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Nivaura Poised For Growth Following $20m Strategic Seed Investment Round - Investors Include Allen & Overy, Linklaters, London Stock Exchange Group, Santander Innoventures And Transamerica Ventures (A Wholly Owned Aegon Subsidiary)

Date 27/02/2019

Nivaura, a regulated FinTech company focused on automating the issuance and administration processes for financial instruments, has closed a strategic funding round, raising $20m in seed and seed extension capital from a number of prominent partners.

Red Deer’s MiFID II Research Management Solution Selected by Engadine Partners LLP

Date 27/02/2019

Red Deer, the financial technology company dedicated to enhancing the performance of active investment managers, announced today that its Research Management solution has been selected by hedge fund Engadine Partners LLP (“Engadine”), to enable the firm to benefit from a flexible, tailored and operationally efficient approach to MiFID II.

European Council, Council Of The European Union - Capital Markets Union: Council Agrees Position On Easier Access To Financial Markets For SMEs

Date 27/02/2019

As part of the capital markets union, the EU is taking steps to help small and medium businesses access new sources of funding.

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission Suspends CMS’s Former Responsible Officer Wu Yinong For 18 Months

Date 27/02/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has suspended the licence of Mr Wu Yinong, a former responsible officer (RO) of China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Limited (CMS), for 18 months from 25 February 2019 to 24 August 2020 for breaching the SFC’s Code of Conduct and the Sponsor Guidelines (Notes 1, 2 & 3).

FTSE China Index Series Quarterly Review

Date 27/02/2019

• One addition to the FTSE China A50 Index in this review period
• No changes to the FTSE China 50 Index

TASE’s Opening Bell Ceremony Goes Global With The International Mayors Conference In Israel

Date 27/02/2019

Mayors from 26 countries from around the world gathered this morning at the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) building for the opening bell ceremony to mark the International Mayors Conference that is being held in Israel.

EEX New Participant: Société Générale S.A.

Date 27/02/2019

Société Générale S.A. has been admitted to exchange trading for Phelix Futures and Options, French Financial Power Futures and Options, Italian Financial Power Futures and Options, Nordic Financial Power Futures and Options, Spanish Financial Power Futures and Options, Belgian Financial Power Futures, Dutch Financial Power Futures, Swiss Financial Power Futures, Greek Financial Power Futures, UK Financial Power Futures, PXE Polish Financial Power Futures, PXE Czech Financial Power Futures, PXE Hungarian Financial Power Futures, PXE Slovakian Financial Power Future, PXE Romanian Financial Power Futures, Freight Financial Futures and Options (USD),   Spot Contracts on Emission Rights (Primary Auctions, Secondary Market), Futures and Options on Emission Rights and Financial Futures on Agricultural Products.

BME And The Spanish Global Compact Network Ring The Bell For Gender Equality

Date 27/02/2019

BME and the Spanish Global Compact Network will Ring the Bell for Gender Equality on 8 Marchfor the second consecutive year. This initiative, in which more than 65 stock exchanges from around the world participate, aims to send the message that gender equality is key to boosting the global economy and the private sector has a pivotal role to play in it.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/02/2019

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 1 March 2019, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows: 

Dubai Financial Market Signs MoU With The Dubai Land Department To Streamline Connectivity Through Its Electronic Services Platform

Date 27/02/2019

• H.E. Essa Kazim: “Agreement further enhances communication channels between the two sides, in line with leadership’s vision on employing advanced technologies to provide customers with smart and innovative services”
• H.E. Sultan Butti bin Mejren: “The MoU comes within the framework of continuous efforts to strengthen partnership and cooperation with various governmental entities”