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Finansinspektionen: Decision Regarding The Countercyclical Buffer Rate

Date 25/10/2019

Finansinspektionen (FI) decided on 24 October not to change the countercyclical buffer rate. The buffer rate of 2.5 per cent, which has applied since 19 September 2019, shall thus continue to apply. The countercyclical buffer guide is set at 0.16 per cent. 

Borsa Istanbul: BIST Sustainability Index Constituents For November 2019 - October 2020 Index Period Have Been Determined

Date 25/10/2019

Annual company assesments of the BIST Sustainability Index have been completed. Constituent list and the list of stocks to be included in and excluded from the index are shown below. Constituent changes will be effective from November 1, 2019.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For October 25th 2019

Date 25/10/2019

A total turnover of 2.051 billion shares worth N16.126 billion in 13,508 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 896.610 million shares valued at N16.561 billion that exchanged hands last week in 12,638 deals. 

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Environmental, Social, And Governance (ESG) ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Reaches A New Record Of US$47.33 Billion At The End Of September 2019

Date 25/10/2019

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$2.80 billion during September. Total assets invested ESG ETFs and ETPs increased by 7.81%  from US$43.90 billion at the end of August to a record US$47.33 billion, according to ETFGI’s September 2019 Global ETFs and ETPs ESG industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 

Remarks Of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz At 2019 ISDA Annual Japan Conference - “Significant’s Significance”

Date 25/10/2019

Thank you for that very kind welcome.  Before I begin, let me quickly say that the views contained in this speech are my own and do not represent the views of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC).

ECB And People’s Bank Of China Extend Bilateral Currency Swap Arrangement

Date 25/10/2019

• uropean Central Bank and People’s Bank of China extend the bilateral currency swap arrangement established in 2013 for another three years
• Swap arrangement has a maximum size of 350 billion Chinese renminbi and €45 billion
• Can serve as backstop liquidity facility to address potential shortage of renminbi for euro area banks

BME: ORMAZABAL Registers Its First Commercial Paper Programme On MARF

Date 25/10/2019

MARF, BME’s Fixed Income market, today registered a 50 million-euro new Commercial Paper (CP) Programme from Ormazabal Electric. Through this new tool the company will be able to place Fixed Income instruments among qualified investors with maturities up to 2 years.

Enhancing Traditional Approaches To Manage Cyber Security Risks, By Mark Morrison, OCC Chief Information Security Officer

Date 25/10/2019

At the July World Federation of Exchanges Technology Summit in Umea, Sweden, there was a lively cyber security panel discussion covering the challenges associated with implementing new and emerging technologies in the financial sector. The panel, consisting of senior security representatives from the National Stock Exchange of India, the SIX Group Services, and OCC explored how the implementation of technologies like Blockchain, Distributed Ledger, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Public Cloud requires financial institutions to enhance traditional approaches for protecting information system and data to address the operational, regulatory, and security risks introduced.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Summary Report - 25 October 2019

Date 25/10/2019

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly summary report.

Bank Of England: The Governor Underlines Commitment To Disability Inclusion As Part Of The Valuable 500

Date 25/10/2019

The Bank is proud to be part of the Valuable 500. Today Mark Carney co-signed a letter with a number of other Valuable 500 leaders, calling for CEOs from around the globe to accelerate disability inclusion.