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Research Reveals Poor Understanding Of Blockchain Amongst Senior Business Executives

Date 22/01/2019

• Despite this, institutional investors expect companies to dramatically increase their investment in this technology over the next few years
• Banking/ finance is widely seen as the sector that will be transformed the most by blockchain  
• 39% of investors believe the impact of blockchain on banking could be as big as that of the internet on the media

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority: Regulatory And Consumer Bodies Welcome Review Of Pension Scheme Communications Provided To Steel Workers

Date 22/01/2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and The Single Financial Guidance Body (SFGB) today welcomed an independent review by Caroline Rookes into communications and support provided to British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) members during the 2017-18 pension restructuring exercise and the ‘Time to Choose’ exercise.

Intercontinental Exchange Announces Several Enhancements To The ICE Permian WTI Crude Oil Futures Contract

Date 22/01/2019

• Two new delivery options to offer delivery of Permian WTI on the water at Galena Park and Seabrook terminals
• Storage futures bring new risk management tools to growing Houston marketMetals data provides unprecedented level of transparency into crude quality

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Securities Market

Date 22/01/2019

CCP NCC is changing risk parameters on Securities market for the following bond starting from January 24, 2019:

EGX Chairman Lectures Representatives Of 35 Foreign Embassies In Egypt To Promote EGX Internationally

Date 22/01/2019

Mohamed Farid, EGX Chairman presented a lecture on Thursday to representatives of 35 embassies to promote for the Egyptian capital market abroad and to review the latest developments in the economy, especially the stock exchange.

Global Green And ESG Loan Lenders Raise US$59.9 Billion In 2018

Date 22/01/2019

Click here to download an overview of the Green Loan Market in 2018 from the LPC team at Refinitiv.

LSEG: Information Services Division Leadership Appointments

Date 22/01/2019

• Waqas Samad Appointed Group Director, Information Services Division
• Mark Makepeace Appointed Non-Executive Chairman, Information Services Division

Enhance Credit System To Boost Healthy Growth Of Private Enterprises - Shenzhen Stock Exchange Launches The Pilot Measures On Credit Protection Instruments Management

Date 22/01/2019

On January 18, 2019, SZSE and CSDC jointly published the Pilot Measures on Credit Protection Instruments Management of Shenzhen Stock Exchange and China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited(hereafter the Pilot Measures) under the unified deployment of the CSRC. The Pilot Measures earnestly implements the instructions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on providing market-oriented support for private enterprises to raise funds through issuing bonds, so as to enhance the foundation of credit protection instrument systems and alleviate the financing problem bothering the private sector by improving the openness and transparency of the bond market and giving full play to its guidance function.

LSEG Technology Selected By ATOM To Power The AAX Digital Asset Exchange

Date 22/01/2019

• Millennium Exchange™ matching engine technology to be used following launch of AAX exchange venue in H1 2019
• Selection demonstrates ability of LSEG Technology’s low-latency, resilient and scalable matching engine to support new markets and asset classes
• LSEG Technology delivers innovative financial services technology to over 40 capital markets organisations globally, including LSEG, HKEX, JSE and SGX

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Improves Stock Pledged Repo Mechanism To Foster A Better Market Environment For Risk Alleviation

Date 22/01/2019

On January 18, 2019, authorized by the CSRC, SZSE published the Notice on Stock Pledged Repo Transaction Issues(hereafter the Notice) to earnestly implement the State Council Financial Stability and Development Committee's requirements of preventing and mitigating stock pledge risks for listed companies and to encourage and help market participants to proactively control such risks. The Notice came into effect on the same day when it was published.