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UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Proposes Changes To Facilitate Investment In Patient Capital

Date 12/12/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today proposed changes to further enable retail investors to invest in patient capital through unit-linked funds. The FCA is also exploring how UK authorised funds can be used to invest in patient capital.

Exchange Council Welcomes The Expansion Of EEX Power Derivatives Portfolio

Date 12/12/2018

On Thursday 6th December, the Exchange Council of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) held its final meeting of 2018 in Vienna, chaired by Dr Michael Redanz, Managing Director of EWE Trading GmbH. In the course of the meeting, the Exchange Council addressed a number of topics including the expansion of the power derivatives portfolio, pre-trade transparency obligations and the Clean Energy Package’s proposal on cross border electricity trading and its effect on bidding zone configuration.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Response To The Competition And Markets Authority’s Final Report On Its Investigation Of Investment Consultancy And Fiduciary Management Services

Date 12/12/2018

Today the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published the final report(link is external) and remedies for its market investigation of investment consultancy and fiduciary management services.

Securities Commission Malaysia Revokes Licence, Imposes Penalty Against Individual

Date 12/12/2018

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has revoked the Capital Markets Services Representative’s Licence (CMSRL) of Shaiful Nazren Kassim, effective 7 December 2018, for improper business practices

Eurex Clearing Clears First Repo Trades Executed On BrokerTec

Date 12/12/2018

Eurex Clearing has cleared the first repo transactions received from BrokerTec, an anonymous dealer-to-dealer platform for the fixed income markets.

TradingTech Awards Shortlist Horizon As ‘Best Sell-Side EMS’ & ‘Best Sell-Side OMS’

Date 12/12/2018

Horizon Software (Horizon), the world’s leading provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, has been shortlisted for ‘Best Sell-Side EMS’ and ‘Best Sell-Side OMS’ by TradingTech Awards Europe 2019. Horizon has previously won ‘Best Sell-Side EMS’ awards at the ITT (Intelligent Trading Technology) Awards in 2017 and 2018.

ESMA Announced The New Members Of Its Securities And Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG)- Four Of Them Are From BETTER FINANCE And Its Member Organisations

Date 12/12/2018

On 6 December the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced the new composition of its Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG).

solarisBank Supports Boerse Stuttgart Group In The Development Of The Trading System For Its Crypto Trading Venue - Technology Platform With Banking License Becomes Partner For Technology And Banking Services

Date 12/12/2018

As a technology and banking partner, solarisBank supports Boerse Stuttgart Group in creating an end-to-end infrastructure for digital assets. Together with solarisBank, Boerse Stuttgart Group is developing the trading system for its crypto trading venue, which is set to launch in the first half of 2019. In addition, solarisBank will provide the required crypto trading banking services to Boerse Stuttgart Group.

GMEX Group And DAG Global Deliver Research On The Digital Opportunity Of Brexit – A Blockchain Economy In The UK

Date 12/12/2018

• Capital inflows, job creation and GDP growth through digital economic development will more than offset the negative economic impact of Brexit

Press Conference By Taro Aso, Japan's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister Of Finance, And Minister Of State For Financial Services: Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn

Date 12/12/2018

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(Tuesday, November 20, 2018,  8:45 am to 8:48 am)

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