News Centre

Bank Of England: Record Of Financial Policy Committee Meeting Held On 21 June 2017

Date 04/07/2017

At its meeting on 21 June 2017, the Financial Policy Committee (FPC):

• Increased the UK countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) rate to 0.5%, from 0%.  Absent a material change in the outlook, and consistent with its stated policy for a standard risk environment and of moving gradually, the FPC set out that it expects to increase the rate to 1% at its November meeting.

Borsa Italiana: IDEM Extends Future And MiniFuture Trading Hours

Date 04/07/2017

• Continuous trading from 09:00 to 20:30
• Exemption from trading fees until 31 August

Europex Position Paper - MiFID II: Need For An Equal Regulatory Treatment Of Long-Term Transmission Rights (LTTRs) To Enable An Efficient Regime For Secondary Trading

Date 04/07/2017

Click here to download a Europex position paper on Long-Term Transmission Rights (LTTRs) under the revised Markets in Financial Instrument Directive (MiFID II).

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Proposals On Staff Incentives And Performance Management In Consumer Credit Firms

Date 04/07/2017

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published proposals on how consumer credit firms should manage risks related to how they pay and manage the performance of their staff.

Eurex Unlocks New Hedging Tools

Date 04/07/2017

Europe’s largest derivatives exchange has reached another important strategic milestone. Following the launch of futures and options on the popular MSCI EAFE index that represents the developed markets of Europe, Australasia and the Far East, Eurex has become the only exchange that offers futures and options on all major MSCI indexes. And with the introduction of futures on the EURO STOXX 50 Corporate Bond Index, Eurex is the first mover offering an exchange traded market for the corporate bond segment in Europe.

Securities Commission Malaysia’s Audit Oversight Board Annual Report 2016: Audit Firms Urged To Strengthen Capacity Building And Quality Controls

Date 04/07/2017

Securities Commission Malaysia’s (SC) Audit Oversight Board (AOB) in its 2016 annual report urged audit firms to strengthen their capacity building and improve their quality controls to demonstrate the importance of the value of audits and its relevance to ensuring good corporate governance of companies.

Börse Berlin Has Achieved A Turnover Of €14.6 Billion During The Second Quarter Of 2017

Date 04/07/2017

Börse Berlin’s Market places, Xontro and Equiduct, achieved a combined turnover of €14.6 billion and 2.22 million trades in the second quarter of 2017. 

Data Glitch Affects Nasdaq-Listed Stocks On Some Websites - Google, Yahoo Affected

Date 04/07/2017

The prices of several prominent Nasdaq-listed stocks appeared on some websites to either spike or plummet after market close on the eve of the US Independence Day holiday with major Nasdaq listed companies such as Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft set to the same share price of USD123.47.

Tehran Stock Exchange Monthly Bulletin - June 2017

Date 04/07/2017

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's monthly bulletin for June 2017.

Malawi Stock Exchange 2nd Quarter Market Performance Report - 2017

Date 04/07/2017

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's second quarter market performance report for 2017.