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Ontario Securities Commission Study Finds Pandemic Has Significant Impact On Retail Investors

Date 12/04/2021

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today released a new study that explores the impact of the pandemic on the behaviours and attitudes of retail investors. This study is part of the OSC’s ongoing efforts to monitor the impact of the pandemic on investors and markets.

ESMA Issues Latest Double Volume Cap Data

Date 12/04/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today updated its public register with the latest set of double volume cap (DVC) data under MiFID II.

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

Date 12/04/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 12.04.2021, 19-03 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 19792) and initial margins (up to 22.5 %) for the security BABA-RM were changed. New values are available here

BIS: Futures-Based Commodity ETFs When Storage Is Constrained

Date 12/04/2021

Key takeaways

• Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that hold futures contracts on commodities are an important link between commodity markets and financial markets.
• When commodity storage capacity is constrained, investor flows into ETFs holding futures can lower, instead of raise, commodity prices due to potentially high costs of physical storage.
• April 2020 briefly witnessed negative prices for the nearest-maturity futures contract on WTI oil, possibly due to such a combination of storage constraints and investor flows into ETFs.

ACER Consults On The Cross-Border Capacity Allocation Methodologies For The Exchange Of Balancing Capacity In 19 EU Member States

Date 12/04/2021

The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) launches today a public consultation on the cross-border capacity allocation methodologies for the exchange of balancing capacity in the Hansa, Core and Baltic regions, covering 19 EU Member States.

CISI Introduces New Sustainable And Responsible Investment Course For Practitioners To Help Unravel The Jargon Around Ethical Finance

Date 12/04/2021

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has introduced a new online, intermediate-level course covering the important area of sustainable and responsible investment, that provides the knowledge and information to unravel the jargon for financial services practitioners.

Bitfinex Launches Live Chat Customer Support

Date 12/04/2021

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, has launched live customer support, providing the exchange’s growing user base with instant access to its industry-renowned customer service team.

Bank Of England: The Global Outlook, International Trade And Resilience - Slides By Silvana Tenreyro, Presented At International Policy Talks: Economic Shocks And Trade Webinar

Date 12/04/2021

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US Federal Reserve Board Accepting Applications For Its Community Advisory Council

Date 12/04/2021

The Federal Reserve Board announced on Monday that it is accepting applications from individuals who wish to be considered for membership on the Community Advisory Council (CAC). The CAC was formed in 2015. It advises the Board on issues affecting consumers and communities and complements two of the Board's other advisory councils whose members represent depository institutions—the Federal Advisory Council and the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council.

FTSE Russell Launches First Climate Index For The Inflation-Linked Government Bond Market

Date 12/04/2021

• FTSE Russell expands climate risk-adjusted index range to multi trillion-dollar inflation linked market
• New index meets investor demand to mitigate both climate risk and inflation risk in global fixed income markets
• Launch follows BlackRock iShares’ selection of FTSE Russell’s FTSE Advanced Climate WGBI and the FTSE Advanced Climate EGBI as the basis of new climate risk-adjusted government bond ETFs