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Bank Of England: Financial Policy Summary And Record - March 2021

Date 26/03/2021

The Bank of England Financial Policy Committee (FPC) meets to identify risks to financial stability and agree policy actions aimed at safeguarding the resilience of the UK financial system.

ESMA Consults On The Framework For EU Money Market Funds

Date 26/03/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, today launches a consultation on potential reforms of the EU Money Market Funds Regulation (MMFR). ESMA aims to review the stress experienced by MMFs during the March 2020 crisis and assess the roles played by markets, investors and regulation, and proposes potential reforms.

Moscow Exchange To Launch IT And Construction Company Indices

Date 26/03/2021

On 5 April 2021, Moscow Exchange will start calculating new sectoral indices - the IT Index and the Construction Companies Index, as well as their total return versions.

Joint Bank Of England And UK Financial Conduct Authority Review Of Open-Ended Investment Funds

Date 26/03/2021

The Bank of England and Financial Conduct Authority have published the findings of their joint survey of UK-authorised open-ended funds.

Eurex To Launch Further Total Return Futures On STOXX Indices - Launch Of EURO STOXX Banks Index TRFs And EURO STOXX Select Dividend 30 TRFs

Date 26/03/2021

Building on the success of the EURO STOXX® 50 Total Return Futures and the strong demand from market participants, Eurex will expand the segment to other key STOXX indices. As of 29 March, the exchange will launch EURO STOXX® Banks Index TRFs and EURO STOXX® Select Dividend 30 Index TRFs.

Moscow Exchange To Launch High Yield Fixed Income Index

Date 26/03/2021

On 26 March 2021, Moscow Exchange will start calculation and publication of the High Yield High Risk Bond Index, an index of high yield bonds with increased investment risk.

EFIC1 Lists On Euronext Amsterdam - First SPAC Tailored For European FinTechs Raises €415 Million

Date 26/03/2021

Caption: Nick Aperghis, CFO of EFIC1, and Ben Davey, CIO of EFIC1, sounded the traditional gong during a virtual ceremony this morning in the presence of Simone Huis in ‘t Veld, CEO of Euronext Amsterdam, and René van Vlerken, Head of Listings of Euronext Amsterdam. The gong ceremony celebrated the initial public offering of this Special Purpose Acquisition Company.

About EFIC1

EFIC1 has been launched by Martin Blessing, Ben Davey, Nick Aperghis and Klaas Meertens as a SPAC. EFIC1 has been created for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganisation or similar business combination with or acquisition of an operating business or entity. EFIC1 focuses on opportunities in the broadly defined financial services and financial technology sectors and aims to complete a Business Combination with a suitable partner that operates or is headquartered in Europe, including the United Kingdom, or Israel.

EFIC1’s leadership team comprises Executive directors: Martin Blessing (Chief Executive Officer), Ben Davey (Chief Investment Officer) and Nick Aperghis (Chief Financial Officer); Non-executive directors: Hélène Vletter-van Dort (Chair/INED), Klaas Meertens (NED, Managing Partner of HTP Investments), Jan Bennink (INED) and Chris Figee (INED); and Operating partner: Clara Streit.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters For New Shares

Date 26/03/2021

New shares will be accepted to margin trading starting from April 1, 2021. From this date on, risk parameters will be applied according to the table below.

BME Admits A 1 Billion Euro Sustainable Bond To Trading From The Madrid Regional Government

Date 26/03/2021

The placement was three times oversubscribed, allowing the issue’s spread to be reduced to 12 basis points over the 10-year Treasury bond

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security SU46012RMFS9

Date 26/03/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 26.03.2021, 11-02 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 216.247) and initial margins (up to 50 %) for the security SU46012RMFS9 were changed. New values are available here