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SEC Charges Stericycle With Bribery Schemes In Latin America - Medical Waste Management Service To Pay More Than $84 Million To U.S. And Brazilian Authorities

Date 20/04/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Stericycle, Inc. for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) arising out of bribery schemes that took place in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. The company has agreed to pay more than $84 million to settle parallel civil and criminal charges related to these schemes, including nearly $28.2 million to settle the SEC’s charges.

Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting With South African Minister f Finance Enoch Godongwana

Date 20/04/2022

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met yesterday with South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana to reiterate the strength of our bilateral relationship and underscore our support for a Just Energy Transition that will enable South Africa to sustainably achieve its climate goals and to welcome South Africa’s leadership on responding to COVID-19. The Secretary discussed the impact on South Africa of the commodity shock triggered by Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine and underscored the need for close coordination between our governments to protect our financial sectors from illicit Russian financial activities. The Secretary also commended South Africa’s leadership on debt issues through the G20 Common Framework process.

Verena Ross, Chair European Securities And Markets Authority, Speech At ECMI/CEPS Webinar, 20 April 2022

Date 20/04/2022

I am very pleased to take part in this webinar and would like to thank the European Capital Markets Institute (ECMI) and the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) for inviting me to discuss the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) contribution to further integrating Europe’s financial markets.

GPW: “Investment As A Springboard For Change”

Date 20/04/2022

• Investment challenges in Poland and support for private equity initiatives were the key topics of the seminar "Investment as a springboard for change”
• The guests included Vice-President of the European Investment Bank Professor Teresa Czerwińska, Deputy Minister for Development and Technology Professor Mariusz Jerzy Golecki, President of the Management Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange Marek Dietl
• The conference presented the results of the sixth EIB investment survey dedicated to Poland

FSB Chair’s Letter To G20 Outlines Financial Stability Issues Arising From Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine

Date 20/04/2022

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a letter from its Chair, Klaas Knot, to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ahead of their meeting on 20 April. The letter discusses the current outlook for financial stability and sets out the FSB’s plans over the coming months to assess and address emerging vulnerabilities.

Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting With Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati

Date 20/04/2022

Yesterday, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met with Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati. Secretary Yellen emphasized her support for strong U.S.-Indonesia relations, including on climate finance, just energy transition, and the G20 Joint Finance and Health Task Force. Secretary Yellen firmly condemned Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, and emphasized there will be no business-as-usual for Russia in the global economy. Secretary Yellen emphasized that the United States will continue to work in solidarity with Indonesia to advance the important business of the G20, including addressing the negative impacts of Russia’s invasion on the global economy.

FIA March 2022 SEF Tracker

Date 20/04/2022

Trading volume on swap execution facilities reached $1.13 trillion in average notional value per day during March 2022. This was up 9% from the previous month and up 5.6% from the same month of the previous year. Trading was up in every sector.

MARF Admits A New 202 Million Euro Securitisation Fund

Date 20/04/2022

BME's Fixed Income Market, MARF, today admitted a new 202.3 million euro bond issue to trading from the TDA TITAN Securitisation Fund. With this transaction, the outstanding balance of securitisation bonds registered in MARF reaches 3.42 billion euros, represented by a broad range of securitisation transactions and underlying assets such as mortgages, receivables, CLOs, synthetics, SMEs, etc.

ACER’s New Decision Ensures The Intraday Capacity Calculation Methodology Of The Core Region Is Aligned With The Expected Flow-Based Market Coupling

Date 20/04/2022

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has reached a decision on the first amendment for the intraday capacity calculation methodology of the Core capacity calculation region (Core LT CCM) in cooperation with the region’s National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs).

Borsa İstanbul’s Opening Bell Rang For Consus Enerji

Date 20/04/2022

Consus Enerji listed on Borsa İstanbul with the Opening Bell Ceremony held on April 20, 2022. Shares offered to the public started to be traded in the BIST STARS with the ticker code “CONSE”.