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EGX Chairman Meets With Representatives Of The AUC - Faculty Of Business Administration Demanding To Build A Database Of Women Cadres

Date 08/11/2018

Mohamed Farid, EGX Chairman held a meeting with representatives of the School of Business Administration at the American University on Monday to capitalize on the efforts regarding the activation of the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed in July 2017. The MOU aims at enhancing women’s participation in the economic activity, especially in the corporate Board of Directors, which in turn enhances Sustainability.
Sector Resilience Exercise - A One-Day Exercise Designed To Test The Financial Sector’s Resilience To A Major Cyber Incident Impacting The UK

Date 08/11/2018

On Friday 9th November 2018, the Bank of England, in partnership with industry and other UK financial authorities (HM Treasury and Financial Conduct Authority), will host a one-day exercise designed to test the financial sector’s resilience to a major cyber incident impacting the UK.
ESAs Consult On Guidelines On Cooperation And Information Exchange For AML/CFT Supervision Purposes

Date 08/11/2018

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) launched today a public consultation on draft Guidelines on the cooperation and information exchange between competent authorities supervising credit and financial institutions for the purposes of Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) supervision. The draft Guidelines are part of the ESAs' wider work on fostering a common approach to AML/CFT within the EU.
World’s Biggest Oil Traders Paid Middlemen Accused In ‘Car Wash’ Mega-Scandal, Global Witness Reveals

Date 08/11/2018

The world’s top two commodity traders used middlemen notorious for their role in Brazil’s mammoth “Car Wash” bribery scandal, Global Witness and Switzerland’s Public Eye can reveal.
Bidding Zone Reconfiguration / Europex Statement On Art 13 Elec Reg

Date 08/11/2018

Click here to download a Europex position paper published today entitled: Article 13 (9) of the Electricity Regulation: The basic implementation phase for reconfigured bidding zones should be 24 instead of 12 months.

SEC Charges EtherDelta Founder With Operating An Unregistered Exchange

Date 08/11/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Zachary Coburn, the founder of EtherDelta, a digital "token" trading platform. This is the SEC's first enforcement action based on findings that such a platform operated as an unregistered national securities exchange.
Baton Systems Provides Native Support For ISDA CDM

Date 08/11/2018

Baton Systems (“Baton”), a provider of distributed ledger-based post-trade and payments solutions for capital markets, today announced native support for ISDA’s Common Domain Model, or CDM 1.0, a new standard digital representation of events and actions that occur during the life of a derivatives trade.
Chartis Research Recognizes Hanweck As A RiskTech Quadrant® - “Best-Of-Breed” Provider For Risk As A Service

Date 08/11/2018

Chartis Research has named Hanweck as a RiskTech Quadrant® “Best-of-breed” provider in its report Risk as a Service (RaaS) for the Buy-Side. Chartis is an independent research and advisory firm that provides technology and business advice to the global financial risk management industry.
ESMA Proposes A Regulatory Change To Support The Brexit Preparations Of Counterparties To Uncleared OTC Derivatives

Date 08/11/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published a final report with draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) proposing to amend the three Commission Delegated Regulations on the clearing obligation under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The draft RTS propose, in the context of the United Kingdom’s (UK) withdrawal from the European Union (EU), to introduce a limited exemption in order to facilitate the novation of certain non-centrally cleared OTC derivative contracts to EU counterparties during a specific time-window. The amendments would only apply if the UK leaves the EU without the conclusion of a withdrawal agreement – a no deal scenario.
Bank Of England - Standards Advisory Panel: Call For Interest - The Bank In Conjunction With Pay.UK Is Creating A New Panel To Advise On Payment Standards For The UK

Date 08/11/2018

The Bank of England has today, in conjunction with Pay.UK, issued an open call for interest for members of the payments industry wishing to join a newly created Standards Advisory Panel. The Panel will be jointly run by the Bank and Pay.UK. It will comprise a senior group of stakeholders representing the payments industry. As such, we are seeking diverse representation from Payment Service Providers, technology firms and end-users, such as businesses. Members of the Panel will have an opportunity to influence changes across wholesale and retail payments, shaping how benefits for the UK are maximised while ensuring changes are proportionate. The focus of the panel will be on the implementation of ISO 20022, however, will also cover other payments standards for the UK.