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BIS: Basel Committee Publishes Work Programme And Strategic Priorities For 2021-22

Date 16/04/2021

• The Basel Committee publishes its work programme for 2021-22.
• Priorities include ongoing Covid-19 initiatives, assessing emerging risks, vulnerabilities and structural trends to the global banking system, and increasing supervisory cooperation.
• The Committee will also continue to monitor the full, timely and consistent implementation of Basel III.

Eurex: Trend Towards Sustainable Investing Strengthening Derivatives Inflows – ESG Products Hit New Trading Record In Q1 2021

Date 16/04/2021

With 562,714 contracts traded, Eurex's ESG products broke a new record in the first quarter of 2021 and continues to be collective success story.

OCC Elects Executive Chairman, Member And Public Directors At 2021 Stockholder Meeting

Date 16/04/2021

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced the election of three Class II Member Directors and two Class III Public Directors to its Board of Directors. In addition, Mr. Craig S. Donohue was re-elected as Executive Chairman of the Board. The vote took place during OCC’s annual stockholder meeting on April 14.

U.S. Department Of The Treasury Releases Report On Macroeconomic And Foreign Exchange Policies Of Major Trading Partners Of The United States

Date 16/04/2021

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today delivered to Congress the semiannual Report on Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners of the United States. In this Report, Treasury reviewed and assessed the policies of 20 major U.S. trading partners during the four quarters through December 2020.

Position Limits On Commodity Derivatives: ESMA Specifies Priorities Regarding The Supervisory Actions Of National Competent Authorities

Date 16/04/2021

When applying position limits, national competent authorities should, in future, prioritise agricultural commodity derivatives and significant commodity derivatives contracts with a net open interest of at least 300,000 lots. The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) expressed this expectation in a Forbearance-Note of 19 March 2021. BaFin is taking this forbearance note into account in its supervisory practice. Open interest refers to the total number of outstanding futures or options contracts.

Moscow Exchange: Potential Corporate Event On General Electric Company

Date 16/04/2021

Moscow Exchange notifies all relevant persons that General Electric Company will probably implement a consolidation (reverse stock split) of its ordinary shares (GE-RM, ISIN US3696041033).

Taking Startups To The Next Level With Kickstart Innovation

Date 16/04/2021

• Application period for startups is April 15 to May 17, 2021
• Commercial collaborations with established organizations help to accelerate startup growth

City Of London Corporation: First Female City Finance Chief Elected

Date 16/04/2021

Members of the Court of Common Council have elected the first female Chamberlain and Chief Financial Officer of the City of London Corporation.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JWK41

Date 16/04/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 16.04.2021, 15-06 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 112.86) and initial margins (up to 17.5 %) for the security RU000A0JWK41 were changed. New values are available here

Official Celebrations Of GPW’s 30th Anniversary

Date 16/04/2021

• GPW celebrates today the 30th anniversary of its inaugurating session
• President of Poland Andrzej Duda is a guest of honour of the event
• Deputy Prime Ministers Jacek Sasin and Jarosław Gowin have addressed the attendees
• The conference agenda includes five panel discussions with speakers engaged in the development of the Polish capital market
• President of Poland Andrzej Duda is the patron of today’s event and the year-long celebrations of GPW’s 30th anniversary