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Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security DIS-RM - Update 2

Date 11/12/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 11.12.2020, 19-12 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 13329) and initial margins (up to 24.5 %) for the security DIS-RM were changed. New values are available here

Nigerian Stock Exchange Honours Award-Winning Author, Chimamanda Adichie With Digital Closing Gong Ceremony

Date 11/12/2020

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE or The Exchange) today honoured award-winning author, Ms. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, with a digital Closing Gong ceremony in recognition of her literary exploits and successes.

European Banking Authority (EBA) Issues Revised List Of ITS Validation Rules

Date 11/12/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued today a revised list of validation rules in its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting, highlighting those, which have been deactivated either for incorrectness or for triggering IT problems.

Moscow Exchange: Reduction Of Lot Size For Norilsk Nickel Futures Contract

Date 11/12/2020

Please note that from 19:00 MSK on 17 December 2020, the futures contract on Norilsk Nickel ordinary shares (ticker: GMKR (short code: GM)) will begin to be traded with a standard lot size of one share, instead of ten shares. The contract code will change to GMKN (short code: GK). The lot size has been reduced in response to requests from market participants

Federal Reserve Releases Illustrative Examples Of New Charts That Will Be Included In The Federal Open Market Committee’s Quarterly Summary Of Economic Projections (SEP)

Date 11/12/2020

The Federal Reserve on Friday released illustrative examples of new charts that will be included in the Federal Open Market Committee's quarterly Summary of Economic Projections (SEP). The new charts show FOMC participants' judgments of uncertainty and risks related to their projections of the change in real gross domestic product, the unemployment rate, personal consumption expenditures (PCE) inflation, and core PCE inflation.

Statement On The Departure Of Director Stephanie Avakian By SEC Commissioner Elad L. Roisman

Date 11/12/2020

Director Avakian is among the most talented and hard-working lawyers I have had the pleasure of working with during my career.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security DIS-RM - Update 1

Date 11/12/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 11.12.2020, 18-01 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 12933) and initial margins (up to 21 %) for the security DIS-RM were changed. New values are available here

BIS: Contagion Accounting

Date 11/12/2020

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Banking sector interconnectedness and contagion materialize in more than one way. The most obvious is the direct exposures between banks. However, the fate of seemingly disconnected and geographically dispersed institutions can still be bound together due to the importance of indirect contagion. Most important within such interconnections are exposures to the same assets and to externalities driven by fire sales. The importance of each contagion channel remains a contested issue and is ultimately an empirical question.

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

Date 11/12/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 11.12.2020, 18-40 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 10126) and initial margins (up to 18.75 %) for the security QCOM-RM were changed. New values are available here.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Issues Warning Over Festive Season Loan Fee Fraud

Date 11/12/2020

‘Three Wise Warnings’ for consumers to look out for this Christmas as fraudsters attempt to steal two-thirds of average gift spend.