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BIS - Recessions And Mortality: A Global Perspective

Date 15/12/2020

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The Covid-19 pandemic has led to the most severe contraction in global economic activity in post-WWII history. Strikingly, countries with a steeper predicted GDP decline in 2020 also have seen a higher number of deaths in excess of Covid-19-related fatalities, especially among emerging market economies (EMEs). As a possible explanation for the pattern, this paper investigates the link between recessions and mortality using historical data covering 180 countries over six decades.

Brett W. Redfearn To Conclude Transformative Tenure As SEC Trading And Markets Director

Date 15/12/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Brett Redfearn, Director of the SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets, will conclude his tenure as Director by the end of the year after leading the Division for over three years.   

CME Group Adds New Hemp Pricing Data To CME DataMine

Date 15/12/2020

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that customers can now access hemp pricing data in DataMine, its self-service online data platform. This new alternative dataset from Hemp Benchmarks®, a division of New Leaf Data Services, LLC, allows CME Group market data customers to access benchmark wholesale hemp pricing data alongside nearly a petabyte of historical data for futures and options across every investible asset class.

Moscow Exchange: Revised Maximum Quantity Of Securities Eligible As Collateral On Derivatives Market

Date 15/12/2020

CCP NCC changes maximum quantity of securities eligible as collateral on Derivatives Market starting from 7:00 p.m. on December 21, 2020:

EBA Observes Improved Cooperation Between Authorities Through Newly Established AML/CFT Colleges

Date 15/12/2020

• EBA observes that competent authorities are putting significant effort into setting up new AML/CFT colleges based on recent Guidelines. 
• The EBA finds that active participation from competent authorities is needed for the colleges framework to work effectively. 
• The EBA is monitoring work in AML/CFT colleges and providing technical support to the competent authorities in setting up the colleges.

Futures Now Trading On The SPIKES Volatility

Date 15/12/2020

Miami International Securities  Exchange, LLC (MIAX®) and the Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) today announce that a successful first day of futures trading on the SPIKES® Volatility Index (SPIKES) took place yesterday on December 14.

EBA Updates Its Basel III Impact Study Following The EU Commission’s Call For Advice

Date 15/12/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its updated ad-hoc impact study on the implementation of Basel III in the EU in response to the EU Commission’s call for advice (CfA). The study is based on a sample of 99 banks and has a reference date of December 2019. Under the full implementation of Basel III and conservative assumptions, the updated impact is meaningfully lower than previously estimated, using June 2018 data and a consistent sample.  In addition, the Report presents some qualitative reflections on the potential interactions between different elements of Basel III framework and the estimated adverse impact of the COVID-19 crisis. The EBA reaffirms its policy recommendations put forward in its previous advice and supports the full implementation of the final Basel III standards in the EU, which will contribute to the credibility of the EU banking sector and ensure a well-functioning global banking market.

MIAX Exchange Group - Christmas And New Years Holiday Schedule

Date 15/12/2020

Please be advised the MIAX Exchanges will have an abbreviated trading session on Thursday, December 24, 2020.  All Option Classes and Equity Products will close 3 hours early.

State Street Launches Cloud-Native Alpha Data Platform For Institutional And Wealth Managers - Partnership With Snowflake Enables Enhanced Data Management Via Cloud-Native Platform On State Street Alpha

Date 15/12/2020

State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) today launched its State Street Alpha^SM Data Platform, an end-to-end data management and warehouse solution for institutional investment and wealth managers. The platform enables clients to seamlessly assemble and access investment data spanning internal and third-party services across their investment processes. It provides access to front office data in near real-time, and incorporates data catalog and visualization capabilities that result in higher quality data, while reducing cost and accelerating decision making.

Joint EACH/ECSDA/FESE Letter To OECD On Its Consultation On Pillar 1 Blueprint

Date 15/12/2020

The European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH), the European Central Securities Depositories Association (ECSDA) and the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) co-signed a letter in response to the OECD consultation on Pillar 1 Blueprint. The purpose of the letter is to provide supplementary information relevant to the position set out in our previous correspondence with the OECD on the 22 October 2019 and restate why we believe that Trading Venues (TVs), Central Counter Parties (CCPs) and Central Securities Depositories (CSDs) should be specifically excluded from the payment of a taxing right for market jurisdictions over a share of residual profit calculated a MNE (multinational enterprise) group (or segment) level (“Amount A”).