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BETTER FINANCE - Final EU Compromise On PEPP: Good News For EU Pension Savers, But Beware The Imbedded “Capital Guarantee” Scam

Date 14/02/2019

The Situation - With a global pension gap forecasted to mushroom to $400 trillion by 2050 and income replacement rates decreasing, EU citizens are increasingly asked to rely on personal pension products to complement the insufficient government-sponsored mandatory and occupational pension plans.

Chubb Appoints Kyle Bryant As Head Of Financial Lines, Continental Europe

Date 14/02/2019

Chubb today announced the appointment of Kyle Bryant to the newly-created position of Head of Financial Lines for Continental Europe.

ACER Publishes Its Analysis On Tariff Code Implementation For Gas In Italy

Date 14/02/2019

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has published its twelfth Report on the implementation of the Network Code on Harmonised Transmission Tariff Structures for Gas, which presents the analysis of the Agency for the transmission system of Italy.

AFIBER Selects maincubes Amsterdam To Expand Its Optical Connectivity Services Reach

Date 14/02/2019

AFIBER, a leading provider of optical connectivity services, has selected to expand its service footprint with the maincubes AMS01 datacenter located in Schiphol-Rijk, part of the Amsterdam metro area. As from today, network and IT service providers can tap into AFIBER’s optical transmission services to deliver their services to maincubes customers, or connect maincubes to any destination within the AFIBER footprint covering 50+ data centers and 1500+ enterprise locations.  

CME Group Inc. Reports Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year 2018 Financial Results

Date 14/02/2019

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2018.  Consolidated results include NEX Group plc (NEX) activity for November and December 2018.

The World Federation Of Exchanges Agrees 2019 Priorities

Date 14/02/2019

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has agreed its 2019 business priorities will focus on the following areas: regulatory coherence or market fragmentation; technology-related policy work on topics including initial coin offerings (ICOs), crypto assets and cyber resilience; environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in market structure; clarifying the nature of marketdata; and CCP-related capital matters.

CME Is World’s Most Valuable Exchange Brand For Sixth Year Running

Date 14/02/2019

• CME continues to dominate as world’s most valuable exchange brand, with brand value of US$1.9 billion
• US exchanges account for four of top five in ranking
• ICE expansion improves brand value, up 35% to US$1.1 billion
• Germany’s Eurex only brand to decline in brand value, but remains in top 10
• NYSE is sector’s strongest brand, scoring 78.6 out of 100 

Moscow Exchange Completes Development Of Platform For Online Bank Deposits

Date 14/02/2019

Moscow Exchange is pleased to announce the completion of the development phase of its electronic platform for remote opening of deposit accounts as part of the Bank of Russia’s Marketplace project. The platform will be made available to clients after necessary legislative amendments are passed.    

Court Dismisses Judicial Review Application Against Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission

Date 14/02/2019

The Court of First Instance has dismissed a judicial review application brought by a SFC-licensed corporation and its responsible officer (applicants) against the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in connection with an investigation of a suspected market manipulation in the shares of a Japan-listed company.

SET Appoints New EVP In Charge Of Information Technology Development

Date 14/02/2019

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has appointed Nat Luengnaruemitchai as its new Executive Vice President, Head of Information Technology Development Group, Information Technology Division, effective February 16, 2019.