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Closing Remarks, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, At "Pushing The Frontiers Of Payments: Towards Faster, Cheaper, More Transparent And More Inclusive Cross Border Payments," A Conference Hosted By The Committee On Payments And Market Infrastructures, Basel, Switzerland (Via Prerecorded Video)

Date 18/03/2021

I would like to thank Sir Jon Cunliffe and the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) for inviting me to close out the first day of this conference on pushing the frontiers of payments.

ARRC Announces Refinitiv As Publisher Of Its Spread Adjustment Rates For Cash Products

Date 18/03/2021

The Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) announced today that it has selected Refinitiv, an LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) business, to publish its recommended spread adjustments and spreadadjusted rates for cash products, following a robust request for proposals (RFP) process. Refinitiv will publish ARRC-recommended spread adjustments to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)-based rates and spread-adjusted SOFR-based rates for cash products that transition away from U.S. dollar (USD) LIBOR. 

MOEX Indices To Use A New Ticker For JSC OR Shares

Date 18/03/2021

MOEX will change a ticker for PJSC OR shares in Broad Market Indices (MOEXBMI and RUBMI) and Consumer Sector Indices (MOEXCN and RTScr) starting from 26 March 2021. The new ticker, ORUP, replaces OBUV.

From Regulator To Firm To Consumer: A Virtuous Chain Of Events - Speech By Georgina Philippou, Senior Adviser To The FCA On The Public Sector Equality Duty, Delivered At The Building Ethnic Diversity And Inclusion In Investment Management - Report Launch

Date 18/03/2021

Highlights

• It’s important for us to get this right as an employer, in order that we can lead by example and get it right as a regulator.
• Our work on firm culture is seeking to ensure cultures are purposeful and safe, and they support environments that are diverse and inclusive.
• In keeping with our responsibilities under the Public Sector Equality Duty we use Equality Impact Assessments as part of our policy making to ensure that we make policy which benefits a diverse population.

New IRSG Report: Commitment To Global Regulatory Coherence Essential For Sustainable Economic Recovery

Date 18/03/2021

A new report by the International Regulatory Strategy Group (IRSG), launched today (Thursday 18th March), calls on global stakeholders to reaffirm their commitment to regulatory coherence to support a digital and green pandemic economic recovery.

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

Date 18/03/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 18.03.2021, 17-10 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 4798) and initial margins (up to 20 %) for the security GM-RM were changed. New values are available here

Bitfinex Launches Period Mode Settings On Lending Pro

Date 18/03/2021

Bitfinex, a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, has launched Period Mode settings on Lending Pro, allowing users to further customize and create their own lending strategies.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JW9G0

Date 18/03/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 18.03.2021, 16-56 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 108.18) and initial margins (up to 12.5 %) for the security RU000A0JW9G0 were changed. New values are available here

Bison Trails Launches Support For Mina, The First Production-Grade Blockchain To Incorporate zk-SNARKs - Mina Will Receive Enterprise-Grade Node Infrastructure For Block Producers Through Bison Trails

Date 18/03/2021

Bison Trails, the premier blockchain infrastructure platform as-a-service company, announced today it has launched support for Mina, the world’s lightest blockchain creating a private gateway between the real world and crypto. By providing enterprise-grade node infrastructure for Mina block producers, Bison Trails aims to support secure participation in the network, and its decentralization, growth and security. 

London Stock Exchange Group: New Leadership Appointments In Data & Analytics Division

Date 18/03/2021

• Lea Carty to lead Investment Solutions business  
• Arne Staal to lead FTSE Russell