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Statement On Tenure Of William Hinman As Director Of The Division Of Corporation Finance, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Oct. 27, 2020

Date 27/10/2020

Today, Bill Hinman announced his intention to conclude his tenure at the Commission. Bill’s contributions to the Division of Corporation Finance and the Commission more broadly are remarkable in their breadth and substance. During his tenure, the Division has moved forward nearly fifty proposed or final rules, concept releases or interpretive releases, each intended to improve our time-tested regulatory framework for the benefit of investors and our capital markets more generally.

ESMA Updates Statement To Address Credit Ratings From The United Kingdom

Date 27/10/2020

Today ESMA, the EU’s securities markets regulator, has published an update to its March 2019 statement on the endorsement of credit ratings from the United Kingdom.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters For New Bonds

Date 27/10/2020

New bonds will be accepted to margin trading starting from 28.10.2020. From this date on, the following risk parameters will be applied:

ACER Approves Principles For Sharing Costs Of Ensuring Firmness And Remuneration Of Long-Term Transmission Rights

Date 27/10/2020

The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) publishes a Decision on the principles for sharing the costs of ensuring firmness and remuneration of long-term transmission rights (LTTRs).

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Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Artificial Intelligence Public-Private Forum - 12 October 2020

Date 27/10/2020

Together with the FCA, the Bank of England recently launched the Artificial Intelligence Public-Private Forum, helping us to better understand the impact of AI on financial services.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters On Securities Market

Date 27/10/2020

CCP NCC will set the following risk parameters on Securities market starting from October 29, 2020 if PAO GK Samolet (ticker SMLT) is admitted to trading:

CFTC To Hold An Open Commission Meeting On November 2

Date 27/10/2020

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath P. Tarbert today announced the CFTC will hold an open meeting on Monday, November 2, 2020 at 9:30 a.m. (EST). The meeting will be held virtually in accordance with the agency’s implementation of social distancing due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Active ETFs And ETPs Reached A New Record High Of US$228.41 Billion At The End Of Q3 2020

Date 27/10/2020

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF and ETP ecosystem, reported today that active ETFs and ETPs gathered net inflows of US$8.24 billion during September, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$51.48 billion which is significantly more than the US$29.41 billion gathered through Q3 2019 as well as the US$42.10 billion gathered in all of 2019.  Assets invested in Active ETFs and ETPs increased 10.5% during September, reaching a new record of US$228.41 billion, according to ETFGI's September 2020 Active ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

TNS Re-Engineers Its European Backbone To Deliver Robust Market Data And Ultra-Low Latency Connectivity

Date 27/10/2020

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has been strategically enhancing its European backbone during 2020 and can now offer market data from all the major European equities exchanges to TNS’ points-of-presence (PoPs) across Europe.

Directive Of CFTC Chairman Heath P. Tarbert On The Use Of Staff Letters And Guidance

Date 27/10/2020

In the regular course of administering the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and Commission regulations, CFTC staff often receive inquiries from the public seeking guidance or clarification on how Commission rules and regulations may apply to specific facts and circumstances.[1]  Staff may respond to such inquiries through a variety of communications, including no-action, interpretive, and exemptive letters, as well as guidance and advisory statements (collectively, Staff Letters).  Staff Letters vary in scope and format.  For instance, a Staff Letter may simply convey an enforcement position, or it may articulate an explicit interpretation of applicable law and Commission regulations as they relate to a particular scenario.  In all cases, the views articulated in Staff Letters (with the exception of exemptive letters) are informal and advisory, and the statements are not binding on the Commission itself.[2]