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Trade Associations Submit Letter On CSDR Mandatory Buy-in Rules

Date 15/07/2021

On July 14, 2021, ISDA and 15 other trade associations wrote to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Commission (EC) on the timeline for implementation of the mandatory buy-in rules as part of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) settlement discipline regime. The associations welcome the report from the EC on the CSDR review published in July 2021, and fully support the intention to consider amendments to the mandatory buy-in regime, subject to an impact assessment. The associations request that ESMA and the EC take action to ensure the mandatory buy-in rules for non-central-counterparty transactions are not subject to application on February 1 2022, when the relevant regulatory technical standard is set to enter into force, and to provide clarity to market participants on the matter on an urgent basis.

Securities Regulators Announce Canadian Firm Selected For Cross-Border Testing

Date 15/07/2021

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), and the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) today announced that Bedrock AI Inc. has been selected to participate in a cross-border testing initiative supported by 23 regulators across five continents, as part of the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN).  

U.S. Department Of The Treasury Calls For Large Position Reports

Date 15/07/2021

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is calling for Large Position Reports from those entities whose positions in the 0-7/8% Treasury Notes of November 2030 equaled or exceeded $4.1 billion as of Monday, November 16, 2020 or Monday, December 14, 2020.

CFTC Commissioners Quintenz And Stump To Participate On A Panel At The ABA Business Law Section’s Derivatives & Futures Law Committee Mid-Year Program

Date 15/07/2021

SEC Awards More Than $1 Million To Whistleblower

Date 15/07/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $1 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to an SEC enforcement action.  The whistleblower provided SEC staff with valuable information and ongoing assistance, which included participating in an interview with the staff and providing documents and additional information, saving the SEC time and resources. 

BIS: Global Reflation ?

Date 15/07/2021

Key takeaways

• Inflation has risen in many countries. In conjunction with a rebound in GDP growth and evidence of significant bottlenecks in some sectors, this has prompted concerns that the low inflation era of recent decades could be nearing its end.
• A closer look at the data reveals that the pickup in inflation can be ascribed largely to base effects, increases in the prices of a small number of pandemic-affected items and higher energy prices. A common thread through these causes is that their effect on inflation is likely to be temporary.
• A more persistent increase in inflation would likely require a material pickup in labour costs and an unmooring of inflation expectations. However, wage growth remains contained and the medium-term inflation expectations of professional forecasters and financial markets show little sign of de-anchoring. These developments are consistent with medium-term inflation moving towards central bank targets.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 15/07/2021

The following risk parameters will be changed:

CFTC Commissioner Berkovitz To Participate In A Keynote Fireside Chat At DACOM DeFi 2021

Date 15/07/2021

The Inflation Outlook - Speech By Michael Saunders, Member Of The Bank Of England Monetary Policy Committee, Given During An Online Webinar

Date 15/07/2021

Michael Saunders talks about the outlook for the UK economy and what he thinks it means for prices. He then sets out some thoughts on the appropriate monetary policy stance.

ACER And ENTSO-E: Final Report On The Separation Of The Continental Europe Power System On 8 January 2021

Date 15/07/2021

• Swift TSO coordination mitigated the incident - no major impact on consumers’ energy supply
• Ensuring security of electricity supply at European level is essential to Europe’s energy transition