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SEC Awards More Than $23 Million To Whistleblowers

Date 02/06/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards of approximately $13 million and $10 million to two whistleblowers whose information and assistance led to successful SEC and related actions. 

Moscow Exchange To Sign A Number Of Agreements At St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2021

Date 02/06/2021

Moscow Exchange plans to sign a number of cooperation agreements and memorandums of understanding with leading Russian and international companies during the XXIV St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2021). The purpose of the agreements is to develop business ties, find new cooperation opportunities and strengthen the financial market.

Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In May 2021

Date 02/06/2021

In May 2021, total trading volumes across Moscow Exchange’s markets grew by 22.5% to RUB 74.3 trln (RUB 60.6 in May 2020). Unless stated otherwise, all figures below refer to performance for May 2020 and all comparisons are with the same period last year.

CryptoCompare Digital Asset Management Review, May 2021 - A Monthly Report Covering The Most Innovative Institutional Products In The Industry

Date 02/06/2021

It has been a volatile month for the crypto market, with record-breaking volumes and new all-time highs being reached. 

FTSE UK Index Series Quarterly Review June 2021

Date 02/06/2021

• ITV to join FTSE 100
• Five changes to the FTSE 250

ECB: International Use Of The Euro Broadly Stable In 2020

Date 02/06/2021

• Euro remains unchallenged as second most widely used currency globally after the US dollar
• International role of the euro is broadly stable after the pandemic shock
• Euro plays large role in international green bond markets

Kalpana Kochhar, Director Of The Human Resources Department, To Retire From The IMF

Date 02/06/2021

Ms. Kalpana Kochhar, Director of the Human Resources Department (HRD) at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has notified Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva of her intention to retire from the IMF on July 30, 2021. Ms. Kochhar will take up a position as Director of Development Policy and Finance, at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

Spectrum Markets: Sentiment Data Shows Retail Investors Were Bullish On Oil Ahead Of OPEC+ Announcement

Date 02/06/2021

Spectrum Markets, the pan-European trading venue for securitised derivatives, saw European retail investor sentiment towards oil jump at the start of this week as investors positioned themselves positively ahead of yesterday afternoon’s OPEC+ announcement.

Federal Reserve Board Issues Final Rule Amending Regulation D With Regard To Interest On Reserve Balances

Date 02/06/2021

The Federal Reserve Board announced on Tuesday the approval of a final rule amending Regulation D to eliminate references to an interest on required reserves (IORR) rate and to an interest on excess reserves (IOER) rate and replace them with a single interest on reserve balances (IORB) rate. The final rule also simplifies the formula used to calculate the amount of interest to be paid on such balances and makes other minor conforming amendments. The final rule adopts the rule proposed by the Board on January 8, 2021 without change, and takes effect on Thursday, July 29, 2021.

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

Date 02/06/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 02.06.2021, 16-56 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 3601) and initial margins (up to 22.5 %) for the security BAC-RM were changed. New values are available here