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ACER Publishes A New Edition Of The REMIT Quarterly

Date 29/04/2019

The 16th edition of the Agency’s REMIT Quarterly has been published on the REMIT Portal. Covering the first quarter of 2019, this edition includes a report on the first penalty imposed in the French natural gas sector for market manipulation under REMIT. 

Bursa Malaysia Announces RM46.9 Million Profit After Tax And Minority Interest For The First Quarter Of 2019

Date 29/04/2019

Key Financial & Market Highlights (1Q2019 vs 1Q2018)

• PATAMI at RM46.9 million, decreased by 26.5%
• Annualised ROE at 23%, decreased by 7 percentage points
• Basic earnings per share at 5.8 sen, decreased by 2.1 sen
• Operating revenue at RM121.4 million, decreased by 16.2%
• Operating expenses at RM62.0 million, decreased marginally by 1.4%
• Cost-to-income ratio at 49%, increased by 7 percentage points
• Average daily trading value for Securities Market’s on-market trades at RM2.1 billion, decreased by 23.9%
• Market capitalisation as at 31 March 2019 at RM1.7 trillion, decreased by 8.8%
• Securities Market velocity at 29%, decreased by 6 percentage points
• Average daily contracts traded for Derivatives Market at 47,359 contracts, decreased by 12.3%
• Average daily trading value for BSAS at RM31.6 billion, increased by 39.6%

IRTI And CIBFM Organize Executive Islamic Finance Training Workshop For Brunei Officials

Date 29/04/2019

An Executive Islamic Finance Training Workshop for officials from various Brunei financial institutions has began in Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, organized jointly by the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) and Brunei’s Centre for Islamic Banking, Finance and Management (CIBFM), with support from Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam (AMBD).

Frequentis AG Share Subscription Launched On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Date 29/04/2019

Price range at 18 to 21 Euro / IPO planned for 14 May

UK Fintech Bodies Launch National Network

Date 29/04/2019

Innovate Finance, FinTech Scotland and FinTech North are delighted to announce the creation of a national network that will encourage innovators up and down the country to connect and form multiple FinTech hubs and centres of excellence.

The Financial Stability Board Publishes Peer Review On Bank Resolution Planning

Date 29/04/2019

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today a Thematic Review on Bank Resolution Planning. This report forms part of a series of peer reviews to support timely and consistent implementation of the FSB’s Key Attributes of Effective Resolution Regimes for Financial Institutions. The Key Attributes set out the core elements of effective resolution regimes that allow authorities to resolve financial institutions in an orderly manner without taxpayer exposure to loss, while maintaining continuity of their vital economic functions.

Håvard S. Abrahamsen New President And CEO Of Oslo Børs And Oslo Børs VPS Holding

Date 29/04/2019

Håvard S. Abrahamsen has taken up the role as the new President and CEO of Oslo Børs and Oslo Børs VPS Holding.

SC-World Bank-IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub Conference 2019: Enhancing Financial Inclusion Through Islamic Finance And FinTech

Date 29/04/2019

As a global pioneer in Islamic finance, Malaysia aims to harness the growth of Islamic finance and financial technology (FinTech) to enhance financial inclusion and open up access to financial services for the underserved individuals as well as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Quant Insight Unleashes Unique Macro Analytics Via API - Unique Quantitative Macro Data Analytics Will Now Be Available Through A Cloud Based API To Hedge Funds, Asset Managers, Investment Banks, Pension Funds, Insurance Companies And Family Offices Globally

Date 29/04/2019

Quant Insight, a London based firm specialising in macro analytics, have expanded their data offering in the form of an API. The existing marketplace, and in particular, the traditional bottom-up equity investment sector and investment committees can now easily access Quant Insight's robust quant data to establish whether their single stocks or portfolios are being impacted by macro or micro factors. Identifying portfolio and stock vulnerabilities, characteristics and sensitivities, stress test multiple macro factors, and finding their own insights are they key uses of the data.

NZX: Investor Day Presentation

Date 29/04/2019

NZX will today host its investor day where it will present an update on business activities and execution against its five year strategy.