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Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Meeting Of The Court Of Directors Held On 3 April 2020

Date 02/06/2020

The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.

Ex-Liquidnet EMEA City Head In Esports ‘Series A’ Fund Launch, By Roger Aitken

Date 02/06/2020

The Esports Gaming League (EGL), a UK-based esports agency delivering a technology platform for gamers to enter tournaments across multiple games on a global basis, has launched a ‘Series A’ funding using crowdfunding to expand its activities and growth overseas in a billion dollar industry. It values the business at around £5.5 million (c.$6.7m) on a 'pre-money' basis.

The European Association Of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) Elects Board And Defines Strategy For 2020-2022

Date 02/06/2020

During its Annual General Assembly meeting held on 29th May 2020, the 19 members of the European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) elected the following Board Members for a two-year mandate:

• Co-Chair - Julien Jardelot, Head of Europe, Government Relations & Regulatory Strategy, LSEG
• Co-Chair - Teo Floor, Vice President, CCP Risk Management, Eurex Clearing
• Co-Chair - Tim Grange, Director of Regulatory Policy, ICE Clear Europe
• Member - Arnoud Siegmann, Chief Risk Officer, EuroCCP
• Member - Erica Brown, Head of International Affairs, Nasdaq Clearing
• Member - Marcin Truchanowicz, Managing Director, KDPW_CCP
• Member - Ian Cornwall, Director, Head Market Structure, SIX Securities & Exchanges, SIX x-clear
• Member - Xavier Aguilá, Managing Director Operations, BME Clearing

EEX Gains Majority Share Of Volume And Open Interest In Dry Freight Market

Date 02/06/2020

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved another milestone in its Freight business today by gaining the majority share of volume in the total Dry Freight market for the first time since launching the business in 2016.

Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer: COVID-19 Continues To Impact Farmer Sentiment - Majority Indicate Economic Assistance Bill Necessary

Date 02/06/2020

Farmer sentiment improved slightly in May after falling sharply in both March and April, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The index was up 7 points from April to a reading of 103, but it remained nearly 40 percent below its all-time high of 168 set in February 2020. The Ag Economy Barometer is based on responses from 400 U.S. agricultural producers and this month's survey was conducted between May 18-22.

MSCI Appoints Axel Kilian As Head Of EMEA Client Coverage

Date 02/06/2020

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of mission critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced today that Axel Kilian has been appointed to the role of Head of Client Coverage - Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), effective June 1, 2020. Based in London, Mr. Kilian reports to Alvise Munari, Global Head of Client Coverage.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Working Group On Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates - March 2020

Date 02/06/2020

The Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates, which is made up of experts from major sterling swap dealers, discusses the development of sterling risk-free reference rates.

Tier1 Financial Solutions Hires Reval Founder Okochi As President

Date 02/06/2020

Tier1 Financial Solutions (“Tier1”), a leading provider of global relationship management solutions to capital markets, investment banking, and investment management firms, has appointed Jiro Okochi as President, responsible for managing the global operations of the firm. His hire comes at a time of increasing demand for collaboration, compliance, and workflow tools to streamline the digital transformation taking place across capital markets firms. 

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – May 2020

Date 02/06/2020

• GPW Main Market Electronic Order Book[1]  equities turnover value increased by 23.0% YoY to PLN 20.5 billion
• NewConnect Electronic Order Book turnover value increased by 914.2% YoY to PLN 852.2 million
• Derivatives turnover volume increased by 35.9% YoY to 744,900 contracts
• Structured products turnover value increased by 110.7% YoY to PLN 194.5 million
• ETF turnover value increased by 420.7% YoY to PLN 75.9 million
  • Catalyst Electronic Order Book non-Treasury bond turnover value increased by 10.3% to PLN 232.6 million
  • Electricity turnover volume increased by 6.2% to 19.4 TWh
  • Natural gas turnover volume decreased by 0.9% YoY to 13.6 TWh

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Working Group On Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates - February 2020

Date 02/06/2020

The Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates, which is made up of experts from major sterling swap dealers, discusses the development of sterling risk-free reference rates.