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President Trump Designates Chairmen And Acting Chairmen - Mark Uyeda, Acting Chair Of The Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 20/01/2025

President Trump has tapped Mark Uyeda as Acting Chair of the SEC.

SIFMA Statement On Trump-Vance Inauguration

Date 20/01/2025

SIFMA issued the following statement from president and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. regarding the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump:

“SIFMA congratulates President Donald J. Trump on his inauguration today as the 47th President of the United States. We look forward to working with President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and the new administration on issues of importance to investors, markets, and capital formation to promote economic growth and ensure effective and resilient capital markets.”

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Ends 2024 On A Cautious Note Amid Market Volatility

Date 20/01/2025

The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index closed December 2024 at 82,067.67 points, a 3.1% drop from November’s close of 84,718.72, reflecting heightened market uncertainty as geopolitical and economic pressures weighed on global indices.

CFTC Names Caroline D. Pham Acting Chairman

Date 20/01/2025

Nearly Three-In-Five CEOs Optimistic About Global Economic Outlook As They Plan Headcount Increases And Continued AI Rollout: PwC 2025 Global CEO Survey

Date 20/01/2025

• Almost 60% of CEOs expect global growth to increase over the next 12 months, up from 38% last year and 18% two years ago
• 42% expect to increase headcount over the next 12 months – more than twice the number expecting to decrease it. CEOs more likely to say GenAI led to headcount increases than decreases
• CEOs are seeing tangible impacts from GenAI: 56% reported efficiency gains, while one-third saw profitability (34%) and revenue (32%) increases
• 42% of CEOs believe their company will not be viable beyond the next 10 years without reinvention, as nearly four in ten say they have begun competing in new sectors in the last five years
• Climate related investments six times more likely to have resulted in increased revenue than decreased revenue

Statement On The Departure Of SEC Chair Gary Gensler: SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw, SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda

Date 20/01/2025

Today is Chair Gensler’s final day at the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Chair Gensler joined the Commission in 2021 with a lengthy career in public service.  He previously served as the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance, the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Markets, and as a senior advisor for U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes.  He brought that extensive experience and knowledge of the financial markets to bear as Chair, where together we have worked to further the Commission’s mission to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation. 

The EBA Launches Its 2025 EU-Wide Stress Test

Date 20/01/2025

• The 2025 EU-wide stress test will assess EU banks’ performance under a baseline and adverse scenario during a three-year time horizon, from 2025 to 2027.
• The adverse scenario assumes a hypothetical aggravation of geopolitical tensions leading to a severe decline in GDP by 6.3% cumulatively. The adverse scenario is designed to ensure a significant severity of various macro-economic and financial shocks across all EU countries and depicts a breakdown of the shocks (on real gross value added) by economic sectors.
• The exercise will be conducted on a sample of 64 banks, thus covering 75% of total banking assets in the EU and Norway. 

Moscow Exchange Changes The Tick Size From The 3rd Of February 2025

Date 20/01/2025

To increase the effectiveness of equity market microstructure, MOEX establishes the new tick size and Decimals parameter for the following stocks starting 3rd February 2025 in the following trading modes:

• Main trading mode Т+ ("Т+1" order book)
• Odd lots trading mode
• Negotiated trades mode (NTM)
• NTM with CCP trading mode

Open Call For Experts To Join ACER’s New Expert Group On EU-Wide Flexibility Needs Assessment

Date 20/01/2025

ACER is establishing an Expert Group to assess flexibility needs in the EU electricity system. We are looking for professionals with expertise in power market modelling, energy markets, energy systems, energy economics, energy policy and energy regulations.

Moscow Exchange: Concentration Limits Per Issuer On Securities Market

Date 20/01/2025

CCP NCC sets the following new concentration limit per issuer on Securities market from January 22-th, 2024.