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Nasdaq Named To 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index

Date 29/01/2021

Nasdaq, Inc. today announced its inclusion in the 2021 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the first time. The GEI brings transparency to gender-related practices and policies at publicly listed companies increasing the breadth of environmental, social, governance (ESG) data available to investors.

ESAs Consult To Amend Technical Standards On The Mapping Of ECAIs’ Credit Assessments

Date 29/01/2021

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) launched today a public consultation to amend the Implementing Regulations on the mapping of credit assessments of External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) for credit risk. The amendments are needed to assign mappings for two newly established ECAIs and to reflect the outcomes of a monitoring exercise on the adequacy of existing mappings, namely changes to the Credit Quality Steps (CQS) allocation for two ECAIs and the introduction of new credit rating scales for nine ECAIs. The Implementing Regulations are part of the EU Single Rulebook for banking and insurance aimed at creating a safe and sound regulatory framework consistently applicable across the European Union (EU). The consultation runs until 5 March 2021.

ESMA Consults On Appropriateness And Execution-Only Under MiFID II

Date 29/01/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities regulator, today launches a consultation on guidelines on the application of certain aspects of the appropriateness and execution-only requirements under MiFID II.

MNI Chicago Business Barometer™ – Jumped To 63.8 In January

Date 29/01/2021

Key Points – January Report

The Chicago Business Barometer^TM, produced with MNI, rose 5.1 points to 63.8 in January. The index now stands at the highest level since July 2018, boosted by a pick-up in activity at the beginning of 2021.

Bittrex Global To Launch All Stocks Delisted From Robinhood - GameStop (GME), AMC Entertainment (AMC), Nokia (NOK) Already Live For Trading 24/7

Date 29/01/2021

Bittrex Global (Bermuda) Ltd. announced that it has listed  tokenized stocks for GameStop and AMC Entertainment as well as Nokia, BlackBerry, and iShares Silver Trust. Bittrex Global will continue to list additional stocks as other firms announce a delisting from their platforms.

Moscow Exchange: Concentration Limits Per Issuer Change On Securities Market

Date 29/01/2021

CCP NCC is establishing new concentration limits per issuer on Securities market from February 5, 2021

UK Insurer Walks Away From High-Profile Litigation Against Bitfinex

Date 29/01/2021

A UK-based cyber insurer has walked away from high-profile litigation against Bitfinex. The insurer was seeking to recover a bitcoin ransom it paid out under a cyber-policy, and argued that Bitfinex should be liable to pay damages despite bitcoin being innocently received onto its exchange.  The discontinuance confirmed today by the High Court means the insurer will not receive any compensation from Bitfinex but instead will reimburse Bitfinex for its attorney costs, which once fully assessed will be considerably more than GBP 100,000.  

Statement Of SEC Acting Chair Lee And Commissioners Peirce, Roisman, And Crenshaw Regarding Recent Market Volatility

Date 29/01/2021

The Commission is closely monitoring and evaluating the extreme price volatility of certain stocks’ trading prices over the past several days. Our core market infrastructure has proven resilient under the weight of this week’s extraordinary trading volumes. Nevertheless, extreme stock price volatility has the potential to expose investors to rapid and severe losses and undermine market confidence. 

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

Date 29/01/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 29.01.2021, 16-38 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 11754) and initial margins (up to 13.75 %) for the security JNJ-RM were changed. New values are available here

Canadian DB Pensions Post Near-Double-Digit Returns Despite Historic, Turbulent Year: RBC Investor & Treasury Services

Date 29/01/2021

Canadian defined benefit (DB) pension plans ended the year in positive territory against a backdrop of radical uncertainty. Retirement assets returned 9.2% overall in 2020 and 5.4% in the final quarter of the year, according to an All Plan Universe survey just released by RBC Investor & Treasury Services.