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Al Mawared Brokerage's Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report, 18 November 2019

Date 18/11/2019

 Click here to download Al Mawared Brokerage's weekly report on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The Report is designed to give an overview of developments in the Jordan Capital Markets as well as ASE performance indicators.

Open Finance: An Opportunity For Financial Services, Speech By Sheldon Mills, Director Of Competition At The FCA, Delivered At The Investments And Savings Alliance (TISA) Open Finance Conference, London

Date 18/11/2019

Highlights

• Open Finance has the potential  to improve access within Financial Services, and could substantively change the nature of competition.
• Open Finance is part of a broader data-sharing initiative and will require coordination and consistency across sectors.
• We want Open Finance to develop in a competitive environment where the right incentives exist for all players to participate, and which delivers good outcomes for consumers.

ACER Suspends Processing Of Pending Applications For Registration Of REMIT Reporting Parties

Date 18/11/2019

A level of resources incommensurate to its demanding workload, particularly with regard to its activities under the Regulation on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT) has finally forced the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) to suspend, with immediate effect, the processing of the pending applications for registration of reporting parties as Registered Reporting Mechanisms (RRMs).

UK Financial Conduct Authority And UK Prudential Regulation Authority Publish Decision Notices Given To Former CEO Who Paid Excessive Remuneration To His Wife To Reduce His Tax Liability

Date 18/11/2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’) and the Prudential Regulation Authority (‘PRA’) have decided to ban and fine Stuart Malcolm Forsyth, the former CEO of a small mutual insurer, £78,318 and £76,180 respectively. The regulators’ respective decision-making committees found, following a joint investigation, that between February 2010 and July 2016 Mr Forsyth transferred excessive amounts of his own remuneration to his wife to reduce his own tax liability and took steps to conceal that arrangement.

DTCC Delivers Beta Version Of FRTB Data Service To Provide Real Insight On The Potential Impact Of New Capital Framework - Service Developed In Collaboration With Over 30 Pilot Members That Trade OTC Derivatives Around The World

Date 18/11/2019

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the availability of a beta version of its FRTB Real Price Observations Data Service. The service will enable the mapping of risk factors to a pool of global derivatives data to gain insight on modellability results in accordance with the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) framework. DTCC developed the FRTB service in collaboration with over 30 pilot members, including every leading bank that trades over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives around the world.  

CEO Ralph R Debbas Rings Market-Opening Bell - High-Performance Car Maker W Motors Joins Nasdaq Dubai To Accelerate Its Expansion

Date 18/11/2019

• Maker of supercars and the Ghiath Dubai Police car will enhance relationship with its investors through link to region’s international exchange  
• W Motors is the first private company to deposit shares in Nasdaq Dubai CSD
• W Motors announces the launch of W Motors Automotive Group Holding Limited, a DIFC established company

Bursa Malaysia Berhad Announces Appointment Of New Independent Non-Executive Director

Date 18/11/2019

Bursa Malaysia Berhad announced the appointment of Puan Uji Sherina Vijayaletchumi binti Abdullah as Independent Non-Executive Director to its Board of Directors line up, effective 18 November 2019.

NSD Sums Up Q3 2019 Results

Date 18/11/2019

• The value of securities under custody reached RUB 49.2 trillion
• OFZ balances in foreign nominee accounts 41% increased and reached RUB 2.5 trillion

Euronext's Statement Regarding Recent Press Speculation Regarding BME

Date 18/11/2019

Euronext notes recent press speculation regarding a potential offer from Euronext for Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (“BME”). Euronext confirms that it is now in talks with the Board of Directors of BME, which may or may not lead to an offer being made.
A further announcement will be made as and when appropriate.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0ZYJT2

Date 18/11/2019

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 18.11.2019, 10-19 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band and initial margins (up to 50 %) for the security RU000A0ZYJT2 were changed. New values are available here