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Bank Of England: Extension Of Weekly Indexed Long-Term Repo Operations - June 2019

Date 28/05/2019

The Bank of England is announcing today that it will continue to offer Indexed Long-Term Repo (ILTR) operations on a weekly basis until the end of November 2019.

ESMA Issues Five Positive Opinions On National Product Intervention Measures

Date 28/05/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued five positive opinions on product intervention measures taken by the National Competent Authorities (NCAs) of the Finland, Lithuania and Spain. ESMA’s opinion finds that the proposed measures are justified and proportionate and that it is necessary for NCAs of other Member States to take product intervention measures that are at least as stringent as ESMA’s measures. 

BOX Exchange: SAIL Order Entry Connectivity Modifications – Date Change

Date 28/05/2019

BOX Exchange LLC (“BOX”) recently distributed IC-2019-10 which detailed upcoming modifications to the connectivity of SAIL Order Entry components.

Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman To Present At Sandler O’Neill 2019 Global Exchange And Brokerage Conference

Date 28/05/2019

Ms. Friedman’s presentation will be webcast at Nasdaq’s Investor Relations Website: ir.nasdaq.com/events.cfm

Athens Exchange Group: Changes In The Composition Of ATHEX Indices

Date 28/05/2019

The Athens Exchange announces the changes that will take place in the composition of the ATHEX Market Indices in accordance with the provisions of the Ground Rules for the Management of the Ιndices, with regards to the handling of the suspension of trading of the shares of the company «KRETA FARM S.A. » which on Wednesday May 29th has been in effect for 20 working days.

Sweden's Finansinspektionen: Stability In The Financial System (2019:1)

Date 28/05/2019

Both the global and the Swedish economies appear to be slowing down. Low interest rates – which have resulted in high risk-taking and rising asset prices – are expected to remain low for a prolonged period of time. Resilience in the Swedish financial system is satisfactory in general. However, even if the banks’ resilience is satisfactory overall, FI makes the assessment that they need more capital to cover the risks in their lending to commercial real estate firms.

SEC Charges Investment Adviser With Fraud

Date 28/05/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged investment adviser Stephen Brandon Anderson with defrauding clients by overcharging advisory fees of at least $367,000.

CFTC Commissioner Berkovitz To Keynote At FIA Commodities Symposium

Date 28/05/2019

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Bulletin: Tailoring Of Capital And Liquidity Standards For Foreign Banking Organizations: Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking

Date 28/05/2019

Summary

The OCC, Federal Reserve Board, and FDIC are proposing a rule that would establish a revised framework for determining requirements under the regulatory capital rule, the liquidity coverage ratio rule, and the proposed net stable funding ratio rule for large foreign banking organizations with respect to certain U.S. operations based on their risk profile.

Sweden's Finansinspektionen: Banks’ Lending To Commercial Real Estate Firms Requires More Capital

Date 28/05/2019

Finansinspektionen (FI) considers the firms in the Swedish financial system to have sufficient resilience for withstanding a weaker economy. However, commercial real estate firms are vulnerable to shocks. FI therefore makes the assessment that the banks need more capital for these exposures. This is one of the conclusions in FI’s first stability report for the year, which is being presented today.