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Vaccine News Spurs Valuations, Eclipsing Uncertain Outlook: BIS Quarterly Review

Date 07/12/2020

• Markets rebounded in November as positive vaccine news and the US election outcome boosted sentiment, although concerns about the daylight between valuations and the economic outlook persisted.
• Government bond yields stayed unusually low supported by accommodative monetary policy, sustaining a search-for-yield environment.
• The relative performance of EME currencies partly reflects the structure of production in the respective economies.

New Excess Collateral Pool At Eurex Benefits Clearing Members

Date 07/12/2020

• Eurex Clearing’s new functionality offers clients improvements in managing intraday margin calls

ESAs Highlight The Change In The Status Of Simple, Transparent And Standardised (STS) Securitisation Transactions At The End Of The UK Transition Period

Date 07/12/2020

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) – ESMA, EBA and EIOPA – wish to highlight the impact in the change of status of ‘Simple, Transparent and Standardised’ (STS) securitisation transactions after the end of the Transition Period on 31 December 2020.

World Economic Forum Special Annual Meeting 2021 To Take Place In Singapore In May

Date 07/12/2020

The World Economic Forum will convene the Special Annual Meeting 2021 in Singapore from 13-16 May. It will return to Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, for the Annual Meeting 2022.

ESMA Publishes 2020 ESEF XBRL Taxonomy Files And ESEF Conformance Suite

Date 07/12/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU securities markets regulator, has today published the 2020 ESEF XBRL taxonomy files and an update to the ESEF Conformance Suite to facilitate implementation of the ESEF Regulation.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security MAGN

Date 07/12/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 07.12.2020, 16-53 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 50.25) and initial margins (up to 21.25 %) for the security MAGN were changed. New values are available here

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – November 2020

Date 07/12/2020

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) for November 2020.

Tourmaline Partners Hires Two New Managing Directors And Opens Dallas Office To Meet Growing Demand For Outsourced And Supplemental Trading Services - Keir Collins Leads A New Office Based In Dallas And Yuki Shimada Has Joined A Growing Team In Sydney.

Date 07/12/2020

Tourmaline Partners, LLC, one of the world's leading outsourced trading solutions firms, today announced two senior hires to meet growing demand for its outsourced and supplemental trading services: Keir Collins, based in Dallas, and Yuki Shimada,based in Sydney.

Private Client Resources (PCR) Acquires European Data Aggregation Firm Check6 - Acquisition Expands PCR’s Global Capabilities With New European Data Sources And Experienced Data Operations Teams

Date 07/12/2020

Private Client Resources, LLC (PCR) today announced finalization of its acquisition of the European data aggregation firm Check6, headquartered in The Netherlands.

Investcorp Announces The Sale Of Leading Cybersecurity Provider, Avira, To NortonLifeLock For US $360 Million - Represents First Exit For Investcorp Technology Partners Fund IV

Date 07/12/2020

Investcorp today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Avira (or the “Company”) to NortonLifeLock (NASDAQ: NLOK), a global leader in consumer Cyber Safety, for approximately US $360 million. The transaction is expected to close in Q1 2021, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.