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European Banking Authority: Consultation On Amending RTS On CVA Proxy Spread (EBA/CP/2016/04)

Date 06/04/2016

IOSCO Issues Study Of Regulatory Approaches And Tools To Deal With Cyber Risk

Date 06/04/2016

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published a report that brings together insights and perspectives from IOSCO’s various policy, stakeholder and regional committees on the topic of cyber resilience.

EBA Updated Risk Dashboard Shows EU Banks Have Further Increased Their Capital Ratios In Q4 2015

Date 06/04/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the periodical update of its Risk Dashboard summarising the main risks and vulnerabilities in the banking sector on the basis of the evolution of a set of Risk Indicators (RI) across the EU in Q4 2015. The update shows a further increase in EU banks' capital ratios. Profitability remains low and NPL ratios are still high.

ESMA Publishes Discussion Paper On UCITS Share Classes

Date 06/04/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published a discussion paper on UCITS share classes (the DP).

BM&FBOVESPA Investment In Latin American Exchanges - Purchase Of Stake In Bolsa Mexicana De Valores

Date 06/04/2016

Bolsa de Valores, Mercadorias e Futuros (“BM&FBOVESPA”) informs that reached an equity stake of approximately 4.1% in Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, S.A.B. de C.V., Mexico, in an investment of 640 million Mexican pesos (approximately R$136 million).

Tradeweb Data Points: Government Bonds Update - March 2016

Date 06/04/2016

Key information:

• Almost two weeks after the U.S. central bank cut its GDP growth forecast for 2016 from 2.4% to 2.2%, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on March 29 that the central bank must "proceed cautiously" in lifting interest rates.
• The ECB announced a new stimulus package for the European economy, including deeper interest rate cuts, a new series of longer-term financing operations and the expansion of the asset purchase programme to include non-bank corporate bonds.
• Japan became the second country after Switzerland to issue 10-year benchmark bonds at a negative interest rate.

Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, March 15-16, 2016

Date 06/04/2016

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on March 15-16, 2016.

MIAX Options Exchange: MIAX 2016 Disaster Recovery Data Center Test Plan

Date 06/04/2016

MIAX will be participating in the annual SIFMA BCP test expected to take place in October 2016.

EBA Consults On Draft Amending Standards On CVA Proxy Spread

Date 06/04/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on draft amending Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on credit valuation adjustment (CVA) proxy spread. These RTS propose limited amendments to Commission's Delegated Regulation (EU) No 526/2014 based on two policy recommendations contained in the EBA's CVA report published on 25 February 2015. Through the proposed amendments the EBA expects to ensure a more adequate calculation of own funds requirements for CVA risk. The consultation runs until 06 July 2016.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For Non-Principal Futures On April 6, 2016

Date 06/04/2016

According to Item 8 of the Principal and Non-principal Futures Listing Methodology (approved by the NCC Management Board on May, 29 2014), Xi parameters for non-principal futures were changed on April 06, 2016 at 7 p.m. (MSK).