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LCH ForexClear Teams Up With FX Connect TradeNeXus

Date 23/09/2019

• Buy-side users of FX Connect TradeNeXus benefit from STP access to LCH’s clearing services
• Asset managers can now streamline their workflows for clearing FX derivatives
• AllianceBernstein LP, Brandywine Global Investment Management, Standard Chartered Bank, and State Street among first to collaborate with ForexClear and TradeNeXus on this new service

Iberclear Is Granted CSDR Licence

Date 23/09/2019

Iberclear, BME’s Spanish Central Securities Depository, has been granted authorisation to continue operating under the EU's Central Securities Depository Regulation (CSDR), a new set of regulations aimed at improving the settlement of securities in the EU.

IEX Exits Corporate Listings To Focus On Trading And New Technology Businesses - Streamlining Business Portfolio While On Track For Record Year In Market Share, Revenue And Profit

Date 23/09/2019

IEX today announced that it is exiting the corporate listings business in order to focus on its exchange trading business, as well as the launch of three new technology ventures which revolutionize data access, messaging and transparency. Exiting listings has no impact on the types or number of securities that IEX can trade – IEX already trades over 6,000 National Market System (NMS) stocks and ETFs daily, and has grown to 3% market share, transacting more in notional value than the London Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Qatar Stock Exchange Holds 10th Annual IR Conference In Doha

Date 23/09/2019

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) today held the 10th Annual Investor Relations Conference.  The conference was held at the Rotana Hotel in Doha with the participation of a wide range of representatives from leading listed companies, market participants, regulatory bodies and investors.   

Al Mawared Brokerage’s Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report, 23 September 2019

Date 23/09/2019

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.

Hearing At The Committee On Economic And Monetary Affairs Of The European Parliament - Introductory Statement By Mario Draghi, President Of The ECB, At The ECON Committee Of The European Parliament

Date 23/09/2019

Introduction

Madam Chair,

Honourable members of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee,

Ladies and gentlemen,

I would like to start by congratulating all of you on your election, and you, Madam Chair, on your recent appointment as Chair of this Committee.

Celebrating Inclusion – National Inclusion Week Launch - Speech By Victoria Cleland, Bank Of England, Executive Director, Banking, Payments & Innovation: Given At The House Of Lords

Date 23/09/2019

In her speech at the House of Lords to launch National Inclusion Week 2019, Victoria Cleland highlights the Bank of England’s determination to be a diverse and inclusive employer and sets out some of the steps on this journey. 

Securities Commission Malaysia: Investor Education Can Promote Market Development And Economic Growth In Emerging Markets

Date 23/09/2019

Capital market regulators should enhance their investor education efforts to increase financial literacy and informed participation in the capital market, said Datuk Syed Zaid Albar, chairman of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), at the IOSCO Growth and Emerging Markets (GEM) Conference 2019 in St Petersburg, Russia on 19 September 2019.

Total Investment Raised By UK FinTechs Is Up A Third Since 2017, Despite Brexit Uncertainty

Date 23/09/2019

• Next fundraising round by UK FinTechs expected to exceed £2.6bn across the industry
• UK FinTechs plan to expand internationally, with continental Europe and Asia seen as the two most important regions; Asia overtaking North America since the last Census in 2017
• FinTechs cite top three challenges as attracting suitable talent (53%), customer adoption (48%) and building partnerships with established players (37%)

DTCC Calls For Establishing Business Resilience As Industry-Wide Priority To Protect Against Future Market Disruptions - New White Paper Highlights Need For Holistic Approach Driven By Business Ownership And Industry-Wide Collaboration

Date 23/09/2019

Acknowledging the growing potential for future disruptions to critical business services that could create market instability, The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today called for establishing business resilience as an industry-wide priority in a new white paper, Resilience First.