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Nigerian Stock Exchange Chief Executive Officer Onyema, Nigerian Securities And Exchange Commission Director General Yuguda, Fayemi To Headline Webinar On Privatisation Of State-Owned Enterprises

Date 16/11/2020

Privatisation now occupies the centre stage in global economic liberalization and is regarded as an avenue for raising productivity and enhancing overall economic growth. In line with its commitment to champion sustainable growth in Africa’s largest economy, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE or The Exchange) in collaboration with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council (NIPC) will host a webinar themed, Privatisation in Nigeria and the Outlook for Subnational Economic Development on Tuesday, 17 November 2020.

Market Commentary On The Bitcoin Price, Paolo Ardoino, CTO Bitfinex

Date 16/11/2020

Commenting on today'd Bitcoin price, Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex said: 

"Bitcoin represents a monumental technological shift in the evolution of money. The backdrop to the recent strong price performance are fundamentals that include banks launching more crypto services and increasing institutional investment in the asset, along with the notion of state-backed digital currencies becoming ever more pervasive.”

EACH Calls For A Robust And Efficient Approach To Approve CCP Products, Services And Risk Models

Date 16/11/2020

EACH has published its response to the ESMA Consultation on EMIR article 15 and article 49, which discusses extension of services and activities (Article 15) and the approval of model and parameter changes (Article 49).

MIAX Exchange Group - Holiday Schedule - Thanksgiving 2020

Date 16/11/2020

MIAX Exchanges will be closed on Thursday, November 26, 2020 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday.  

MIAX Options Exchange - SPIKES Special Settlement Auction Settlement Reference Price Opening Width And Valid And Priority Quote Width Tables Used In The November 18, 2020 SPIKES Special Settlement Auction

Date 16/11/2020

Due to sustained market volatility, MIAX Options will continue to use the Settlement Reference Price Opening Width and Valid and Priority Quote Width tables detailed in MIAX Options Regulatory Circular 2020-11 for opening the SPY December 18, 2020 options used in the November 18, 2020 SPIKES Special Settlement Auction.

CFTC Grants iSwap Euro B.V. Registration As A Swap Execution Facility

Date 16/11/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has issued an Order of Registration to iSwap Euro B.V. granting it registration as a swap execution facility (SEF). iSwap is a private, limited liability company based in the Netherlands.

Pirelli: Confirmed Sector World Leader On The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices

Date 16/11/2020

Pirelli was confirmed the world Sustainability leader in the Automobiles & Components sector on the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Europe indices. This was the result of the annual review of the indices conducted by S&P Global through SAM.

Fiserv To Present At The Citi 2020 Financial Technology Virtual Conference

Date 16/11/2020

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that Frank Bisignano, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Citi 2020 Financial Technology Virtual Conference on November 19, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. ET.

EEX Reaches Milestone With 2,000th Primary Market Auction For Emission Allowances

Date 16/11/2020

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) successfully carried out the 2,000th primary market auction for emission allowances today.

ECB Announces Independent Review Of Payments System Outage

Date 16/11/2020

• Independent review to be launched on payments infrastructure
• TARGET2 incident on 23 October 2020 caused outage lasting almost 10 hours
• Findings of the review to be published by the second quarter of 2021