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EBA Publishes Final Draft Technical Standards On Supervisory Disclosure Under The Investment Firms Directive

Date 25/06/2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on information on supervisory approaches and aggregate statistical data concerning the new prudential requirements that competent authorities will have to disclose publicly for all types of investment firms authorised under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID). These final draft technical standards, which are part of the Phase 2 mandates of the EBA Roadmap on investment firms, will ensure that the disclosed information is comprehensive and comparable across all Member States.

Gentian Diagnostics Lists On Oslo Børs

Date 25/06/2021

Euronext today congratulates Gentian Diagnostics on its transfer from Euronext Growth to Oslo Børs (ticker code: GENT).

EBA Issues Opinion On Measures To Address Macroprudential Risk Following Notification By The Estonian Central Bank (Eesti Pank)

Date 25/06/2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion following the notification by the Estonian macroprudential authority, Eesti Pank, of its intention to extend a measure originally introduced in 2019 to ensure that banks hold sufficient own funds to cover systemic risks related to housing loans and to act as a backstop limiting any further decrease in risk weights. For credit institutions that operate in Estonia and use the internal ratings-based (IRB) approach, the measure introduces a minimum level for the average risk weight for residential mortgage loans to obligors residing in Estonia. Based on the evidence submitted, the EBA does not object to the extension of the proposed measure, which will be applied for two years.

ESMA Registers European DataWarehouse GmbH AND SecRep B.V. As Securitisation Repositories

Date 25/06/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU's securities markets regulator, has approved the registrations of the first two securitisation repositories (SRs) under the Securitisation Regulation (SECR). The registration decisions will become effective on 30 June 2021.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters On Securities Market - Update

Date 25/06/2021

CCP NCC will set the following risk parameters on Securities market starting from June 28, 2021:

BIS Innovation Hub And Bank Of Italy Announce Shortlist And Judges For The G20 Green And Sustainable Finance Challenge

Date 25/06/2021

• Twenty-one teams have been shortlisted in the G20 TechSprint competition, out of 99 submissions from teams worldwide.
• The judging panel includes private and public sector experts in the field of financial sector data and technology.
• The initiative highlights the potential of new technology to tackle challenges in green and sustainable finance.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security SPCE-RM - Update

Date 25/06/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 25.06.2021, 17-36 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 3987) and initial margins (up to 58.5 %) for the security SPCE-RM were changed. New values are available here

Borsa Istanbul: Periodic Review For The BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond Indices For The Period July-September 2021 Has Been Finalized

Date 25/06/2021

In accordance with the article 3.3. of BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules, periodic review for the BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond Indices for the period July-September 2021 (July 1, 2021 – September 30, 2021) has been finalized. There is no Eurobond to be included in or excluded from the BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond USD and BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond USD (TRY) Indices and they will continue to be calculated with the same list of constituents in the period July-September 2021.

Moscow Exchange: REPO Risk Parameters Change For The Security MGNT

Date 25/06/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 25.06.2021, 15-50 (MSK) the lower bound of the REPO rate for tenor Y0/Y1Dt (up to -96.96 %), penalty rate and IR Risk Rate (up to -46.78 rub) for the security MGNT were changed. New values are available here

US Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Advances Its Work On Proliferation Finance, Virtual Assets, Financing Of Racially Or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism, And Financial Flows Linked To Conservation Crime

Date 25/06/2021

Today the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded its fourth virtual plenary since the start of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  The FATF advanced its core work on virtual assets, proliferation finance, digital transformation, and peer member assessments.