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Finansinspektionen: Proposed Amendment To Regulations Due To Reduction In Countercyclical Buffer Rate

Date 13/03/2020

Finansinspektionen proposes that the buffer rate be lowered by 2.5 percentage points and set at 0 per cent. 

Volume 20, Issue 1 Of Borsa İstanbul Review Has Been Published

Date 13/03/2020

Borsa İstanbul Review, forging ahead to be one of the most prominent journals in finance & economics, is managed by Borsa İstanbul and published quarterly by Elsevier, a world leading academic publishing company.

London Stock Exchange: Second Price Monitoring Extension

Date 13/03/2020

A second and final Price Monitoring Extension has been activated in this security. The auction call period is extended in this security for a further 5 minutes.

Trading Safeguards At Eurex – Keeping Order In The Book

Date 13/03/2020

A robust trading system, combined with sound policies to ensure a fair and orderly market, is essential under any market circumstances but especially relied upon when markets are  moving.

Price Monitoring Extension: Price Monitoring Extension

Date 13/03/2020

The auction call period has been extended in this security by 5 minutes.

ECB: Working Group On Euro Risk-Free Rates Seeks Feedback On Swaptions Impacted By Transition From EONIA To The €STR

Date 13/03/2020

• The CCP discounting switch from EONIA to the €STR, planned for June 2020, will raise specific issues for swaption products if the exercise date of these contracts is after the CCP transition date
• Feedback sought on whether to recommend a voluntary compensation for legacy swaptions impacted by the CCP discounting transition to €STR

Finansinspektionen Lowers The Countercyclical Capital Buffer To Zero

Date 13/03/2020

The spread of the coronavirus disease is sending serious economic shocks throughout the world and in Sweden. There is currently widespread uncertainty about the future course of events and how far-reaching the economic impact will be. The economic disruptions and the greater uncertainty are also affecting the financial system. Finansinspektionen (FI) will therefore lower the countercyclical capital buffer requirement for banks from 2.5 per cent to 0 per cent. This corresponds to a reduction of around SEK 45 billion. The buffer is being lowered pre-emptively to ensure a well-functioning supply of credit, which helps firms and households maintain production, consumption and investments. 

Parts Of The Oslo Stock Exchange Building Closed Friday

Date 13/03/2020

An Oslo Børs employee has tested positive for COVID-19. The part of the building where the employee worked will be temporarily closed for disinfection.

Corporate Equity And Municipal Debt CUSIP Request Volumes Climb Higher - Data Through February Shows Strong Volume Of Pre-Market Activity

Date 13/03/2020

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for February 2020. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity over the next quarter, found a significant surge in request volume for new corporate equity and municipal debt identifiers

Innovate Finance Statement On The COVID-19 Coronavirus For IFGS 2020 (As Of March 13, 2020)

Date 13/03/2020

It is with great regret that Innovate Finance has decided to cancel IFGS, scheduled to take place on April 20-21 at Guildhall, London, due to ongoing industry concerns around the spread of the COVID-19 virus.