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Japan Financial Services Agency: The First Meeting Of The Working Group On Corporate Disclosure Of The Financial System Council

Date 27/08/2021

The Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council will hold its first meeting on September 2, 2021 as follows.

Crypto Industry Heavyweights, Dr Jane Thomason And Hartej Sawhney, Join The Advisory Board At DeFi Infrastructure Project TheStandard.io

Date 27/08/2021

TheStandard.io, a new DeFi infrastructure project which aims to provide a bridge between traditional physical investments and digital assets has appointed two high-profile crypto industry figures to their Advisory Board - Dr Jane Thomason and Hartej Sawhney. 

SGX Prices Its Debut US$250 Million 1.234% Notes

Date 27/08/2021

• Maiden bond issuance was more than 9 times over-subscribed

Opening Statement By ASIC Chair, Joe Longo At The Parliamentary Joint Committee On Corporations And Financial Services, 27 August 2021, Parliament House, Canberra.

Date 27/08/2021

Good morning Chair and Committee members.

I am joined by Deputy Chairs Karen Chester and Sarah Court, and Commissioners Cathie Armour, Sean Hughes and Danielle Press. Also appearing with us is ASIC’s Chief Operating Officer Warren Day, General Counsel Chris Savundra and Executive Director of Strategy Greg Kirk.

NGX CEO Lauds Lafarge Plc For Commitment To Sustainability

Date 26/08/2021

The Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Exchange Limited, Mr. Temi Popoola, CFA, has commended Lafarge Africa Plc for demonstrating its commitment to adopting sustainable business practices. This was expressed at the Facts Behind the Sustainability Report presentation by Lafarge Africa Plc on the NGX platform which held on Thursday, 26 August 2021.

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

Date 26/08/2021

SIFMA has confirmed its previous holiday recommendation for a full market close on Monday, September 6 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. Labor Day holiday.

BIS: Step-In Risk - Executive Summary

Date 26/08/2021

The 2007–09 Great Financial Crisis (GFC) provided evidence that banks sometimes have incentives beyond contractual obligation or equity ties to "step in" to support unconsolidated entities to which they are connected. This happened in the form of credit or liquidity support that banks provided to, among others, securitisation conduits, structured investment vehicles and money market funds.

Moscow Exchange Risk Parameters For New Shares

Date 26/08/2021

New shares will be accepted to margin trading starting from September 1, 2021. From this date on, risk parameters will be applied according to the table below.

CFTC Orders Idaho Man To Pay $150,000 For Registration Violation And Violations Of Commodity Pool Operator Regulations

Date 26/08/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Cody Malosi Wilson of Idaho Falls, Idaho for failing to register as a commodity pool operator (CPO) and failing to comply with CFTC regulations regarding CPOs. The order requires Wilson to pay a $150,000 civil monetary penalty and to cease and desist from any further violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) or CFTC regulations, as charged.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Securities Market

Date 26/08/2021

CCP NCC sets the following risk parameters on Securities market starting from August 30, 2021:

1. Market risk rates and concentration limits