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BIS: Inflation At Risk From Covid-19

Date 23/07/2020

Key takeaways

• The pandemic has increased downside tail risks in advanced economies (AEs), while it has increased both downside and upside tail risks in emerging market economies (EMEs).
• The collapse in output and oil prices, on balance, increases downside inflation risks.
• Recent exchange rate depreciations increase upside risks to inflation in EMEs.
• Tighter financial conditions raise both downside and upside risks. In AEs, the increase in downside risks is more prominent.

EBA Consults On Technical Standards Specifying The Determination Of Indirect Exposures Arising From (Credit) Derivative Contracts Underlying A Debt Or Equity Instrument For Large Exposures Purposes

Date 23/07/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) specifying how institutions should determine exposures arising from derivative and credit derivative contracts not entered directly into with a client but whose underlying debt or equity instrument was issued by a client. These draft RTS will ensure appropriate levels of consistency through different pieces of the regulatory framework for the calculation of exposures for large exposure purposes. The consultation runs until 23 October 2020.

Eurex’s New Related Security Spread Futures (RSS) – An Update

Date 23/07/2020

Swiss Stock Exchange: Driving The Transformation Of Trading

Date 23/07/2020

Transfer To Euronext Paris Opens New Chapter In Solutions 30’s Outstanding Stockmarket Journey

Date 23/07/2020

Euronext today celebrated the transfer of Solutions 30 SE, Europe’s leading provider of new-technology solutions, from listing on Euronext Growth to Euronext Paris (ticker code : S30).

Jio Defies Challenging Market Conditions With Unprecedented Investments Pouring In, Says GlobalData

Date 23/07/2020

Jio Platforms Limited (Jio) has been a notable exception for being able to garner unprecedented back-to-back investments during these challenging times. The investments spree that started with Facebook on 22 April 2020 also saw many other foreign investors ranging from tech giants to big private equity firms (PE) evincing interest in Jio. The cumulative value of such investments announced between April 22 and July 15 2020 stood at US$19.9bn, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

ACER Finds No Market Interest To Invest In Gas Network Expansion

Date 23/07/2020

Market players are not interested in expanding gas networks in the European Union (EU) according to a report published today by the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). To achieve better-integrated gas markets the EU introduced in 2017 a process to identify every two years the market demand for incremental capacity by Transmission System Operators (TSOs).

Xignite Partners With SIX To Accelerate The Transition Of Real-Time Market Data To The Cloud - The Two Companies Deliver Industry’s Largest Global Coverage Sourced From 1,800+ Trading Venues Via Hyper-Scalable Cloud APIs

Date 23/07/2020

Xignite, Inc., a provider of market data distribution and management solutions for financial services and technology companies, and SIX today announced a strategic partnership. Xignite and SIX are now offering real-time data from the catalog of SIX which includes 1,800+ global exchanges and trading venues via Xignite Enterprise Microservices, a suite of cloud-native market data management services built to transform how firms store, distribute, manage, and control market data in the cloud. The partnership accelerates the transition of large financial institutions and fintechs to the cloud. This is the first time such a comprehensive set of market data has been offered to the market via a native cloud solution. 

Flowe Chooses SIA To Develop Digital Banking Services

Date 23/07/2020

• The partnership between the two companies makes it possible to offer innovative smartphone payment services through Flowe cards
• SIA's technology infrastructure, in addition to the entire customer journey of the Flowe card, also enables purchases on e-commerce sites and other fully-digital payment services
• The card is also available in a wood version and represents an absolute innovation as it adopts environmentally sustainable materials while guaranteeing complete functionality of traditional and contactless payment services

Protecting Economic Muscle: Finance And The Covid Crisis - Speech By Alex Brazier, Executive Director For Financial Stability Strategy And Risk, Bank Of England, Member Of The Financial Policy Committee, Given As Part Of The CFO Virtual Agenda

Date 23/07/2020

Alex Brazier discusses the UK’s corporate sector financing needs as it faces up to Covid-19, analysing how their cash flows could evolve in the coming months and how they could finance their cash-flow deficit.