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Volume, Value, And Impact: Remarks By The SEC Ombudsman, Tracey L. McNeil, Washington D.C., Oct. 9, 2020

Date 09/10/2020

Thank you, Steph [Avakian] for that kind introduction.  It is a pleasure to be on the program today.  I would also like to thank the SEC Investor Advocate Rick Fleming for the opportunity, as well as the Program Faculty Chairpersons, Stephanie Avakian and Dalia Blass, and the Practising Law Institute for coordinating this year’s program.  Before I begin, let me remind you that views I express are my own, and do not necessarily represent the views of the Commission, the individual Commissioners, or my colleagues on the Commission staff.

Moscow Exchange: REPO Risk Parameters Changes

Date 09/10/2020

Please follow the links below to access the information:

REPO risk parameters change for the security PIKK
REPO risk parameters change for the security FLOT
REPO risk parameters change for the security FLOT

écomiam Lists On Euronext Growth

Date 09/10/2020

Euronext today congratulated écomiam, a family business that is France’s third largest specialised frozen-food distributor, on its listing on Euronext Growth (ticker code: ALECO).

CanDeal To Provide Canadian Bond Pricing For FTSE Russell Indexes

Date 09/10/2020

CanDeal, the leading provider of Canadian financial markets, data and information services, has been appointed by FTSE Russell Canada to provide pricing for its Canadian fixed income indexes. Under the terms of the multi-year agreement which was finalized in 2019 and expected to go live in the coming months, CanDeal Data and Analytics (“CanDeal DNA”) will provide FTSE Russell with a comprehensive suite of fixed income pricing services that incorporate its proprietary performance and valuation measures.  

Moscow Exchange: REPO Risk Parameters Change For The Security FLOT

Date 09/10/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 09.10.2020, 14-56 (MSK) the lower bound of the REPO rate for tenor Y0/Y1Dt (up to -37.76 %), penalty rate and IR Risk Rate (up to -0.346 rub) for the security FLOT were changed. New values are available here

CryptoCompare September Exchange Review

Date 09/10/2020

CryptoCompare has just released its September Exchange Review which covers monthly trends in exchange volumes and this month also features survey data from 26 exchanges

Central Banks And BIS Publish First Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Report Laying Out Key Requirements

Date 09/10/2020

• Seven central banks and the BIS release a report assessing the feasibility of publicly available CBDCs in helping central banks deliver their public policy objectives.
• Report outlines foundational principles and core features of a CBDC, but does not give an opinion on whether to issue.
• Central banks to continue investigating CBDC feasibility without committing to issuance.

Euronext To Acquire The Borsa Italiana Group And Create The Leading Pan-European Market Infrastructure

Date 09/10/2020

The Managing Board and the Supervisory Board of Euronext have unanimously approved the transaction as they consider it to be in the best interests of Euronext, its shareholders and other stakeholders, and therefore ask that shareholders vote in favour of the resolutions tabled at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

London Stock Exchange Group: Proposed Divestment Of The Borsa Italiana Group To Euronext N.V. For €4.325 Billion

Date 09/10/2020

Further to the announcement on 18 September 2020 regarding London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) entering into exclusive discussions with Euronext N.V. (Euronext) in relation to the sale of the Borsa Italiana group (Borsa Italiana), LSEG confirms it has agreed to sell its entire shareholding in London Stock Exchange Group Holdings Italia S.p.A (LSEG Italia), the parent company of Borsa Italiana, to Euronext for an equity value of €4.325 billion, plus an additional amount reflecting cash generation to completion (the Transaction). The Transaction is conditional upon, amongst other things, the divestment of Borsa Italiana or any material part thereof (including MTS S.p.A. (MTS)) being a condition of any European Commission (EC) clearance decision for the Refinitiv transaction (the Refinitiv Transaction). 

ESMA Executive Director Verena Ross Delivers Keynote Speech At AFME Conference

Date 09/10/2020

Today, ESMA Executive Director, Verena Ross, addressed AFME’s 4th Annual European Compliance and Legal Conference raising several topics such as the impact of COVID-19 on the financial markets, the review of MiFID, MiFIR and the Market Abuse Regulation, and ESMA’s priorities laid down in its 2021 Work Programme. Speech here.