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Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Dan M. Berkovitz Before The Energy And Environmental Markets Advisory Committee - Carbon Markets

Date 03/06/2021

Good morning, and welcome to the Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC).  I am pleased that we are able to conduct this meeting by video today, and look forward to when the Committee can meet in person again.

Call To Action On COVID Vaccine Access For Developing Countries By Heads Of World Bank Group And International Monetary Fund

Date 03/06/2021

David Malpass, President of the World Bank Group, and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, today issued the following joint statement to the G7 concerning access to COVID vaccines for developing countries:

“The coronavirus pandemic will not end until everyone has access to vaccines, including people in developing countries. Worldwide access to vaccines offers the best hope for stopping the coronavirus pandemic, saving lives, and securing a broad-based economic recovery."

EBA Published Its 2020 Annual Report

Date 03/06/2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its 2020 Annual Report, which provides a detailed account of all the work the Authority achieved in the past year and anticipates the key areas of focus in the coming year.

FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI June 2021 Semi-Annual Review

Date 03/06/2021

• One change to the constituents of the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI
• Five constituent changes to FTSE Bursa Malaysia Mid 70 Index
• Two constituent changes to FTSE Bursa Malaysia Hijrah Shariah Index

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Publication Of Costs And Charges Data By Workplace Personal Pension Providers

Date 03/06/2021

Our expectations of providers for the first publication of costs and charges information under the new rules. 

Moscow Exchange And Interfax Agree To Integrate Financial News Into Trading Terminals

Date 03/06/2021

On 3 June 2021, Moscow Exchange and Interfax News Agency signed an agreement of cooperation at the XXIV St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2021) that provides for the broadcasting of Interfax’s financial and economic news in MOEX’s trading terminals.

Fubon Asset Management Selects FTSE Vietnam 30 For Major ETF Listing

Date 03/06/2021

• FTSE Russell provides the index for the Fubon FTSE Vietnam ETF, the first ETF to list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange with a focus on Vietnamese stocks
• Recent performance of Vietnam’s equity market has driven investor demand for the ETF
• The launch takes the total number of Fubon Asset Management ETFs tracking a FTSE Russell index to 11

EEX Group Monthly Volumes - May 2021

Date 03/06/2021

Key developments in May

Power 

• The Power Spot markets, operated by EPEX Spot, increased by 3% in May 2021 to a total volume of 52.7 TWh (May 2020: 51.2 TWh). The Intraday markets mainly contributed to these results, registering a 27% growth to 10.6 TWh (May 2020: 8.4 TWh) and posting new records on the Austrian (416.8 GWh) and Dutch (471.6 GWh) markets.

EBA Updates Technical Standards In View Of Its 2022 Benchmarking Of Internal Approaches

Date 03/06/2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an update to its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on benchmarking of internal approaches. The updated ITS include all benchmarking portfolios and metrics that will be used for the 2022 exercise. The benchmarking exercise is an essential supervisory tool to enhance the quality of internal models, which is particularly important in a stressed economic situation.

Straits Times Index (STI) Quarterly Review - No Changes To The Constituents Of The STI

Date 03/06/2021

FTSE Russell announces that there will be no changes to the constituents of the Straits Times Index (STI), following the June 2021 quarterly review.