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BIS: Regulatory Capital, Market Capital And Risk Taking In International Bank Lending

Date 18/12/2020

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When interest rates decline, banks tend to chase yield by issuing risker loans. Yet the degree to which banks do this varies considerably. What explains the differences across banks? One possible explanation relates to differences in regulatory and market capital. Regulatory capital gauges how close a bank is to breaching the regulatory capital threshold. Market-based capital measures how much "skin in the game" a bank's shareholders have. 

UK Financial Conduct Authority Statement: SolarWinds Orion Cyber Incident

Date 18/12/2020

We are aware of an ongoing cyber incident affecting the SolarWinds Orion suite of IT management tools. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has published guidance to firms to help identify if they may be affected. It includes a list of immediate actions to take if you are using these tools. We have been asked, along with regulatory bodies across other sectors, to assist NCSC in promoting this guidance.

SEC: Small Business Advocate Releases Annual Report For Fiscal Year 2020

Date 18/12/2020

The SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation issued its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2020 today.  The report provides comprehensive data on the state of small business capital formation, a summary of the Office’s activities in supporting small business and their investors, and policy recommendations from the Office.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Securities Market - Update

Date 18/12/2020

CCP NCC changes PcH_max parameter value that defines price up limit for RLMNP shares on Securities market starting from December 21, 2020:

US Federal Agencies Propose Requirement For Computer Security Incident Notification

Date 18/12/2020

Federal financial regulatory agencies today announced a proposal that would require supervised banking organizations to promptly notify their primary federal regulator in the event of a computer security incident. In particular, alerts would be required for incidents that could result in a banking organization's inability to deliver services to a material portion of its customer base, jeopardize the viability of key operations of a banking organization, or impact the stability of the financial sector.

SEC Announces The Creation Of The Security-Based Swaps Joint Venture, Led By Division Of Examinations And Division Of Trading And Markets

Date 18/12/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the creation of the Security-Based Swaps Joint Venture, a collaborative venture among several SEC divisions and offices that will be responsible for coordinating functions related to the regulation of security-based swaps (SBS) and oversight of certain entities that will be required to register with the SEC (SBS entities).

Minutes Of The RTGS Renewal Programme External Advisory Body - September 2020

Date 18/12/2020

The meeting of the Advisory Body was held in September 2020

UK Financial Conduct Authority: SM&CR And Coronavirus: Our Expectations For Solo-Regulated Firms - December 2020 Update

Date 18/12/2020

In April 2020, we set out our expectations to help solo-regulated firms apply the SM&CR following the exceptional circumstances arising from the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). We offered some additional flexibility in the application of the SM&CR rules to firms that were impacted by coronavirus. Below is our updated information.

Cyviz Lists On Euronext Growth Oslo

Date 18/12/2020

Cyviz has today been admitted to trading on Euronext Growth (ticker code: CYVIZ).

Fetch.ai Powered Commodity Derivatives Exchange Mettalex Launches Smart Contracts On Binance Smart Chain - Deployment Of Mettalex Smart Contracts On BSC Will Bring Additional Liquidity To The Commodities Exchange And Allow Binance Users To Freely Trade On The Platform

Date 18/12/2020

Mettalex (http://www.mettalex.com), a decentralized token-based derivatives exchange focused on commodity markets, announced today the launch of its smart contracts on Binance Smart Chain, improving the flexibility, interoperability, and scalability of the platform.