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EBA: Consultation Paper on draft RTS On Revised Identified Staff For Remuneration Purposes (EBA/CP/2019/16 )

Date 19/12/2019

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the criteria to identify all categories of staff whose professional activities have a material impact on the institutions’ risk profile (“risk takers”). The aim of these standards is to define and harmonise the criteria for the identification of such staff and to ensure a consistent approach across the EU. The suggested identification process is based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative criteria. The consultation runs until 19 February 2020.

Oslo Børs: Highest Ever Dividends

Date 19/12/2019

Never before have companies listed on Oslo Børs returned so much money to shareholders in the form of dividends as in 2019.

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange – Annual Review For 2019 And Outlook Into 2020

Date 19/12/2019

• The TA-35 Index, which has risen 15% this year, outperformed the world's equity indices that gained an average of 9%; the TA-90 Index rose by 39% this year hitting an all-time record
• The leading indices in the five years 2015-2019 were the TA-Technology and TA-Real Estate indices, which cumulatively gained 143% and 122%, respectively
• 7 new companies joined TASE this year, raising in excess of NIS 3 billion
• During the years 2017-2019, 35 new companies joined TASE, raising a total of NIS 8.1 billion
• NIS 11.7 billion was raised on the equities market – 75% more than the amount raised last year
• NIS 65.5 billion was raised in corporate bond offerings to the public and institutions and a further NIS 3.3 billion was raised in structured bond offeringsThis year, TASE became a public company by means of a first-of-its-kind IPO, using the “Tel Aviv-Global" model – a global offering on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
• Ittai Ben Zeev, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange's CEO: “the Israeli economy's biggest missed opportunity is that, in less than a decade, $112 billion has “evaporated" from Israel due to companies having been sold rather than being turned into independent companies. It's high time that not just Bob Smith from Minnesota, but also Yael Cohen from Tel Aviv, profits from the success of Israeli innovation. The model of making a global offering in Tel Aviv enables Israeli companies and particularly high-tech companies, to benefit from an innovative capital-raising model and from exposure to international investors, while also ensuring that larger portions of the Israeli public will be partners in the growth of the economy".

EBA Consults To Revise Standards To Identify Staff With A Material Impact On The Institution’s Risk Profile

Date 19/12/2019

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the criteria to identify all categories of staff whose professional activities have a material impact on the institutions’ risk profile (“risk takers”). The aim of these standards is to define and harmonise the criteria for the identification of such staff and to ensure a consistent approach across the EU. The suggested identification process is based on a combination of qualitative and quantitative criteria. The consultation runs until 19 February 2020.

ECB: Panetta And Schnabel Appointed Members Of The Executive Board

Date 19/12/2019

Today, the European Council appointed Fabio Panetta and Isabel Schnabel to be members of the European Central Bank's executive board as of 1 January 2020.

Capacity Mechanisms: ACER Publishes Technical Guidance For CO2 Emission Limits SDs And MSPs

Date 19/12/2019

The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) published today an Opinion providing technical guidance on the calculation of the CO2 emission limits in generation capacity, in the frame of Capacity Mechanisms as mandated by the European Union’s revised Electricity Regulation established this year.

ETFGI Reports That Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed In US Reached A New Record High Of US$4.28 Trillion At The End Of November 2019

Date 19/12/2019

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in US gained net inflows of US$50.94 billion in November, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$274.04 billion. Assets invested in the US ETFs/ETPs industry have increased by 3.1%, from US$4.15 trillion at the end of October, to $4.28 trillion, according to ETFGI's November 2019 US ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

HKEX In 2019: Year In Review

Date 19/12/2019

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has had a very busy year; early in 2019, we launched our new three-year strategic plan, focused on three pillars: China Anchored, Globally Connected and Technology Empowered.

Final Settlement Prices For MOEX's December Precious Metals Futures

Date 19/12/2019

On 19 December 2019, the final settlement prices for the MOEX’s June futures contracts on precious metals were determined as follows:

Bank Of England: Bank Rate Maintained At 0.75% - December 2019

Date 19/12/2019

The Bank of England MPC voted by a majority of 7-2 to maintain Bank Rate at 0.75%. The committee also voted unanimously to maintain the stock of corporate bond purchases and UK government bond purchases.