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Nasdaq And Extraordinary Re Sign Market Technology Agreement - Extraordinary Re Will Leverage Cloud And Blockchain Technology To Power New Insurance Risk Allocation Platform

Date 01/03/2018

Nasdaq Inc.(Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Extraordinary Re signed a new market technology agreement for Nasdaq to deliver matching engine technology via the Nasdaq Financial Framework architecture.  Extraordinary Re will deploy this technology through its patented Liquid Insurance Contract risk allocation platform. Extraordinary Re will also operate its system on a private cloud and leverage blockchain technology to transmit flow-through information to its participants. The go-live is targeted for summer 2018.

European Council - Council of the European Union: Keynote Speech By President Donald Tusk At The Business Europe Day

Date 01/03/2018

Thank you, Emma (Marcegaglia), for your reflections, for your determination and dedication, and of course, for inviting me to this 60th anniversary event; and thank you for our excellent cooperation in the framework of the Tripartite Summit, where the social partners will meet again this month. I want to, first and foremost, wish BusinessEurope a very happy birthday. Certainly from my own experience, I can tell you that this is when life really gets going, at 60. With the European economy expanding strongly, I can say with confidence that your best days are ahead.

ESMA Updates EMIR Validation Rules

Date 01/03/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated today its validation rules regarding the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) with regards to the revised technical standards on reporting under Article 9 of EMIR.

FTSE Russell: Straits Times Index (STI) Quarterly Review - No Change To The Constituents Of The STI

Date 01/03/2018

FTSE Russell announces that there will be no changes to the constituents of the Straits Times Index (STI), following the March quarterly review.

SIX Swiss Exchange Welcomes XTX Markets Ltd.

Date 01/03/2018

Irish Stock Exchange Trading Schedule Change Due To Extreme Weather Conditions

Date 01/03/2018

Due to the announcement by the Irish Government’s National Emergency Coordination Committee and the severe weather-related nationwide Status Red Warning, and to protect against any potential risk to market integrity in these exceptional circumstances, the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) is altering its trading calendar to facilitate an earlier closing of the market today, Thursday, 1 March 2018 and will close all day on Friday, 2 March 2018.

BME Admits To Trading Public Debt From Germany, Austria And Netherlands

Date 01/03/2018

• These are the first three countries whose debt securities are admitted in the Spanish market

• The aim is gradually to admit to trading all issues from other European Treasuries on the BME Fixed Income platform

UK Financial Conduct Authority Value Measures Pilot Having A Positive Impact

Date 01/03/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published the second set of data in their general insurance value measures pilot.

Japan Exchange Group: Trading Overview In February 2018

Date 01/03/2018

Japan Exchange Group released Trading Overview in February 2018.

Deutsche Börse: SME Segment Scale Celebrates First Anniversary - Companies' Liquidity Up By 130 Percent - 49 Shares Listed In Segment

Date 01/03/2018

Deutsche Börse draws a positive interim balance of its SME segment Scale, which was launched exactly one year ago. The number of shares listed in Scale has since risen to 49, with five of these companies joining the segment via an IPO.