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2019 European Elections: EU Citizens As Investors And Financial Services Users Want A NEW DEAL - BETTER FINANCE Asks EU Politicians About Their Key Priorities For The Next Five Years

Date 21/03/2019

Next May nearly 450 million Europeans across the EU will be called to vote in the European parliamentary elections. The European Union faces many challenges on multiple fronts and it’s important to ensure that European savers and investors are not relegated to the background.

Bursa Malaysia And Maybank Co-Hosted Invest Malaysia 2019 - The 15th Edition Of Invest Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Was Held On 19-20 March, 2019 At The Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Date 21/03/2019

Invest Malaysia 2019, co-organised by Bursa Malaysia and Maybank, attracted over 2,300 attendees, including 1,163 fund managers from Malaysia, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United States of America and the United Kingdom with Assets Under Management totalling to USD20.16 trillion. The conference received over 3,382 meeting requests for the 63 corporates showcased, reflecting the strong interest in Malaysia’s investment opportunities. 

Liquid Adopts KRM22’s Trade Surveillance Platform Irisium

Date 21/03/2019

KRM22 Plc, the technology and software investment company, with a particular focus on risk management in capital markets, today announces that its market surveillance product, Irisium, has been selected by Quoine, a global fintech company. Irisium will be integrated on Liquid, a Quoine platform.

R.J. O’Brien Ranked Number One Broker For Oil Options And Structured Products In Europe In Energy Risk Commodities Rankings 2019 - Energy Team Earns Top Rankings By Clients In First-Ever Appearance On List

Date 21/03/2019

Chicago-based R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, today announced that R.J. O’Brien was the top-ranked broker in Oil Options and Structured Products in Europe in the 2019 Energy Risk Commodities Rankings issued by Energy Risk, a Risk.net publication.

SET Launches First Phase Of “Regulatory Reform” Effective April 1

Date 21/03/2019

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has geared up for regulatory reform by debuting the amendment ofregulations on the temporary trading suspension “SP” sign in the case that listed securities have been posted the SP sign for an prolonged period and before delisting in light of investor protection.

Brexit And Beyond, Speech Delivered By Nausicaa Delfas, Executive Director Of International At The FCA, At City And Financial, 4th UK Financial Services Brexit Summit

Date 21/03/2019

The speech covers:

• our preparations for exit, expectations of firms, and implications for consumers
• residual risks
• looking beyond 29 March 2019, our future relationships on the global stage

Tokeny Partners With Archax For Security Token Trading

Date 21/03/2019

Tokeny, the compliant tokenization platform delivering institutional grade solutions in the issuance, lifecycle management and secondary trading of digital securities, today announced their partnership with Archax, the forthcoming institutional tokenized securities exchange based in London. The partnership formalises their relationship and ensures security tokens issued by Tokeny will have the opportunity to be listed on the Archax exchange.

Improve Basic Systems, Optimize Transaction Supervision, And Build A Solid Risk Defense Line - On The Symposium Held By The Market Risk Committee Of The Shenzhen Stock Exchange Board Of Directors

Date 21/03/2019

On March 20, the Market Risk Committee of the SZSE Board of Directors held a symposium in order to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the series of the important speeches delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping on the economic and financial work and actively promote the implementation of the fundamental task of preventing and defusing risks. Representatives of the Board, the Special Committee, member companies, fund companies and SZSE attended the symposium. They conducted in-depth research and discussion on SZSE's recent market risk investigating, transaction supervision optimizing, basic system improving, whole-process transaction supervision strengthening and market risk preventing and resolving.

What Can The Consumer Credit Sector Expect From The FCA? Speech By Jonathan Davidson, Executive Director Of Supervision – Retail And Authorisations, At The Credit Summit, London

Date 21/03/2019

Highlights

• There has been a lot of change in the consumer credit sector, but our focus on affordability, business models and culture hasn’t and won’t change.
• 2 areas of focus for the FCA in the high cost credit sector will be relending and affordability.
• A healthy, purposeful culture will be the best way to deliver value for firms, their clients and their employees. The Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) provides some minimum standards for culture.

Global IPO Momentum Slows But Q2 2019 Is Set To Rebound

Date 21/03/2019

• Global IPO activity falls following ongoing geopolitical and trade uncertainty
• Technology, health care and industrials were the most active sectors in Q1 2019
• Rebounding IPO activity will bloom in Q2 2019 once fog of uncertainty has lifted