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FSB Report Assesses FinTech Developments And Potential Financial Stability Implications

Date 14/02/2019

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a report today on FinTech and market structure in financial services. The publication is part of the FSB’s ongoing work to monitor FinTech market developments and their potential implications for financial stability. The FSB defines FinTech as technology-enabled innovation in financial services that could result in new business models, applications, processes or products with an associated material effect on the provision of financial services.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Global ETFs And ETPs Industry Rises Back Above 5 Trillion US Dollars In January 2019

Date 14/02/2019

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed Globally gathered net inflows of US$17.35 billion in January. Assets invested in the Global ETF/ETP industry finished the month up 7.13%, from US$4.82 trillion at the end of December, to US$5.16 trillion, according to ETFGI's January 2019 Global ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

BME: Grupo Sampol, Becomes New Issuer In MARF

Date 14/02/2019

MARF, BME’s Fixed Income market, today admitted to trading a new bond issue by SAMPOL Ingeniería y Obras for an amount of 25 million euros. This new issue marks the Mallorcan engineering company’s debut in fixed income markets and opens up new possibilities for the diversification of its funding sources. Thus, the company will have more financial alternatives available for its ongoing national and international projects.

UK And Canada Forge Closer Links To Foster Global Financial Services Innovation

Date 14/02/2019

TheCityUK and Toronto Finance International, two of the world’s leading advocates for financial and related professional services, today renewed their landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), facilitating increased access and co-operation between the UK and Canada.

Madrid Regional Government Registers A New Sustainable Bond Issue In BME

Date 14/02/2019

• AIAF is the reference market for this type of issues
• The fifth issue of sustainable bonds by the Madrid Region in the AIAF Market

The Bank Of England's Supervision Of Financial Market Infrastructures - Annual Report 2019

Date 14/02/2019

The FMI Annual Report sets out how the Bank has exercised its responsibilities in respect of supervising financial market infrastructure over the past year.

MIAX Options: Settlement Auction Only (SAO) Order Type Added For SPIKES

Date 14/02/2019

MIAX Options is adding a new order type, SAO, used only for Index Settlement Auctions on SPIKES settlement day. The SAO will be supported through the FIX Order Interface (FOI) and indicated in the Time in Force FOI field. Support for SAO eQuotes through the MIAX Express Order Interface (MEI) will be implemented at a later date pending SEC approval.

Regulatory Sandboxes Not Always The Answer For Regulating Inclusive FinTech, Says New Report Commissioned By The UNSGSA - Publication Includes Early Lessons From Pioneering Regulators Who Have Used Innovation Offices, Sandboxes, And RegTech To Seize The Potential Of Fintech And Address Its Challenges

Date 14/02/2019

Regulatory sandboxes are neither necessary nor sufficient to promote financial inclusion, and similar results can be achieved through innovation offices and other tools, according to a new report <hyperlink> commissioned by Her Majesty Queen Màxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA).

Bank Of England - The Economic Outlook: Fading Global Tailwinds, Intensifying Brexit Headwinds - Speech By Gertjan Vlieghe, External Member Of The Monetary Policy Committee, At The Resolution Foundation, Thursday 14 February 2019

Date 14/02/2019

Gertjan says world economic growth has slowed and Brexit uncertainty has increased. He argues this has slowed the required pace of monetary tightening. He says he needs to see evidence of stable UK growth and rising inflation before he will support the next increase in Bank Rate.

Alter Domus In Jersey Becomes Latest New TISE Member

Date 14/02/2019

Alter Domus (Jersey) Listing Services Limited has been approved to act as a Listing Agent for non-retail debt securities and Sponsor to securities of investment vehicles.