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Grupo BMV: Asigna's Notice To Clearing Members, Trading Members And All Participants - Adjustment To The Discount Curve For Tiie Swap Contracts

Date 23/02/2021

USD LIBOR rate is an interest rate that has been used widely for more than three decades as a reference rate for financial contracts and as benchmark to gauge funding cost and investment returns for a broad range of financial products. For several reasons regulators want to retire USD LIBOR with a full phase-out by the end of 2021 with a new reference rate known as SOFR (Secured Overnight Funding Rate). 

British Columbia Securities Commission Panel Dismisses Application To Overturn Exchange’s Decision

Date 22/02/2021

A British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) panel has dismissed a former chief executive officer’s application to set aside conditions imposed on him by the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V).

US Federal And State Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Interagency Statement On Supervisory Practices Regarding Financial Institutions Affected By Texas Winter Storms

Date 22/02/2021

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Administration, and the state regulators, collectively the agencies, recognize the serious impact of Texas Winter Storms on the customers and operations of many financial institutions and will provide appropriate regulatory assistance to affected institutions subject to their supervision. The agencies encourage institutions operating in the affected areas to meet the financial services needs of their communities.

CME Group Chief Financial Officer And Global Head Of Financial And OTC Products To Present At Credit Suisse Virtual Financial Services Forum

Date 22/02/2021

CME Group announced today that   John Pietrowicz, Chief Financial Officer and   Sean Tully, Global Head of Financial and OTC Products, will present virtually at the 22nd Annual Credit Suisse Virtual Financial Services Forum on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, at 12:10 p.m. (Eastern Time). The virtual conference is designed to showcase publicly traded financial services companies for institutional investors.

Nadex Product Schedule For The Japan Holiday On February 23, 2021

Date 22/02/2021

Due to the Japan holiday on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, the Japan 225 contracts will have a modified trading schedule. Please refer to the Holiday Product Schedule Guidelines for specific product trading hours.

Economic Inclusion In Lower-Income Communities, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman, At The "Advance Together" Celebration Sponsored By The Federal Reserve Bank Of Dallas (Via Webcast)

Date 22/02/2021

Thank you, President Kaplan, our Advance Together partners, and everyone here for joining us today. I am honored to participate in this event and welcome the awardees of this important initiative to celebrate your success. Today marks a significant milestone in this effort to improve economic opportunity for residents of 25 counties across the great state of Texas. The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas created Advance Together as a way to promote initiatives in Texas that reduce inequities in education and workforce development, and these Implementation Awards recognize outstanding examples of furthering those goals.

IIROC Responds To CSA's Statement On Progress Towards A New Self-Regulatory Organization Framework

Date 22/02/2021

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) thanks the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) for their leadership and looks forward to their specific recommendations on a self-regulatory organization (SRO) framework.

Canadian Securities Regulators On Track To Publish Recommendations On Self-Regulatory Organization Framework

Date 22/02/2021

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is on track to release specific recommendations this summer for the regulatory framework currently occupied by two SROs – the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA).

FTSE Russell To Add Shanghai STAR Market Stocks To FTSE China A Index Series And FTSE GEIS

Date 22/02/2021

• 50 STAR stocks to be included in the FTSE Global All Cap China A Inclusion Index
• Seven STAR stocks to be included in FTSE Emerging Index
• Inclusion of Shanghai STAR Market stocks scheduled for 22 March 2021
• Strong client support for the addition of STAR stocks expressed in recent market consultation
• Move set to result in $100m of passive inflows to STAR stocks

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

Date 22/02/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 22.02.2021, 21-28 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 15050) and initial margins (up to 17.5 %) for the security DIS-RM were changed. New values are available here