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Eurex Clearing Welcomes New Members To The Supervisory Board

Date 24/06/2020

• Three new Supervisory Board members appointed
• The five most active participants in the Eurex Clearing Partnership Program continue to hold seats

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group - May 2020

Date 24/06/2020

The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group have the objective of overseeing the design of a new end-state model for wholesale cash distribution. This is to support the UK in an environment of declining cash volumes.

FEAS Announcement On Task Forces

Date 24/06/2020

The Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges/FEAS made a decision to open previous FEAS Working Committee task forces and projects for other stock exchanges and for the general public.

US Federal Agencies Release List Of Distressed Or Underserved Nonmetropolitan Middle-Income Geographies

Date 24/06/2020

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today announced the availability of the 2020 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies. These are geographic areas where revitalization or stabilization activities are eligible to receive Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) consideration under the community development definition.

ACER Publishes A Decision On New Rules For Optimising The Imbalance Netting Process

Date 24/06/2020

The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) publishes a decision in line with the EU Regulation establishing a Guideline on Electricity Balancing, which aims to integrate further the EU electricity balancing markets.

Third Edition Of GPW Innovation Day

Date 24/06/2020

• The third edition of the GPW Innovation Day took place on 23-24 June 2020
• The event was the first fully online GPW Innovation Day
• More than a dozen innovative companies in the high-tech, health care, and gaming industries met with institutional and retail investors
• More than 1300 participants registered for the virtual meetings

Hong Kong Monetary Authority And Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Annual Update To The List Of Financial Services Providers Under The Clearing Obligation For OTC Derivative Transactions

Date 24/06/2020

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issued joint consultation conclusions on the annual update to the list of Financial Services Providers (FSP List) (Note 1) under the clearing obligation for over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions.

Hehmeyer Trading + Investments Rebrands As Hehmeyer - The Change In Branding Reflects The Firm’s Shift In Business To Algorithmic Trading And Market Making In The Digital Asset Space

Date 24/06/2020

Hehmeyer Trading + Investments, a Chicago-based trading firm, today unveiled its new brand, Hehmeyer. This rebrand coincides with the evolution and consolidation of the company’s business segments solely into algorithmic trading and market making in cryptocurrencies.

BIS Encourages Central Banks To Continue Adapting To The Challenge Of Digital Payments

Date 24/06/2020

• Rapid reshaping of payment services requires central banks to keep evolving as they support the safety and integrity of the payment system.
• Changes are generating interest in central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), which deserve consideration as additional means of payment.
• Covid-19 has spurred contactless payments while highlighting shortcomings in payment systems, especially for the poor and unbanked.

ETFGI Reports That ETFs And ETPs Listed In Europe Reported Net Inflows Of US$10.59 Billion During May 2020

Date 24/06/2020

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe reported net inflows of US$10.59 billion during May, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$21.33 billion which is significantly less than the US$38.51 billion gathered at this point in 2019. Assets invested in the European ETFs/ETPs industry have increased by 4.6%, from US$928.33 billion at the end of May, to US$971.21 billion, according to ETFGI's May 2020 European ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)