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MGEX Reports A Record Breaking August

Date 01/09/2021

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports August 2021 as the third best month in the history of the Exchange with a total of 394,547 contracts traded. This past month is now the best August in history edging out August 2020 by 24%. Total options volume was 11,033, making it the third month in a row where volume surpassed 10,000 contracts.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security TCSG

Date 01/09/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 01.09.2021, 18-06 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 7208.2) and initial margins (up to 18.75 %) for the security TCSG were changed. New values are available here

Remarks Before The European Parliament Committee On Economic And Monetary Affairs, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Washington D.C., Sept. 1, 2021

Date 01/09/2021

Thank you, Chair Tinagli and Members of the Committee. I’m honored to appear before this Committee for the fourth time, and for the first time as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own, and I’m not speaking on behalf of the Commission or the SEC staff.

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

Date 01/09/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 01.09.2021, 18-24 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 7848) and initial margins (up to 18.75 %) for the security ABBV-RM were changed. New values are available here

ISDA Responds To EC On EONIA

Date 01/09/2021

On August 31, 2021, ISDA submitted a response to the European Commission’s (EC) draft Implementing Act (IA) on the statutory replacement rate for EONIA, a fallback of €STR plus 8.5 basis points. The response discusses the limited scope of power to designate a statutory replacement and the need to avoid a presumption of contractual frustration for contracts without an incorporated fallback. Furthermore, ISDA stressed the importance of adopting the IA in a timely manner, in light of the cessation of EONIA, scheduled for January 3, 2022.

SIX Trading Key Figures: August 2021

Date 01/09/2021

In August 2021 trading turnover on the Swiss stock exchange reached CHF 84.6 billion, 4.3% less than in the previous month, while the number of transactions decreased by 5.4% to a total of 4,328,210. Since the beginning of 2021, trading turnover reached CHF 867.7 billion with a total of 42,557,169 transactions. The SMI® rose by 2.4% and reached 12,411.1 points at the end of the month, registering a new all-time high of 12,573.4 points on 18 August 2021 (closing price).

FTSE UK Index Series Quarterly Review September 2021

Date 01/09/2021

• Meggitt and Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets to join FTSE 100
• Seven changes to the FTSE 250

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 01/09/2021

The following risk parameters will be changed:

Top U.S. regulator Is Right, Crypto Needs Regulation: deVere CEO

Date 01/09/2021

The chair of the U.S. financial regulator is right about cryptocurrency trading platforms: they should be regulated, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory asset management and fintech organizations.

U.S. Department Of The Treasury: CDFI Fund Announces $5 Billion In New Markets Tax Credits - Awards Will Spur Economic And Community Development Nationwide

Date 01/09/2021

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) announced $5 billion in New Markets Tax Credits today that will spur investment and economic growth in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide. A total of 100 Community Development Entities (CDEs) were awarded tax credit allocations, made through the calendar year (CY) 2020 round of the New Markets Tax Credit Program (NMTC Program).