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EBA Updates Risk Assessment Indicators

Date 07/10/2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an updated list of indicators for risk assessment and risk analysis tools, together with the accompanying methodological guide. Without adding any reporting burden neither on reporting institutions nor on competent authorities, this guidance describes how risk indicators are computed in EBA publications and allows competent authorities and users of EBA data to interpret key bank figures in a consistent fashion when conducting their risk assessments and analyses.

ACER Administrative Board And Energy Community Secretariat Discuss Cooperation And Greening Action Plans

Date 07/10/2021

The ACER Administrative Board and the Energy Community Secretariat held a joint meeting in Vienna on 7 October. The meeting took place back-to-back to the 50th meeting of the ACER Administrative Board.

Istanbul Financial Center To Support Turkey's Ambition To Become A Top 10 Global Economy

Date 07/10/2021

• Financial hub unites Turkey's financial services industry and international investors in the heart of Istanbul, with ambitions to become one of the largest financial centers in the world
•  Sponsors of this weekend's Formula 1 Turkish Grand Prix as part of global marketing strategy

CPMI Calls For Ideas On Solutions To Expand PvP Settlement

Date 07/10/2021

Settling FX trades can lead to significant principal risk exposures when one counterparty to a trade sends a currency payment to the other counterparty before receiving the currency it is buying. Payment-versus-payment (PvP) mechanisms, which ensure that the final transfer of a payment in one currency occurs if and only if the final transfer of a payment in another currency or currencies takes place, can significantly mitigate principal risk.

US Treasury Releases Climate Action Plan - The Plan Lays Out Efforts To Bolster Adaptation And Increase Resilience Of Treasury Facilities And Operations To The Impacts Of Climate Change

Date 07/10/2021

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released the Treasury Climate Action Plan, which is directed by Section 211 of Executive Order 14008 and Treasury’s efforts to bolster adaptation and increase resilience of its facilities and operations to the impacts of climate change.

Europex - Energy Price Surge: EU Member States Must Preserve The Benefits Of The Internal Energy Market While Safeguarding Consumers

Date 07/10/2021

Energy prices have increased globally, including in Europe, due to a combination of fundamental supply and demand factors, including among others:

• Increased global energy demand (including for natural gas, LNG, electricity, coal and oil) due to the economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic;
• An unusually cold and long winter season in the northern hemisphere, and, hence, low gas storage levels across Europe;
• Relatively low intermittent RES-electricity production and low hydro power reserve levels due to unfavourable weather conditions in the summer.

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

Date 07/10/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 07.10.2021, 17-24 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 11907) and initial margins (up to 22.5 %) for the security BABA-RM were changed. New values are available here

Qatar Stock Exchange Fixes The Temporary Technical Problem In The Indices Calculation System

Date 07/10/2021

Qatar Stock Exchange would like to announce that the technical glitch in the indices calculation system has been fixed.

Building Climate Scenario Analysis On The Foundations Of Economic Research, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, At The 2021 Federal Reserve Stress Testing Research Conference, Federal Reserve Bank Of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts (Via Webcast)

Date 07/10/2021

I want to thank all of you for joining our research conference and the organizing committee for inviting me to share some thoughts on climate scenario analysis.

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

Date 07/10/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 07.10.2021, 17-23 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 3508) and initial margins (up to 20 %) for the security BWA-RM were changed. New values are available here