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FTSE Russell Launch Suite Of Paris-Aligned Climate Benchmarks For Global Equity Markets

Date 06/07/2021

• FTSE Russell launches the ‘FTSE EU Climate Benchmarks Index Series’ a comprehensive range of climate-themed equity indexes aligned to the Paris Agreement
• FTSE Russell consulted Brunel Pension Partnership, a major asset owner with more than £35bn in assets under management, on the design of the FTSE Paris-aligned Benchmark range

June 2021 Monthly Figures At Eurex - OTC Clearing At Eurex Continues To Grow, With A Mixed Picture Across Other Segments

Date 06/07/2021

The OTC Clearing business at Eurex recorded a strong month in June, with total notional outstanding volumes growing 19 percent compared to the same month last year – up from 18,879 billion EUR to 22,485 billion EUR. Notional outstanding in Interest Rate Swaps grew 32 percent, to 10,062 billion EUR, crossing the 10 billion EUR threshold for the first time. While total average daily cleared volumes showed a modest drop across the same period – down 6 percent from 171 billion EUR to 161 billion EUR – average daily cleared volumes in Interest Rate Swaps grew by 60 percent, from 15 billion EUR to 24 billion EUR.

BIS: Basel Committee's Reforms Helped Cushion The Impact Of Covid-19 Shock On Banks

Date 06/07/2021

• New report gives a preliminary assessment of the impact of implemented Basel reforms during the pandemic as part of a broader evaluation of their effectiveness.
• Higher quality capital and liquidity levels required by the reforms helped banks absorb the significant impact of Covid-19 shock.
• The banking system would have faced greater stress during this period had the reforms not been adopted and implemented.

​New IPOs Continue To Create New Subsectors On Tel Aviv Stock Exchange - New Subsector Opened - “Retail"

Date 06/07/2021

TASE announces today the opening of a new subsector under the Commerce and Services Sector - “Retail".

European Commission Puts Forward New Strategy To Make The EU's Financial System More Sustainable And Proposes New European Green Bond Standard

Date 06/07/2021

The European Commission has today adopted a number of measures to increase its level of ambition on sustainable finance. First, the new Sustainable Finance Strategy sets out several initiatives to tackle climate change, and other environmental challenges, while increasing investment – and the inclusiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – in the EU's transition towards a sustainable economy. The European Green Bond Standard proposal, also adopted today, will create a high-quality voluntary standard for bonds financing sustainable investment. Finally, the Commission adopted today a Delegated Act on the information to be disclosed by financial and non-financial companies about how sustainable their activities are, based on Article 8 of the EU Taxonomy.

Decision In Stuart Malcolm Forsyth v (1) UK Financial Conduct Authority And (2) UK Prudential Regulation Authority [2021] UKUT 0162 (TCC)

Date 06/07/2021

The PRA has issued a statement in response to the Upper Tribunal’s judgement.

Remarks By Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis At The Press Conference On The New Sustainable Finance Strategy And A European Green Bond Standard

Date 06/07/2021

Ladies and gentlemen: more and more countries are committed to a healthier, resilient, climate-neutral world. I am proud to say that Europe is the frontrunner in the ‘race to zero'.

Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Falls For Second Month - Rising Input Costs Causing Concern For Farmers

Date 06/07/2021

The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer marks a second month of sharp declines, down 21 points to a reading of 137 in June. Producers were less optimistic about both current conditions on their farming operations as well as their expectations for the future. The Index of Current Conditions dropped 29 points to a reading of 149 and the Index of Future Expectations fell 17 points to a reading of 132. 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 from June 21-25, 2021.

Bidding Zone Review: ACER Consults On The High-Level Approach For Identifying Alternative Bidding Zone Configurations

Date 06/07/2021

ACER is gathering views from stakeholders in an attempt to improve the high-level approach for identifying alternative bidding zone configurations to be considered for the bidding zone review. This public consultation is launched following the public webinar held on 24 June 2021 on the same matter.

Intercontinental Exchange Reports June And Second Quarter 2021 Statistics - June ADV Up 12% y/y; OI Up 11% y/y

Date 06/07/2021

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today reported June and second quarter 2021 trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company’s investor relations website at https://ir.theice.com/ir-resources/supplemental-information in the Monthly Statistics Tracking spreadsheet.