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Refinitiv Debuts Country Sustainable Development Scores To Measure How Extensively A Country Meets UN SDGs

Date 19/10/2020

• Investment managers and financial advisors to benefit from Refinitiv Country SDGs Scores – a transparent and objective measure of how well sovereigns align with SDGs - available on Refinitiv Eikon.
• Top 10 countries with the highest SDG scores include Norway, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Sweden, Netherlands, Iceland, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France. 

EBA Issues Opinion On Measures To Address Macroprudential Risk Following Notification By Finansinspektionen

Date 19/10/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion following the notification by Finansinspektionen, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), of its intention to extend a measure introduced in 2018, which aims at enhancing the resilience of Swedish banks to potential severe downward corrections in residential real estate markets. Based on the evidence submitted, the EBA does not object to the extension of such measure, which Finansinspektionen intends to apply to credit institutions that have adopted the Internal Rating-Based (IRB) Approach. The extension will be applied from 31 December 2020 until 30 December 2021.

Oslo Bors: Volue Admitted To Trading On Merkur Market

Date 19/10/2020

The cleantech company Volue has today been admitted to trading on Merkur Market (ticker code: VOLUE-ME).

BME: MARF Admits A 100 Million-Euro Commercial Paper Programme To Trading From Metrovacesa

Date 19/10/2020

BME’s Fixed Income Market, MARF, today has admitted Metrovacesa’s first Commercial Paper (CP) Programme to trading. This programme will allow the company to access new qualified investors to diversify its financing sources and place CPs with an outstanding balance of up to 100 million euros.

Thoma Bravo To Acquire AxiomSL - Transaction Partners Leading Cloud-Enabled Financial Risk Management And Regulatory Reporting Firm With Sponsor Known For Accelerating Growth And Driving Innovation

Date 19/10/2020

Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors, today announced an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in AxiomSL, a leading provider of cloud-enabled risk management and regulatory solutions for banking, investment management, broker dealers and commodity trading institutions. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the year, subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Coinrule Launches Its Automated Trading Platform To The Wider Market

Date 19/10/2020

Coinrule is, this week, making its automated cryptocurrency trading platform available to the wider market, allowing more people access to automated, algorithmic crypto trading. 

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0ZYLU6

Date 19/10/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 19.10.2020, 15-00 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 93.11) and initial margins (up to 10 %) for the security RU000A0ZYLU6 were changed. New values are available here

FSB Encourages Use Of Cyber Incident Response And Recovery Toolkit

Date 19/10/2020

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a toolkit of effective practices for financial institutions’ cyber incident response and recovery. The FSB encourages authorities and organisations to use the toolkit to enhance their cyber incident response and recovery activities.

Effective October 19, 2020 Through October 23, 2020, MIAX Options And MIAX Emerald 2X Opening And Intraday Valid And Priority Quote Spread Relief In All Symbols

Date 19/10/2020

Issue Symbol: All Symbols
Multiplier: 2X
Reason: In maintenance of a fair and orderly market.
Time: Opening and Intraday
Subject Summary: Please be advised, effective October 19, 2020 through October 23, 2020, the MIAX Regulation Department has granted 2 times opening and intraday quote parameter relief for all symbols on MIAX Options and MIAX Emerald. 

UBS MTF Market Notice: Trading Resumed In Euronext Products

Date 19/10/2020

Please be advised that following the open on the Euronext cash markets  at 11:45 BST, Euronext instruments are now available once more for trading on UBS MTF.