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VEON Marks Its First Day Of Trading On Euronext

Date 04/04/2017

VEON (ticker symbol: VEON), a leading global provider of communications services, began trading today on Euronext Amsterdam. 

Bursa Malaysia Sector Update

Date 04/04/2017

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) has decided to update the classification of sector for IDEAL United Bintang Berhad (“IDEALUBB”) to come into effect on 9.00 a.m., Monday, 10 April 2017.

ESMA Updates MiFID II/MiFIR Investor Protection Q&AS

Date 04/04/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 10 new Q&As to its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR).

Eurex: Monthly Report – Rate Hike Expectations Support Trading Volumes

Date 04/04/2017

With further US interest rate hikes on the horizon and a looming end to Quantitative Easing, demand for market instruments to hedge risk has been growing strongly in the first quarter. Hedging needs are driven by open questions – like the number of Federal Reserve rate hikes in 2017 or the European Central Bank’s next monetary policy steps.

NSD Valuation Center Begins Broadcasting Data Via Bloomberg

Date 04/04/2017

Starting in April 2017, Bloomberg will be broadcasting data provided by the Valuation Center of National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository.

EPEX SPOT Power Trading Results Of March 2017 - Five Markets Reach Records In Intraday Trading

Date 04/04/2017

In March 2017, a total volume of 47.9 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT’s Day-Ahead and Intraday power markets (March 2016: 48.0 TWh).

Bank Of England: Record Of FPC Meeting Held On 22 March 2017

Date 04/04/2017

At its meeting on 22 March 2017, the Financial Policy Committee (FPC):

• Maintained the UK countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) rate at 0%. It reaffirmed its support for the clear supervisory expectation of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) that firms should not increase dividends and other distributions as a result of the UK CCyB rate being maintained at 0%.
• Considered that the following Recommendation that it had made to HM Treasury in
  September 2014 had been implemented by legislative action in April 2015 and December 2016:
  • The FPC recommends that HM Treasury exercise its statutory power to enable the FPC to direct, if necessary to protect and enhance financial stability, the PRA and FCA to require regulated lenders to place limits on residential mortgage lending, both owneroccupied and buy-to-let, by reference to: a) loan to value ratios; b) debt to income ratios, including interest coverage ratios in respect of buy-to-let lending.

Opus Launches Alacra Surveillance For Proactive Risk & Compliance Management - Setting The Standard For Active Detection Of Risk-Relevant Events

Date 04/04/2017

Compliance and Risk Management SaaS technology leader Opusannounced today the launch of Alacra Surveillance, a new module for its award-winning Alacra Compliance Enterprise (ACE) and Alacra Compliance Professional (ACP) solutions. ACE has long been relied on by global banks to quickly turn raw data into risk-focused, actionable intelligence. Now Alacra Surveillance provides clients with targeted and timely alerts on risk-relevant events through proactive monitoring, helping financial institutions to better manage risk and compliance. The new module builds on the Opus expertise in putting streamlined workflow around data and risk management, giving clients a customized, consolidated daily view into risk-relevant events in a single user interface, eliminating the need for time-consuming manual effort, multiple research tools or one-size-fits-all single source options.

Ljubljana Stock Exchange Monthly Statistical Report March 2017

Date 04/04/2017

Click here to download comprehensive monthly statistics of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange for March 2017.

Börse Berlin Increases Turnover By More Than Six Per Cent

Date 04/04/2017

Börse Berlin’s Market places, Xontro and Equiduct, achieved a combined turnover of €16.6 billion and 2.64 million trades in the first quarter of 2017.