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Japan's Financial Services Agency - Stewardship Code: 246 Institutional Investors Have Signed Up To The Principles For Responsible Institutional Investors As Of April 12, 2019

Date 18/04/2019

The Council of Experts Concerning the Japanese Version of the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Professor Hiroyuki Kansaku, University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics) published the Principles for Institutional Investors (Japan’s Stewardship Code) on February 27, 2014.

Also, the Council of Experts on the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Professor Hiroyuki Kansaku) revised the Code on May 29, 2017(Finalization of the Japan’s Stewardship Code (Revised version)(May 29, 2017)).

SGX Bull Charge Kicks Off 2019 Fundraising With Sasseur Asset Management As Premium Partner

Date 18/04/2019

• Sasseur Asset Management marks first year of Sasseur REIT’s listing on SGX with donation of $300,000 to Bull Charge
• Single largest donation to SGX’s flagship charity initiative in recent years

Montréal Exchange: Interest Rate Derivative Trading Ceases At 1:30 P.M. Today,- Exchange's Markets Closed On April 19, 2019.

Date 18/04/2019

Interest rate derivative trading will cease at 1:30 p.m. today, April 18, 2019. Furthermore, the Exchange's markets will be closed on April 19, 2019.

Ontario Securities Commission Announces New Commissioner Appointment

Date 17/04/2019

Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Chair and CEO Maureen Jensen is pleased to announce the appointment of Craig Hayman to the Commission, to serve a two-year term.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 17/04/2019

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

DTCC Outlines Path To Reduce Trade Failures, Increase Security And Efficiency Of Markets - Automating Delivery Of Standing Settlement Instructions (SSIs) Is The Clear Direction As ALERT’s GC Direct Points To The Destination, Now With Over 1 Million SSIs Managed By Custodians And Prime Broker

Date 17/04/2019

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) announced the release of a new paper addressing issues of trade failures in the institutional post-trade marketplace where greater technology adoption could help with growing problems in an era of cost pressures, heightened regulatory requirements, and increasing cyber security focus.

Bank Of England To Disclose Assessment Of How It Manages Climate-Related Financial Risk In The 2019/20 Annual Report

Date 17/04/2019

Speaking at the Network for Greening Financial Services conference (NGFS) today, the Governor announced the Bank of England’s decision to disclose how financial risks from climate change are managed across its entire operations.

Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Dan M. Berkovitz Before The Energy And Environmental Markets Advisory Committee

Date 17/04/2019

Good morning, and welcome to the Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC or Committee).  I am pleased to be joining you here today in my first meeting as the EEMAC Sponsor.  Prior to first joining the CFTC, I spent a number of years working on energy issues on Capitol Hill, so I have an affinity for the subjects within this Committee’s purview.

Open Letter On Climate-Related Financial Risks - Open Letter From The Governor Of Bank Of England Mark Carney, Governor Of Banque De France François Villeroy De Galhau And Chair Of The Network For Greening The Financial Services Frank Elderson.

Date 17/04/2019

The catastrophic effects of climate change are already visible around the world. From blistering heatwaves in North America to typhoons in south-east Asia and droughts in Africa and Australia, no country or community is immune. These events damage infrastructure and private property, negatively affect health, decrease productivity and destroy wealth. And they are extremely costly: insured losses have risen five-fold in the past three decades. The enormous human and financial costs of climate change are having a devastating effect on our collective wellbeing.

Central Bankers, Supervisors And Climate-Related Risks, Panel Remarks By Sabine Lautenschläger, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, At The Network For Greening The Financial System Conference, In Paris, France, 17 April 2019

Date 17/04/2019

The financial community’s most important action with regard to climate change has happened in the last few years: many stakeholders in the financial industry, and central bankers, too, have realised that climate change is not an issue for next century. It’s an issue for now, and it’s a topic not only for other sectors but also for the financial sector and for central bankers and supervisors.