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ESMA Updates Commodity Derivatives Transitional Transparency Calculations For MiFID II/ MiFIR

Date 22/01/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today an updated version of the MiFID II/MiFIR transitional transparency calculations (TTC).

TNS Broadens Service Offerings For Financial Markets With Strategic R2G Acquisition

Date 22/01/2019

Transaction Network Services (TNS) today announced the acquisition of Chicago-based market data, connectivity and hosting specialist R2G Services. With this acquisition, TNS is now a unique full-service managed infrastructure provider t

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.