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ESMA Publishes Responses To Its Consultation On Draft RTS Under The ELTIF Regulation

Date 02/07/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the responses received to its Consultation on draft regulatory technical standards under Article 25 of the ELTIF Regulation.

CFTC Charges Hedge Fund with Violating Wheat Futures Speculative Position Limits

Date 02/07/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and settling charges against Elephas Investment Management Ltd. (Elephas), a Hong Kong based hedge fund, for violating wheat futures speculative position limits. The Order requires Elephas to pay a $160,000 civil monetary penalty.

Statement By International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde On Her Nomination As President Of The European Central Bank

Date 02/07/2019

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today.

“I am honored to have been nominated for the Presidency of the European Central Bank. In light of this, and in consultation with the Ethics Committee of the IMF Executive Board, I have decided to temporarily relinquish my responsibilities as Managing Director of the IMF during the nomination period.” 

John Glen, UK Economic Secretary To The Treasury, Speaks At The Green Finance Summit - John Glen Spoke About The The Publication Of The UK Government’s Green Finance Strategy

Date 02/07/2019

It’s a pleasure to join you for the City’s third Green Finance Summit.

This event gets bigger every year, which reflects the momentum growing behind Green Finance in the Square Mile, and beyond.

FSB Publishes Review Of TLAC Standard

Date 02/07/2019

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a technical review  of the implementation of the Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) Standard for Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) in resolution. When fully implemented, the TLAC Standard will promote financial stability by providing confidence that G-SIBs have appropriate capacity to absorb losses and, if necessary, to achieve an orderly resolution and to maintain the continuity of critical functions.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – June 2019

Date 02/07/2019

• Decrease of the value of trading in equities on the Electronic Order Book on the GPW Main Market by 4.7% YoY to PLN 16.0 billion in June 2019
• Increase in the average daily value of trading in equities on the Electronic Order Book on the GPW Main Market by 5.3% YoY to PLN 839.5 million in June 2019
• Decrease of the volume of trading in index futures by 29.0% YoY to 358.3 thousand contracts in June 2019
• Increase of the volume of trading in single-stock futures by 25.1% YoY to 126.5 thousand contracts in June 2019
• Decrease of the total volume of trading in electricity by 10.4% to 16.5 TWh in June 2019
• Increase of the total volume of trading in gas by 24.0% YoY to 12.4 TWh in June 2019
• Increase of the volume of spot transactions in property rights to certificates of origin of energy efficiency (“white certificates”) by 539.8% YoY to 108.3 ktoe in June 2019

Green Climate Fund Makes €87 Million Available To EBRD Green Cities

Date 02/07/2019

The EBRD and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) today signed an agreement releasing € 87 million of GCF funds to support the EBRD’s rapidly growing urban sustainability programme, EBRD Green Cities, as the first tranch of a €228 million facility. 

Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In June 2019

Date 02/07/2019

Total trading volume across Moscow Exchange’s markets was RUB 66.1 trln in June 2019.

Six Months On For Bitcoin: Danny Scott, Co-Founder Of CoinCorner Comments

Date 02/07/2019

Danny Scott, co-founder of CoinCorner comments: “As we reach the half year point of Bitcoin’s price movements, the next 6 months of the year look very promising. After starting the year in the $3000s, Bitcoin's price has shown very strong and steady growth month after month, breaking the $10,000 barrier in June - an increase of over 300% since the start of the year."

EBA Basel Assessment Sees Impact Driven By Large Banks

Date 02/07/2019

The European Banking Authority (EBA) presented today, during a public hearing, the results of its Basel III implementation assessment, which includes a quantitative impact study (QIS) based on data from 189 EU banks, and a comprehensive set of policy recommendations in the area of credit and operational risk, output floor and securities financing transactions. This work, which responds to a Commission's call for advice, shows that the full implementation of Basel III in the EU, under the most conservative assumptions, increases the weighted average minimum capital requirement (MRC) by 24.4%, leading to an aggregate capital shortfall of EUR 135.1 bn. Importantly, the capital impact is almost entirely driven by large globally active banks. The impact on medium-sized banks is limited to 11.3% in terms of MRC, leading to a shortfall of EUR 0.9 bn, and on small banks to 5.5% MRC with a EUR 0.1 bn shortfall. The EBA will publish the full report by the end of July.