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EBA Notes Enhanced Consistency On Institutions’ Pillar 3 Disclosures But Calls For Improvements To Reinforce Market Discipline

Date 02/03/2020

• The EBA is sharing the conclusions from its assessment of institutions’ Pillar 3 disclosures as another step to foster transparency and market discipline
• Consistency and comparability of prudential public information by institutions has benefited from the implementation of common disclosure formats
• The EBA encourages institutions to continue their progress by addressing the main findings and implementing the best practices identified in the Report

Oslo Børs: Largest Monthly Drop In Share Prices Since 2011

Date 02/03/2020

We have to go back to August 2011 to find a month with a larger decline in share prices than February 2020. Oil companies’ portion of the total market capitalisation has fallen to record lows.

Optima Partners Selects Drawbridge Partners Connect™ Platform To Assist In Managing Due Diligence Process - Drawbridgeconnect™ Platform Boosts Efficiency Of Due Diligence Process For Optima Partners By Streamlining DDQs Distribution And Analysis

Date 02/03/2020

Drawbridge Partners, a premier cybersecurity software and services firm specializing in the needs of hedge fund and private equity managers has been selected by Optima Partners, a leading global financial regulatory compliance advisory firm, for the outsourcing of its due diligence questionnaires (DDQs) distribution process via the DrawbridgeConnect™ platform.

‘European IPO Task Force Launches Report On How To Improve Conditions For European IPO Markets’

Date 02/03/2020

Since the launch of the Capital Markets Union Plan in 2015 the number of European IPOs has decreased. The European IPO Task Force, alarmed by these statistics, reformed in 2019 to address what needs to be done to reverse this trend. The report provides an overview of issues that companies, investors, exchanges and other market participants are facing in trying to promote companies’ access to capital market financing and suggests measures that European policy makers could implement in order to address these challenges.

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange February 2020

Date 02/03/2020

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics;

• Volumes and Market cap
• Most traded companies
• Most active members
• Listings and members

LiquidityBook Adds Duet Group To Client Roster - SaaS-Based POEMS Provider Selected By Global Investment Holding Company To Support Additional Lines Of Business

Date 02/03/2020

LiquidityBook today announced that Duet Group, a global investment holding company, has implemented the SaaS-based LBX Buy Side as its POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system).

Kroll Expands Enhanced eDiscovery Services Globally - New Geographies, Technologies, And Capabilities Developed To Provide Quicker, More Efficient And Accurate eDiscovery Support

Date 02/03/2020

Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, and the global leader in risk mitigation, cyber resilience, security and incident response solutions, today announces that it has expanded its eDiscovery services globally. As part of this expansion, Kroll has fully integrated existing eDiscovery services provided by Duff & Phelps to become  part of its Cyber Risk practice, strengthening its end-to-end support for a variety of eDiscovery engagements.

EMIR: ESMA Advises Commission On C6 Energy Derivatives

Date 02/03/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a report on C6 energy derivatives and related obligations under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). 

TheCityUK Responds The UK's Approach To Trade Negotiations With The US

Date 02/03/2020

The UK has published its negotiating objectives for a free trade agreement with the United States, with talks expected to begin this month.

ESMA Seeks Experts In Corporate Finance To Join Its Industry Advisory Group

Date 02/03/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published an open call for candidates for industry experts in corporate finance.