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Covid-19 Exposes UK’s Cyber Security Vulnerabilities – With Over 65,000 Attacks Taking Place Daily

Date 18/08/2020

• 65,000 cyber security attacks on UK SME’s daily
• 4,500 are successful
• Data breach costs UK companies £2.48m per instance
• 44% of public would not use brand again if there data was to be breached
• 48% of UK companies do not have adequate cybersecurity to support homeworking

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Announcement On Warehousing Fees Of Designated Steel Rebar Factory Warehouses

Date 18/08/2020

In accordance with Delivery Rules of Shanghai Futures Exchange, Designated Steel Factory Delivery Rules of the Shanghai Futures Exchange (Trial), Announcement on Designated Steel Rebar Factory Delivery and other laws and regulations, we hereby notify the warehousing fees of designated steel rebar factory warehouses as follows:

1. Warehouse rental: 0.15 Yuan/ton*day
2. Warehouse exit fee: 15 Yuan/ton

Securities Commission’s AOB Urges Auditors To Heighten Vigilance And Increase Responsiveness To Emerging Issues In Time Of Covid-19

Date 18/08/2020

The Securities Commission (SC)’s Audit Oversight Board (AOB) has issued its Annual Inspection Report for 2019, and urged auditors to heighten vigilance and increase responsiveness to emerging issues, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.

ASIC Warns Indigenous Consumers About Scams

Date 18/08/2020

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission, as one of the agencies responsible for the National Indigenous Consumer Strategy (NICS), urges Indigenous consumers to be wary of scams, including anyone calling them out of the blue asking for personal details or offering investment opportunities.

Intercontinental Exchange Prices $6,500,000,000 In Senior Notes

Date 17/08/2020

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced today that it priced an underwritten public offering of $6.5 billion in new senior notes.

MIAX Options Exchange - SPIKES Special Settlement Auction Settlement Reference Price Opening Width And Valid And Priority Quote Width Tables Used In The August 19, 2020 SPIKES Special Settlement Auction

Date 17/08/2020

Due to sustained market volatility, MIAX Options will continue to use the Settlement Reference Price Opening Width and Valid and Priority Quote Width tables detailed in MIAX Options Regulatory Circular 2020-11 for opening the SPY September 18, 2020 options used in the August 19, 2020 SPIKES Special Settlement Auction.

Caroline A. Crenshaw And Hester M. Peirce Sworn-In As SEC Commissioners

Date 17/08/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Caroline A. Crenshaw and Hester M. Peirce have been sworn into office as SEC commissioners.

ACER Publishes Four Decisions Creating A Nordic Electricity Balancing Capacity Market

Date 17/08/2020

The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) publishes today four decisions in line with the EU Regulation establishing a Guideline on Electricity Balancing, creating a single Nordic Balancing capacity market for the procurement and exchange of automatic frequency restoration reserves.

Remote Core Conversions Rule As Financial Institutions Move To Fiserv To Support Strategic Initiatives - COVID-19 Pandemic Hastens Long-Term Trend Toward More Digital Interactions

Date 17/08/2020

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that within the last five months, more than 20 financial institutions have completed remote core conversions to advance their individual strategies of digital engagement and further customer and member service innovations.

MERSCORP Holdings Partners With The Federal Home Loan Banks On eNote Acceptance

Date 17/08/2020

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced that MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. (MERS) has partnered with the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System to facilitate use of the MERS® eRegistry by FHLBank member financial institutions wishing to pledge eNotes as collateral. MERS is part of ICE Mortgage Services, which applies technology and high-capacity infrastructure to make the mortgage process more efficient and assist clients in navigating the eMortgage ecosystem.