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Renee Jones To Join SEC As Director Of Corporation Finance; John Coates Named SEC General Counsel

Date 14/06/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Renee Jones has been appointed Director of the Division of Corporation Finance. John Coates, the Division’s current Acting Director, has been named SEC General Counsel. Both appointments are effective June 21, 2021.

BME And BBF FinTech Launch The First International Edition Of Hack & Disrupt!, The First FinTech And InsurTech Hackathon

Date 14/06/2021

• The event, supported by BBK, Plaza Financiera Bilbao and F10, will bring together companies, entrepreneurs and startups to solve challenges on 25, 26 and 27 June
• Javier Hernani, CEO of BME; Manuel Ardanza, Chairman of the Bilbao stock exchange, and Berta Ares, General Manager of BME Inntech, will be among the speakers.
• Among the hackathon prizes are a prospection trip to Switzerland and direct access to the final interview to participate in the F10 incubation and acceleration programme

ACER Adopted A Decision On The Amendments To The European Methodology For Coordinated Security Analysis

Date 14/06/2021

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) adopted a Decision on the amendments to the pan-European methodology for coordinated security analysis.

De Volksbank Joins Eurex’s ISA Direct

Date 14/06/2021

• First Dutch bank to join Eurex’s direct access model
• ISA Direct continues to gain momentum

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security MSTR-RM

Date 14/06/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 14.06.2021, 16-45 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 44787) and initial margins (up to 36.25 %) for the security MSTR-RM were changed. New values are available here

Broadridge Launches DLT Repo Platform To Execute First Bilateral Repo Trades Using Smart Contracts

Date 14/06/2021

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader, today announced the successful go-live of its transformative distributed ledger repo (DLR) platform. Early participants of the blockchain-enabled platform are realizing significant and immediate benefits of reduced risk, operational costs and enhanced liquidity, while also accelerating their digitization journey. The launch builds on the success of multiple pilots with sell-side and buy-side firms.

BME: MARF Registers GME’s First Commercial Paper Programme, Worth 50 Million Euros

Date 14/06/2021

BME’s Fixed Income Market, MARF, has registered the first Commercial Paper (CP) Programme from García Munté Energía (GME). With this debut on MARF, GME will be able to access new qualified investors to diversify its financing sources and place CPs up to an outstanding balance of 50 million euros.

Moscow Exchange: The Additional Trading Session Starts Later For Derivatives Market On 1,7,8,14,15,21,22,27,28 And 29 July 2021

Date 14/06/2021

Please note that the Derivatives Market evening trading session will begin five minutes later, i.e. at 7:05 pm MSK, on 1,7,8,14,15,21,22,27,28 and 29 July 2021, as these are the last trading days for options contracts (in accordance with clause 6.2, Rules of organized trading for the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market).

ICE Reports Record Total Futures And Options Open Interest Of 85.8 Million Contracts - Total Open Interest +10% y/y

Date 14/06/2021

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced record open interest of 85.8 million contracts on June 10, 2021.

SurePay Appoints Two Senior Hires From NatWest And Kyriba In The UK - Industry Veterans Adrian Lee-Jarman And Paul Simpson Join Growing FinTech SurePay

Date 14/06/2021

SurePay, the leading Confirmation of Payee provider, today announced two new hires: Adrian Lee-Jarman as Senior Business Development & Partnerships Manager and Paul Simpson as Senior Business Development Manager UK.