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R.J. O’Brien Ranked Number One Broker For Oil Options And Structured Products In Europe In Energy Risk Commodities Rankings 2019 - Energy Team Earns Top Rankings By Clients In First-Ever Appearance On List

Date 21/03/2019

Chicago-based R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, today announced that R.J. O’Brien was the top-ranked broker in Oil Options and Structured Products in Europe in the 2019 Energy Risk Commodities Rankings issued by Energy Risk, a Risk.net publication.

SET Launches First Phase Of “Regulatory Reform” Effective April 1

Date 21/03/2019

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has geared up for regulatory reform by debuting the amendment ofregulations on the temporary trading suspension “SP” sign in the case that listed securities have been posted the SP sign for an prolonged period and before delisting in light of investor protection.

Brexit And Beyond, Speech Delivered By Nausicaa Delfas, Executive Director Of International At The FCA, At City And Financial, 4th UK Financial Services Brexit Summit

Date 21/03/2019

The speech covers:

• our preparations for exit, expectations of firms, and implications for consumers
• residual risks
• looking beyond 29 March 2019, our future relationships on the global stage

Tokeny Partners With Archax For Security Token Trading

Date 21/03/2019

Tokeny, the compliant tokenization platform delivering institutional grade solutions in the issuance, lifecycle management and secondary trading of digital securities, today announced their partnership with Archax, the forthcoming institutional tokenized securities exchange based in London. The partnership formalises their relationship and ensures security tokens issued by Tokeny will have the opportunity to be listed on the Archax exchange.

Improve Basic Systems, Optimize Transaction Supervision, And Build A Solid Risk Defense Line - On The Symposium Held By The Market Risk Committee Of The Shenzhen Stock Exchange Board Of Directors

Date 21/03/2019

On March 20, the Market Risk Committee of the SZSE Board of Directors held a symposium in order to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the series of the important speeches delivered by General Secretary Xi Jinping on the economic and financial work and actively promote the implementation of the fundamental task of preventing and defusing risks. Representatives of the Board, the Special Committee, member companies, fund companies and SZSE attended the symposium. They conducted in-depth research and discussion on SZSE's recent market risk investigating, transaction supervision optimizing, basic system improving, whole-process transaction supervision strengthening and market risk preventing and resolving.

What Can The Consumer Credit Sector Expect From The FCA? Speech By Jonathan Davidson, Executive Director Of Supervision – Retail And Authorisations, At The Credit Summit, London

Date 21/03/2019

Highlights

• There has been a lot of change in the consumer credit sector, but our focus on affordability, business models and culture hasn’t and won’t change.
• 2 areas of focus for the FCA in the high cost credit sector will be relending and affordability.
• A healthy, purposeful culture will be the best way to deliver value for firms, their clients and their employees. The Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) provides some minimum standards for culture.

Global IPO Momentum Slows But Q2 2019 Is Set To Rebound

Date 21/03/2019

• Global IPO activity falls following ongoing geopolitical and trade uncertainty
• Technology, health care and industrials were the most active sectors in Q1 2019
• Rebounding IPO activity will bloom in Q2 2019 once fog of uncertainty has lifted

BNP Paribas Asset Management Expands Its Commitment To Sustainability Through Appointment Of Head Of Stewardship Asia Pacific

Date 21/03/2019

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the appointment of Gabriel Wilson-Otto as Head of Stewardship, Asia Pacific, within its Sustainability Centre.  Based in Hong Kong, Gabriel reports to Helena Viñes Fiestas, BNPP AM’s Global Head of Stewardship and Policy. 

FESE: Equity Markets In Europe – A Call For Transparency And Quality Data

Date 21/03/2019

We welcome the report published by Oxera today ‘The design of equity trading markets in Europe - An economic analysis of price formation and market data services’ which sheds light on market data and its value chain by providing an economic analysis of:

• Price formation;
• Regulatory changes on equity trading;
• Value chain for market data services;
• Charging structures for market data.

Broadridge Integrates SWIFT Global Payment Innovation (gpi) To Bolster Cross-border Payments Offering

Date 21/03/2019

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader and part of the S&P 500® Index, has integrated SWIFT global payments innovation (gpi) for its corporate clients and is now on-boarding users. The solution, introduced to enhance the speed, transparency and end-to-end tracking of cross-border payments, is now available through Broadridge’s financial messaging application (FinMApp) to all SWIFT members.