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ADGM Issues Public Consult On Regulatory Framework For Private Financing Platforms - Addressing The Financing Needs And Support For Startups And Small-And-Medium-Enterprises In MENA

Date 25/07/2018

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, today published a consultation paper setting out its proposed regulatory framework for operators of Private Financing Platforms (PFPs) in ADGM.  This follows positive feedback received from the industry in response to the March discussion paper issued by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) on the scope and form of a regulatory framework for PFPs, which has informed the development and refinement of the proposals set out in this consultation paper.  This is part of FSRA’s ongoing initiatives to provide an inclusive regulatory platform that bolster the growth and development of start-ups and small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Abu Dhabi and MENA region.

BME: The Companies In The IBEX 35 Reduced Their Treasury Stock 7.2% In 2017

Date 25/07/2018

• The companies’ treasury stock totalled 3.5 billion euros, accounting for 0.62% of their stock capital and 6 billion if the amortisations are added

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority: Four Former Directors Of Online Consumer Credit Broker Banned For Misleading Customers

Date 25/07/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned David James Carter Mullins, Edward John Booth, Christopher Paul Brotherton and Mark Robert Kennedy, the former directors and shareholders of Secure My Money Limited (now dissolved).

Moscow Exchange: The Additional Trading Session Starts Later For Derivatives On 2, 9, 15,16, 23, 28 And 30 August 2018

Date 25/07/2018

Please note that the Derivatives Market evening trading session will begin five minutes later, i.e. at 7:05 pm MSK, on 2, 9, 15, 16, 23, 28 and 30 August 2018, as these are the last trading days for options contracts (in accordance with clause 6.2 of the Rules of organized trading for the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market).

creditshelf AG Now Listed On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange - Financial Services Provider Listed In Prime Standard

Date 25/07/2018

creditshelf AG (ISIN: DE000A2LQUA5) is listed in the Prime Standard on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as of today. The shares of the financial services provider based in Frankfurt achieved an initial listing price of € 80. The fixed issue price was € 80. This was the 14th IPO in Frankfurtsince the beginning of the year.

Catena Media Consolidates Its Lead In Financial Vertical By Acquiring Premium Forex Industry News Website LeapRate.com

Date 25/07/2018

Catena Media plc (“Catena Media”) is acquiring leading Forex Exchange news portal LeapRate.com. Through this acquisition, Catena Media extends its lead in the financial vertical and in FX trading, primarily in the US, the UK and Australia

Smart Ledgers & Collective Defined Contribution Pensions

Date 25/07/2018

Long Finance's Distributed Futures research programme is pleased to announce the publication of the report, “Smart Ledgers & Collective Defined Contribution Pensions”.  The report, sponsored by the Cardano Foundation, was written by Iain Clacher (Leeds University Business School), Con Keating (European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies), and David McKee (Leeds University Business School).

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Opens A Discussion On Introducing A Basic Savings Rate In The Cash Savings Market

Date 25/07/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published a Discussion Paper on price discrimination in the cash savings market.

USAVE Blockchain Partners With GMEX Group To Build Secure Digital Exchange For Physical Gold - GMEX Group Acquires A 30% Stake In USAVE, Which Is Set To Launch The Monaco Gold Spot Exchange (MGX), Which Will Enable The Fair And Secure Trading Of Physical Eco-Responsible Gold

Date 25/07/2018

USAVE Blockchain (USAVE) today announced an agreement to partner with GMEX Group (GMEX), a provider of innovative exchange, post-trade and digital technology solutions, to build the digital Monaco Gold Spot Exchange (MGX) which will enable the fair and secure trading of physical eco-responsible gold. GMEX will deliver the full GMEX Fusion technology suite to the new exchange as part of its Market Advancement Programme. As part of the agreement GMEX has also acquired a 30% stake in USAVE.

SGX Welcomes DLF Holdings Limited To Catalist

Date 25/07/2018

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed DLF Holdings Limited to its Catalist under the stock code “KUX”.