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EBA Identifies Trends And Lessons Learned In Financial Education And Literacy Initiatives In Its Second Financial Education Report

Date 30/03/2020

• The Report identifies lessons learned from more than 120 national financial education and literacy initiatives across the EU as well as key trends and developments that could shape future initiatives.
• The Report includes a focus on FinTech-related education initiatives 

MIAX Exchange Group - Holiday Schedule - Good Friday 2020

Date 30/03/2020

Please be advised MIAX Options, MIAX PEARL Options and MIAX Emerald Options Exchanges will be closed on Friday, April 10, 2020 in observance of Good Friday.  Weekly Options Expiration for the week ending Friday, April 10, 2020 will take place on Thursday, April 9, 2020.

LCH’s RepoClear Welcomes Two New Clearing Members

Date 30/03/2020

• Royal Bank of Canada is first Canadian member to clear Euro debt at LCH SA
• Royal Bank of Canada (Channel Islands) Limited is first member from the jurisdiction to clear Sterling debt at LCH Ltd

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 30/03/2020

The following risk parameters will be changed:

Bank of England: Extension Of The Contingent Term Repo Facility (CTRF) - Market Notice 30 March 2020

Date 30/03/2020

The Bank of England is today announcing that it will continue to offer the Contingent Term Repo Facility (CTRF) on a weekly basis through April 2020.

ESMA Publishes Draft Regulatory Technical Standards For CCP Colleges

Date 30/03/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) has published its Final Report containing draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) for central counterparty (CCP) colleges under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) 2.2.

ACER To Decide On Methodologies For The Coordination And Sharing Of Cost Of Redispatching And Countertrading Electricity In 13 EU Member States

Date 30/03/2020

The National Regulatory Authorities for energy in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia (the Core region) asked the Agency to decide on common methodologies to coordinate and share the costs of electricity redispatching and countertrading.

EGX Implements Remote Systems To Ease Communication Between Market Participants

Date 30/03/2020

In line with the comprehensive strategy adopted by The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) to mitigate contagion risk of the pandemic Coronavirus (COVID-19), EGX launched remote electronic systems for its different sectors; coding, membership and omnibus system, in addition to the remote trading system already activated, allowing market participants to work remotely and insuring business continuity.  Earlier, EGX activated remote working for its employees using smart technology allowing remote business continuity for its employees without any need to attend the workplace. 

BIS: Reserve Management And Sustainability: The Case For Green Bonds?

Date 30/03/2020

Focus

Central banks are playing an increasingly active role in promoting the move towards a sustainable global economy. One area in which they are thus involved is in guiding attempts to mobilise funds to contribute to the large-scale public sector investment required to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. A key tool in this context is foreign exchange reserves, with green bonds being an increasingly popular investment choice among reserve managers.

Malawi Stock Exchange: Public Notice On Covid-19

Date 30/03/2020

Reference is made to the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health with regards to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.