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S&P Dow Jones Indices Europe Dashboard

Date 30/09/2021

• The S&P Europe 350^® managed to eke out a gain for the third quarter after declining in September.
• U.K. equities bucked the trend: the small island nation was one of two countries doing the heavy lifting for the S&P Europe 350 this quarter – the other being the Netherlands.
• The European energy sector followed the global trend, ending the quarter with double-digit outperformance versus its benchmark driven by skyrocketing natural gas and oil prices

Statement By IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva At The Conclusion Of A Meeting With UNECA And African Ministers Of Finance On COVID-19

Date 30/09/2021

Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met today with African Ministers of Finance and representatives from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) to discuss Africa’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the efforts for a sustainable, green, and inclusive recovery.

Nigerian Exchange Weekly Market Report For September 30th, 2021

Date 30/09/2021

The market opened for four trading days this week as the Federal Government of Nigeria declared Friday 1st October 2021 a Public Holiday to mark the Nations 61st Independence Anniversary

ISDA derivatiViews: First Steps To Crypto Derivatives Standards

Date 30/09/2021

Crypto assets have grown at a ferocious pace in recent years, but banks and institutional investors have only played a bit part in that growth. That’s now starting to change, with financial institutions showing more interest in crypto and derivatives linked to these assets. Further growth is all but certain, but the challenge will be to guarantee the nascent market for digital asset derivatives is built on firm foundations. This should be based on standards that respect the unique aspects of this asset class and can be applied in a fully digital format – an issue that ISDA is uniquely placed to tackle.

Report from FINRA Board Of Governors Meeting – September 2021 - Board Approves New Maintaining Qualifications Fee - Reaffirms FINRA’s Financial Guiding Principles

Date 30/09/2021

FINRA’s Board of Governors met on Sept. 23-24 and approved a proposal to establish a modest fee for individuals who choose to complete continuing education (CE) to remain qualified for up to five years following the termination of the individual’s registration.

SIFMA Fixed Income Market Close Recommendation In The U.S., The U.K. And Japan For U.S. Columbus Day

Date 30/09/2021

SIFMA has confirmed its previous holiday recommendation for a full market close on Monday, October 11 for the trading of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities in the U.S., the U.K., and Japan in observance of the U.S. Columbus Day Holiday.

Supervisory Board To Extend Yuri Denisov"s term As MOEX Management Board Chairman

Date 30/09/2021

On 30 September 2021, the Supervisory Board of Moscow Exchange resolved it would be prudent to re-elect Yury Denisov as Chairman of the Executive Board.

MIAX Options And MIAX Pearl Options Exchanges - Updated October 1, 2021 Fee Changes

Date 30/09/2021

The MIAX Options and MIAX Pearl Options Fee Schedules will also be amended on October 1, 2021, pending filing with the SEC.  Below is a list, including the previously announced change in the September 29, 2021 Alert.

SEC Charges Rogue Trader Who Bankrupted His Firm

Date 30/09/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Keith A. Wakefield, a former managing director and head of fixed income trading at IFS Securities, Inc., an Atlanta-based broker-dealer, with causing millions of dollars of losses through unauthorized trading in fixed income securities, and with fraudulently obtaining approximately $820,000 in fictitious commission income.

BOX Options: Changes To The Tags On Leg Instrument Execution Reports

Date 30/09/2021

Beginning October 18, 2021, the tags on the Leg Instrument Execution Report in FIX ‘8’ will mirror the tags of the parent FIX ‘8’ Complex Order Execution Report.