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Verhofstadt, European Parliament's Brexit Coordinator: “We Will Only Approve Brexit Deal After UK Has Approved It”

Date 22/10/2019

An orderly Brexit is needed to avoid violence returning to Ireland, according to Guy Verhofstadt, Parliament's Brexit coordinator.

PEAR Hits Milestone In Functionality And Exchange Coverage

Date 22/10/2019

One of the biggest problems facing market data professionals today is keeping up to date with the various price and policy changes made by exchanges. With a heavy reliance on vendors and subscribers to inform their client base, there is always a risk of the message becoming lost in already overloaded inboxes. This typically results in data subscribers having to seek this information for themselves.

European Parliament: MEPs Adopt Plan To Keep 2020 EU Funding For UK In No-Deal Brexit Scenario

Date 22/10/2019

• Plan to secure EU budget payments to UK beneficiaries like universities, local communities, farmers and Erasmus students
• Decision contingent on UK paying its share into the EU budget

Solactive Extends Its Management Board And Appoints Timo Pfeiffer As Chief Markets Officer

Date 22/10/2019

The Supervisory Board of Solactive has appointed Timo Pfeiffer to Solactive’s Management Board. Timo Pfeiffer joins Steffen Scheuble (CEO), Dirk Urmoneit (CIO), and Christian Vollmuth (CRO) as part of the firm’s management body in the newly created role of Chief Markets Officer (CMO). In this new role, Timo Pfeiffer assumes responsibility for Solactive’s client-facing activities, research function, and wider distribution and communications strategy. The appointment highlights the importance of Solactive’s growing client base and cements the connectivity between client segments, regions, and product lines.

Understanding Pay Gaps - Speech By Andy Haldane, Chief Economist Bank Of England, Given At The Joint Bank Of England, Federal Reserve Bank And European Central Bank Conference On Gender And Career Progression

Date 22/10/2019

The Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane discusses how the UK’s gender and ethnicity pay gaps have changed over time, what’s been driving them and why that matters.

GPW Launches A Crowdfunding Programme For Brokers

Date 22/10/2019

• GPW launches the GPW Partner Firm– GPW Crowdfunding Partner Programme addressed to brokers who offer crowdfunding and crowdinvesting services
• Dom Maklerski INC is the first participant of the Programme
• The approval of the Programme by the Exchange Management Board is the first step towards the launch of the strategic initiative GPW Private Market

HKEX: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 22/10/2019

Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Circular On The Release Of The Amended Rules On Registration Of Non-ferrous Metal Products For Futures Delivery Of The Shanghai Futures Exchange

Date 22/10/2019

To better manage the non-ferrous metals futures products for delivery, the Shanghai Futures Exchange has amended the Rules on Registration of Non-ferrous Metal Products for Futures Delivery of the Shanghai Futures Exchange in accordance with the Trading Rules of Shanghai Futures Exchange and other applicable rules. The amended sections are meant to better address the market demands and management needs for deliverable commodities.

Securities Commission Malaysia’s Annual Fintech Conference Returns For The Sixth Year

Date 22/10/2019

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is hosting the sixth edition of its SCxSC Fintech Conference to scale up the local fintech industry, which has recently seen the entrance of new players following the regulator’s move to broaden the opportunities for under-served segments such as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and new generation of investors to raise capital or achieve their financial goals.

ACER Consults On Two Methodologies For Electricity Coupling Markets

Date 22/10/2019

The European Union (EU) Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) launches today two public consultations for electricity coupling markets on the following proposals by the Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs), which operate the single day-ahead and intraday electricity coupling in the EU.