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Remarks To The Institute Of Chartered Accountants In England And Wales: “The Intersection Of Financial Reporting And Innovation", Wesley Bricker, SEC Chief Accountant, London, England, June 6, 2018

Date 06/06/2018

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Bank of England - ISO 20022 Consultation Paper: A Global Standard To Modernise UK Payments

Date 06/06/2018

The Bank of England has today, in conjunction with the New Payments System Operator (NPSO) and the Payment System Regulator (PSR), launched a 6-week consultation on the adoption of a common global ‘language’ or messaging standard, known as ‘ISO 20022’, for payments in the UK. The standard will be adopted across CHAPS, Faster Payments and Bacs, the UK’s three main interbank payments systems, which together process over 8 billion payments per year, with a total value of over £90 trillion.

CME Group Inc. Announces Second-Quarter 2018 Earnings Release, Conference Call

Date 06/06/2018

CME Group Inc. will announce earnings for the second quarter of 2018 before the markets open on Thursday, July 26, 2018.  Slides and written highlights for the quarter will be posted on its website at 6:30 a.m. Central Time, the same time it provides its earnings press release.  The company will hold an investor conference call that day at 7:30 a.m. Central Time, at which time company executives will take analysts' questions. 

FTSE4Good Semi Annual Review, June 2018

Date 06/06/2018

• 82 new companies to be added to the FTSE4Good Developed Index
• 34 new companies to be added to the FTSE4Good Emerging Index
• 8 new Japanese firms enter FTSE4Good and FTSE Blossom Japan Index
• Growing numbers of investors now routinely considering ESG factors as core investment priorities

The Madrid Stock Exchange Palace Building Celebrates Its 125th. Anniversary

Date 06/06/2018

• The iconic building, located in the centre of Madrid, was inaugurated in 1893 in presence of the Queen Regent María Cristina

Vienna Stock Exchange: ATX & ATX Prime: New Free Float Factors For Immofinanz, S Immo & Wolford

Date 06/06/2018

Following the quarterly review of the calculation parameters of the Austrian indices, above all the leading Austrian index ATX, the Vienna Stock Exchange announces the new factors. The free float factor of Immofinanz AG decreases from 0.9 to 0.8 following the entry of S Immo AG. For S Immo AG the free float factor rises from 0.6 to 0.7 following Sparkassen Versicherung AG Vienna Insurance Group’s sale of a larger block of S Immo shares. At the fashion group Wolford AG, the free float factor decreases from 0.4 to 0.3 after Fosun’s purchase of a major stake in the company. The free float factor expresses how many shares of a company are spread among the public and influences how strongly a share is weighted in the index. The changes will take effect on 18 June 2018. The next scheduled review of the composition of the ATX will take place on 4 September 2018.

EEX Cooperates With SEEPEX To Launch Serbian Power Derivatives Market

Date 06/06/2018

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and SEEPEX, the South East European Power Exchange, have entered into a cooperation for the listing of cash-settled power futures. Pending the approval of the relevant authorities, EEX will list Base Months, Quarters and Year Futures for the Serbian market area. The products will be settled against the Serbian day-ahead spot price as calculated by SEEPEX. Both exchanges envisage the launch of the new contracts in early 2019.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency: The Fifth Meeting Of The Payments Council On Financial Innovation

Date 06/06/2018

The payments Council on Financial Innovation will hold its fifth meeting on June 11th, 2018 as follows.

ESMA 1Q18 Risk Dashboard Sees Complex Products And Volatility As Key Risks

Date 06/06/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today the latest iteration of its Risk Dashboard, covering risks in the EU’s securities markets for 1Q2018. ESMA’s overall risk assessment remains unchanged from 4Q17 at high levels.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency Joins The NGFS

Date 06/06/2018

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) has joined the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) as a member.