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Upswing Of Global Organisations Eyeing Sukuk Issuances For Development Projects - The Merits Of Islamic Finance Are Expected To Allow The Sector To Grow Into New Geographies

Date 18/02/2019

A growing number of non-regional organisations are turning to Islamic Finance and in particular to sukuk instruments to raise funds for their infrastructure and development projects, affirms a leading UAE-based investment banking expert.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Appoints Global Head Of Client Satisfaction

Date 18/02/2019

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the appointment of Christopher Dunn as Global Head of Client Satisfaction within its newly-formed Client Experience team.  He joined in January and reports to Melanie Aimer, Global Head of Client Experience.  Currently based in New York, he will shortly relocate to Paris.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of Money Markets Committee Meeting - December 2018

Date 18/02/2019

The Money Markets Committee is a forum for market participants and authorities to discuss the UK unsecured deposits and funding market and securities lending and repo markets.

BCS Global Markets Research Product Update – Partnership With GKEM Analytica

Date 18/02/2019

BCS Global Markets (BCS GM) continues to strengthen its analytical coverage by partnering with leading Russian analysts Evgeny Gavrilenkov and Alexander Kudrin. Gavrilenkov and Kudrin are the founders of GKEM ANALYTICA, a new macroeconomic research firm focused on macroeconomics and financial markets.

Eurex And Stoxx Drive ESG Investing

Date 18/02/2019

Eurex, one of the world’s largest derivatives exchanges, and STOXX, one of the world’s leading index providers, have teamed up to innovate the market for ESG (Environment, Social and Governance) investments. Based on three STOXX benchmarks, Eurex launches ESG Futures, thus supporting investors who apply ESG criteria.

Re-Formation Of Qatar Stock Exchange Board Of Directors

Date 18/02/2019

Qatar Holding issued today a resolution re-forming the Board of Directors of Qatar Stock Exchange under the chairmanship of H.E Mr Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari, Minister of Commerce and Industry.

Breaking The Cover-Up, And Taking A Combination Of Measures - Shenzhen Stock Exchange Cracks Down On Manipulation Of Business Performance

Date 18/02/2019

In recent years, some listed companies have taken various measures to manipulate their business performance in order to cooperate with major shareholder in share reduction, fulfill performance commitments or achieve business targets, which has seriously mislead investors. After carefully studying typical cases and common means to that end, SZSE broke the cover-up and used a mix of serious measures to protect the legitimate rights and interest of investors.

Special Address By Datuk Syed Zaid Albar, Chairman Of Securities Commission Malaysia At The Nomura Islamic Asset Management, 10th Anniversary Investment Forum, In Kuala Lumpur On Monday, 18 February 2019 - Islamic Fund Management: Emerging Catalysts

Date 18/02/2019

Mr Kunio Watanabe

President and CEO, Nomura Asset Management;

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Samsudin Osman Chairman of the Employees Provident Fund;

Senior management of Nomura Asset Management; Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh and a very good morning.

Moscow Exchange: The Additional Trading Session Starts Later For Derivatives Market On 7, 14, 15, 20, 21, 26 And 28 March 2019

Date 18/02/2019

Please note that the Derivatives Market evening trading session will begin five minutes later, i.e. at 7:05 pm MSK, on 7, 14, 15, 20, 21, 26 and 28 March 2019, as these are the last trading days for options contracts (in accordance with clause 7.2 of the Rules of organized trading for the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market).

Dolfin Acquires Business Of UK Subsidiary Of Falcon Private Bank

Date 18/02/2019

• Dolfin acquires assets and wealth management activities of Falcon Private Wealth Ltd.
• Clients will retain access to key staff members, same fee structure and T&Cs, while gaining access to an extended array of new products and services offered by Dolfin
• Dolfin and Falcon will work together, with Dolfin becoming an external asset manager to Falcon Private Bank