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Avelacom Extends Ultra Low Latency Connectivity To South African Capital Markets

Date 18/10/2018

Avelacom, the high-performance connectivity and IT infrastructure solutions provider for the financial services industry, today announced that it has extended its connectivity offerings to South Africa, enabling trading firms to access the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) in a fast and reliable way. Global banks, HFTs and hedge funds accessing the JSE can now obtain ultra-low latency market data and order handling with microsecond timestamps.

SEC Announces 2018 Government-Business Forum To Be Held At The Ohio State University

Date 18/10/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it is partnering with the National Center for the Middle Market at The Ohio State University Max M. Fisher College of Business to host the SEC’s annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation on Dec. 12. This annual forum provides a platform to highlight additional measures to improve small business capital formation.

ACER Decides The Capacity Booking Platform For Gas To Be Used On The Border Between Germany And Poland

Date 18/10/2018

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) published today a Decision establishing GSA as the booking platform to be used at Mallnow interconnection point (IP) and the 'GCP' virtual interconnection point (VIP) on both sides of the German-Polish border. 

Japan’s Financial Services Agency Appoints Mr. Leo Melamed, Chairman Emeritus Of The CME Group, As The FSA Advisor

Date 18/10/2018

The FSA has appointed Mr. Leo Melamed, Chairman Emeritus of the Cicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group), as the FSA advisor.

UBS MTF Trading Notice Party IDs And Algo flags Reminder

Date 18/10/2018

UBS MTFwould like to draw your attention to and remind you of your order record-keeping obligations under MiFIR and the UBS MTF Rulebook (section 6.10). Since the implementation of MiFID II in January 2018, Members have had the obligation to submit MiFID Party Identifiers, as well as the requirement to identify orders that are generated by an algorithm.

FIA Statement On Basel Committee’s Consultation On Capital

Date 18/10/2018

FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement regarding the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s announcement of a consultation on the leverage ratio treatment of client cleared derivatives:

Nasdaq Stockholm Welcomes Moment Group To The Main Market

Date 18/10/2018

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announces that Moment Group AB (short name: MOMENT), a small cap company within the consumer services sector, today will start trading of its shares on the main market of Nasdaq Stockholm. Moment Group was previously listed on Nasdaq First North Premier and is the 62nd company to list on Nasdaq’s Nordic markets* in 2018.

Merseyside Pension Fund Selects FTSE Russell For New Smart Sustainability Index

Date 18/10/2018

• Top 5 UK Local Government Pension Scheme commits to ‘Smart Sustainability’ multi-factor climate index
• Global equity index will combine comprehensive factor exposure alongside climate change considerations
• New index expected to launch in November 2018
• FTSE Russell collaborating with Merseyside Pension Fund to support the Fund’s Climate Risk Strategy
• Growing trend among asset owners to integrate sustainability and climate considerations into investment strategies

ITFC, IRTI Sign MoU To Develop Innovative Trade Finance Solutions And Enhance Human Resources For Islamic Financial Institutions

Date 18/10/2018

The International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) and the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI), both members of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, have signed a memorandum of understanding for collaboration to develop innovative trade finance solutions and enhance human resources for Islamic financial institutions.

NatWest Becomes First Bank To Launch Revolutionary Syndicated Lending Platform

Date 18/10/2018

• Fusion LenderComm, the blockchain-based solution built by Finastra, will help NatWest streamline communication between agent banks and lenders in the syndicated loan market