaw on 7-8 October 2021
• The event brings together Polish authorities, European institutions, Three Seas Stock Exchanges CEOs, and CEEplus companies
• The event is hosted by the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) which is celebrating its 30^th anniversary
• President of Poland Andrzej Duda is the honorary patron of the anniversary