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UK House Of Lords Committee Democracy And Digital Technology Committee To Take Evidence From Senior UK Government Officials

Date 02/09/2019

The House of Lords Committee on Democracy and Digital Technology will tomorrow take evidence from senior civil servants from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), The Cabinet Office and the Department for Education.

28th World Economic Forum On Africa To Focus On Inclusive Growth In The Fourth Industrial Revolution

Date 02/09/2019

• The 28th World Economic Forum on Africa will convene 1,100 leaders from 100 countries, representing business, government, academia, civil society, media and the arts
• The theme of the meeting is Shaping Inclusive Growth and Shared Futures in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

HKEX: Passing Of An Independent Non-Executive Director

Date 02/09/2019

The board of directors (“Board”) of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEX”) announces with deepest sorrow that Ms Ma Xuezheng, Mary, an independent non-executive director of HKEX and a member of the Audit Committee, the Risk Committee and the Risk Management Committee (statutory) of HKEX, passed away on 31 August 2019.  

BME: The Spanish Exchange Traded €28.01 Bn In August

Date 02/09/2019

• It represents a 14.2% decrease on the same month last year
• The number of trades in equities increased by 5.8% in August
• BME’s market share of Spanish equities was 70.7% since the beginning of the year
• Fixed income trading volume was 135.1% higher than in August 2018
• Financial Derivatives trading increased 13.1% in the month

EDHEC And Scientific Beta Launch “Advanced Factor & ESG Investing” Research Chair - New Chair To Provide High-Quality Research For Decision-Makers In The Professional Arena

Date 02/09/2019

EDHEC Business School and Scientific Beta have announced the launch of the “Advanced Factor & ESG Investing” research chair. The objectives of the chair are to contribute with strong academic research to, and to be able to participate in, the development of knowledge on factor investing and ESG, which are two subjects of strategic importance for the investment industry.

Boerse Stuttgart Records August Turnover Of EUR 6,4 Billion - Securitised Derivatives And Exchange-Traded Products Show Increase In Trading Volume Compared With July Figures

Date 02/09/2019

Based on the order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover of around EUR 6,4 billion in August 2019 – an increase of over 3 per cent compared to the previous month.

Cyprus Stock Exchange Monthly Bulletin: July 2019

Date 02/09/2019

Click here to download the monthly bulletin for July 2019 of the Cyprus Stock Exchange.

LCH SA Welcomes Mizuho As Its First Japanese Clearing Member

Date 02/09/2019

• Mizuho Securities Co., Ltdlive clearing Euro debt at LCH SA
• Demonstrates international appeal of LCH’s clearing offering, representing the largest European pool of cleared debt

Money And Private Currencies: Reflections On Libra - Speech By Yves Mersch, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, At The ESCB Legal Conference, Frankfurt Am Main, 2 September 2019

Date 02/09/2019

In 1787, during the debates on adopting the US Constitution, James Madison stated that “[t]he circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money”. It’s telling that Madison chose to use public trust in money as the yardstick for trust in public institutions – money and trust are as inextricably intertwined as money and the state. Money is an “indispensable social convention” that can only work if the public trusts in its stability and acceptability and, no less importantly, if the public has confidence in the resolve of its issuing authorities to stand behind it, in bad times as well as in good.

ESMA Strengthens Liquidity Stress Tests For Investment Funds

Date 02/09/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its final guidance regarding liquidity stress tests of investment funds – applicable to both Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) and Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS).