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Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission And Independent Commission Against Corruption Joint Operation On Listed Company’s Suspicious Money Lending Activities

Date 13/08/2021

Five individuals including a current senior executive and a former senior executive of a listed company have been arrested in a joint operation “Jade Qilin” of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC).

Japan Exchange Group: Proof Of Concept Project To Provide A Learning Environment For Trading Utilizing IT And Data Analysis - Awards Ceremony Held For Data Analysis Competition

Date 13/08/2021

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) launched "J-Quants", a Proof of Concept (PoC)* Project in January 2021 to provide a learning environment for trading utilizing IT and data analysis. An awards ceremony was held online for the competitions we have held so far - the fundamentals analysis competition and the news data analysis competition (hereinafter "both competitions").

ISDA SwapsInfo First Half Of 2021 And Second Quarter Of 2021 Review

Date 12/08/2021

The latest ISDA SwapsInfo Quarterly Review shows that trading volumes for both interest rate derivatives (IRD) and credit derivatives decreased during the first half of 2021 compared to the first half of 2020.

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

Date 12/08/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 12.08.2021, 23-28 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 14508) and initial margins (up to 17.5 %) for the security DIS-RM were changed. New values are available here

Canadian Securities Regulators Seek Comments On Proposal To Harmonize The Interpretation Of The Primary Business Requirements

Date 12/08/2021

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is proposing clarifications to harmonize the interpretation of the financial statement requirements for a long form prospectus. Specifically, the clarifications apply in situations where an issuer has acquired a business, or proposes to acquire a business, that a reasonable investor would regard as being the primary business of the issuer.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Securities Market

Date 12/08/2021

CCP NCC is changing risk parameters on Securities market starting from August 18, 2021:

TMX Group Completes Acquisition Of AST Trust Company (Canada)

Date 12/08/2021

TMX Group today announced it has completed the acquisition of AST Investor Services Inc. (Canada) and its subsidiary AST Trust Company (Canada), a leading provider of transfer agency, corporate trust, and related services (the "Acquisition"). The total consideration of the Acquisition was $165 million which includes $30 million of cash. The transaction was first announced in September 2020.

BIS: Is Window Dressing By Banks Systemically Important?

Date 12/08/2021

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Are banks window dressing their balance sheets to avoid tougher regulation? We explore this question by studying the assessment of global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). We examine the evolution of the G-SIB "score" around supervisory reporting dates for a large sample of banks in the European Union (EU). The score is the regulatory measure that determines banks' G-SIB status and the attendant capital requirements. It predominantly relies on a snapshot of banks' balance sheets at year-end.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Working Group On Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates - July 2021

Date 12/08/2021

The Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates, which is comprised of a diverse set of market participants, is working to catalyse a broad-based transition to SONIA by end-2021.

Euronext: PSI 20 Becomes The PSI - New Designation And Rules To Improve The Efficiency Of Portugal’s Benchmark National Index

Date 12/08/2021

Euronext today announced that the name of the Portuguese benchmark national index will change from the PSI 20® to the PSI®. The index methodology will also be adjusted in order to improve the liquidity and efficiency of the index and to better meet index users’ needs.