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Remarks At The Accounting For Sustainability Summit 2018 - Remarks Given By Mark Carney, Governor Of The Bank Of England At The Accounting For Sustainability Forum, St. James’s Palace, London, 21 November 2018

Date 21/11/2018

I am grateful to Alice Carr, Emma Dalhuijsen, Edd Denbee, Vishal Desai, Sini Matikainen and Jennifer Nemeth for their assistance in preparing these remarks.

I would like to thank His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales and Accounting for Sustainability for inviting me today. It is an honour to be able to mark his 70th birthday in this way.

IDnow Selected For RegTech 100 2019 List - IDnow Joins Ranks Of World’s Most Innovative Technology Solution Providers That Address The Challenges Of Dealing With Regulatory Issues Within Financial Services

Date 21/11/2018

IDnow, a leading identity verification-as-a-service provider, today announced that it has been selected for the RegTech 100 listing, an exclusive directory of the world’s leading RegTech companies. The RegTech 100 companies were chosen by a group of industry experts as the world’s most innovative technology solution providers that address the challenges of dealing with regulatory issues within financial services.

TASE Seeks To Significantly Reduce Vetting Fees For New Listings Among Other Things, TASE Seeks To Abolish Vetting Fees For Shelf Prospectus And Lower Vetting Fees For ESOPs

Date 21/11/2018

On 21.10.18, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) released a proposal to introduce a series of changes to its vetting fees for new listings. The Israeli Association of Publicly Traded Companies petitioned TASE to lower the listing costs for newly - listed companies to encourage new listings and to lower costs for companies already trading on TASE.  The proposed changes are the result of an on-going dialogue between TASE and the Association to improve services provided TASE-listed companies.

CUSIP Request Volume Rebounds In October, Suggesting Possible Increase In Debt And Equity Issuance In Q4 - Municipal, Corporate Equity And Corporate Debt Pre-Market Activity Climbs Following September Slump

Date 21/11/2018

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for October 2018. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity, found across-the-board increases in monthly request volume for new municipal, corporate equity and corporate debt identifiers in October. This is suggestive of an increase in new security issuance.

Scientific Beta ESG Filter Allowed Renault, Nissan And Mitsubishi To Be Excluded From ESG Indices - The Strict Filter Avoided Investors Being Stuck With These Stocks In The Wake Of The Carlos Ghosn Scandal

Date 21/11/2018

A pioneer in the reconciliation of non-financial objectives and financial performance through responsible investment smart beta, Scientific Beta administers responsible investment indices that are tracked by circa USD15bn of institutional money. Scientific Beta was recently selected by Desjardins Global Asset Management to design a family of indices that respect high responsible investment standards and materially reduce exposure to climate change risk.

TISE Launches Green Market Segment

Date 21/11/2018

The International Stock Exchange (TISE) has today launched a new green market segment, TISE GREEN, to enhance the visibility of those investments which make a positive impact on the environment.

ETFGI Reports ETFs And ETPs Listed In Canada Gather Net Inflows Of US$919 Mn During October 2018

Date 21/11/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Canada gathered net inflows of US$919 Mn during October. Following a turbulent month for financial markets, total assets invested in the Canadian ETF and ETP industry fell 6.11% during October, from US$127 Bn at the end of September, to US$120 Bn, according to ETFGI’s October 2018 Canadian ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 

BME: ATOM HOTELES SOCIMI Receives Favourable Report From MAB

Date 21/11/2018

The Coordination and Admissions Committee of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on ATOM HOTELES SOCIMI, following a thorough review of all the information presented by the company.

London Stock Exchange Group Directorate Change

Date 21/11/2018

David Nish has indicated his intention to step down from the Board of London Stock Exchange Group and will leave at the end of November.  The Board is grateful to him for his counsel over recent years.  Paul Heiden will reassume the role of Chairman of the Audit Committee until he retires, after approximately 9 years’ service, in 2019.

Oslo Børs Millennium 9.3 - Functional Tests 24 November + Conformance

Date 21/11/2018