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CFTC Chairman Tarbert To Speak At The National Cattleman's Beef Association's (NCBA) Annual Convention

Date 31/01/2020

S&P Dow Jones Indices Europe Dashboard

Date 31/01/2020

• Despite reaching all-time highs earlier in the month, the S&P Europe 350® finished January in the red, ending a four-month streak of gains. 
• Weak economic growth in the Eurozone weighed on sentiment, and equities were pulled further into the red on the final day of trading based on further indications that a newly-emerged virus could severely impact growth—particularly in China, the world’s second-largest economy. 
• Central banks took a wait and see approach in January.  With European cuts seen as slightly more likely than hikes, all of our reported European fixed income indices gained ground over the month.

US Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies: Shared National Credit Review Finds Risk Remains Elevated In Leveraged Loans

Date 31/01/2020

Federal bank regulatory agencies find that the share and amount of loan commitments with the lowest supervisory ratings rose slightly between 2018 and 2019, according to the Shared National Credit (SNC) Program Review. Total commitments with low ratings remain elevated compared to lows reached during prior periods of strong economic performance.

Nasdaq Names Roland Chai Global Chief Risk Officer - Chai, Most Recently Head Of Post-Trade At Hong Kong Exchange, Will Oversee Nasdaq’s Global Risk Program

Date 31/01/2020

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that Roland Chai, most recently Head of Post-Trade at Hong Kong Exchange, will join the executive leadership team as Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Chai will be responsible for developing, reviewing and maintaining Nasdaq’s global risk program. He will report to Adena Friedman, President and CEO, Nasdaq.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Dawn D. Stump Regarding Proposed Rule: Position Limits For Derivatives

Date 31/01/2020

Overview

Reasonably designed.  Balanced in approach.  And workable in practice – both for market participants and for the Commission.  These are the 3 guideposts by which I have evaluated the proposal before us to update the Commission’s rules regarding position limits for derivatives.  Is it reasonable in its design?  Is it balanced in its approach?  And is it workable in practice for both market participants and the Commission?  Overall, I believe the answer to each of these questions is yes, and I therefore support the publication of this proposal for public comment.

EBA Launches 2020 EU-Wide Stress Test Exercise

Date 31/01/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today the 2020 EU-wide stress test, the fifth exercise since its establishment, and released the macroeconomic scenarios. The adverse scenario follows for the first time a ‘lower for longer’ narrative, a recession coupled with low or negative interest rates for a prolonged period. The EU real GDP would decline by 4.3% cumulatively by 2022, resulting in the most severe scenario to date. The EBA expects to publish the results of the exercise by 31 July 2020.

MiFID II: ESMA Publishes Data For The Systematic Internaliser Calculations For Equity, Equity-Like Instruments And Bonds

Date 31/01/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today data for the systematic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).

US Department Of Justice: Airbus Agrees To Pay Over $3.9 Billion In Global Penalties To Resolve Foreign Bribery And ITAR Case

Date 31/01/2020

Airbus SE (Airbus or the Company), a global provider of civilian and military aircraft based in France, has agreed to pay combined penalties of more than $3.9 billion to resolve foreign bribery charges with authorities in the United States, France and the United Kingdom arising out of the Company’s scheme to use third-party business partners to bribe government officials, as well as non-governmental airline executives, around the world and to resolve the Company’s violation of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) and its implementing regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), in the United States.  This is the largest global foreign bribery resolution to date.  

MiFID II: ESMA Makes New Bond Liquidity Data Available

Date 31/01/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has started today to make available new data for bonds subject to the pre- and post-trade requirements of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR) through its data register.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For January 31st 2020

Date 31/01/2020

A total turnover of 1.561 billion shares worth N26.073 billion in 21,444 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.237 billion shares valued at N22.762 billion that exchanged hands last week in 21,156 deals.