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EACH Response – Issues To Be Addressed In The Review Of The Financial Collateral Directive (FCD) And The Settlement Finality Directive (SFD)

Date 07/05/2021

The European Association of CCP Clearing Houses published today the attached response to the issues included in the consultations published by the European Commission concerning the review of the Directive on financial collateral arrangements (FCD) and the review of the Directive on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement systems (SFD).

BIS: Institutional Arrangements For Bank Resolution

Date 07/05/2021

The Financial Stability Board's Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions, adopted in response to the Great Financial Crisis, is the global standard for bank resolution frameworks.

BME: GAM Expands Its Capabilities In MARF With A New 80 Million Euro Bond Programme

Date 07/05/2021

BME’s Fixed Income Market, MARF, has registered a new Bond Programme from General de Alquiler de Maquinaria (GAM) for a maximum outstanding balance of 80 million euros. With the registration of this new programme, GAM complements the 50 million euro Commercial Paper Programme it launched last January on MARF and expands its presence on the market.  Through the placement of new bond issues, the company will be able to access qualified investors in a flexible manner to diversify its sources of medium and long-term financing with fixed or variable interest rates, linked to Euribor, and with bullet maturities or early redemption options.

Statement On The Progress Of The UK Working Group On Productive Finance

Date 07/05/2021

In November 2020, Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT), the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced the creation of an industry-led Working Group on Productive Finance.

EEX Group News, Monthly Volume Report

Date 07/05/2021

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ESMA: ACRA Europe’s CRA Registration Withdrawn

Date 07/05/2021

U.S. Department Of The Treasury Secretary Yellen Announces Intention To Appoint Michael J. Hsu As First Deputy Comptroller Of The Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency

Date 07/05/2021

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen today announced her intention to appoint Michael J. Hsu as a Deputy Comptroller and designate him the First Deputy Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). Mr. Hsu will serve as Acting Comptroller.

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – April 2021

Date 07/05/2021

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for April 2021.

LGX Welcomes EUR 800m Green Bond By China Construction Bank

Date 07/05/2021

In a virtual Ring the Bell ceremony held today in the presence of Claude Marx, Director General of Luxembourg’s financial supervisory authority CSSF, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) and China Construction Bank (CCB) celebrated the listing of CCB’s latest green bond issued through the bank’s Luxembourg branch. The EUR 800 million green bond is the first such instrument to be issued by CCB under its updated Green, Social, Sustainability and Sustainability-Linked Bond Framework, and is also the first green bond by a Chinese issuer that is listed and traded on LuxSE in 2021. The bond is displayed on the Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), the world’s leading platform for sustainable securities.

ICE Benchmark Administration Consults On Potential Cessation Of ICE Swap Rate® Based On GBP LIBOR®

Date 07/05/2021

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced that ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (“IBA”) has published a consultation on its intention to cease the publication of ICE Swap Rate® settings based on GBP LIBOR®.