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DIFC And Middle East Venture Partners Sign Agreement To Strengthen Regional Technology Venture Capital Ecosystem

Date 11/03/2018

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), a Middle East-focused venture capital firm that invests in the early and growth stages of innovative companies, to facilitate exchange of information on the latest trends in the finance industry, with a focus on the FinTech field. 

IPOs At Tehran Stock Exchange Mount Up To 7

Date 10/03/2018

A pharmaceutical holding was listed at Tehran Stock Exchange on 7 March 2018 via book building mechanism.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 09/03/2018

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of February 28, 2018. 

Nasdaq Announces End-Of-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date February 28, 2018

Date 09/03/2018

At the end of the settlement date of February 28, 2018, short interest in 2,345 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,052,302,122 shares compared with 7,076,038,987 shares in 2,340 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of February 15, 2018. The end-of-February short interest represents 3.72 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.36 days for the prior reporting period.

CFTC Financial Data For Futures Commission Merchants Update

Date 09/03/2018

Futures commission merchants (FCMs) and retail foreign exchange dealers (RFEDs) must file monthly financial reports with the CFTC's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) within 17 business days after the end of the month. Selected financial information from these reports is published below. The most recent month-end information generally is added within 12 business days after FCMs and RFEDs file their reports, but occasionally may be added later. For example:  The 17th business day filing “due date" for February 28, 2015 financial reports was March 25, 2015.  The 12 business day target for posting these data was April 10, 2015.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 09/03/2018

The current reports for the week of  March 6, 2018 are now available.

CFTC Approves The Transfer Of Open Interest In Credit Default Swaps From CME To ICC

Date 09/03/2018

At the request of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) and ICE Clear Credit LLC (ICC), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an order today approving the transfer of all open interest in credit default swaps (CDS) at CME to ICC.

A Euro Cyber Resilience Board For Pan-European Financial Infrastructures - Introductory Remarks By Benoît Cœuré, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, At The First Meeting Of The Euro Cyber Resilience Board For Pan-European Financial Infrastructures, Frankfurt, 9 March 2018

Date 09/03/2018

It is a pleasure to welcome you back to Frankfurt. Our last meeting was in June last year. Today, we will discuss the future course of the high-level cyber resilience forum for pan-European financial market infrastructures, critical service providers and competent authorities.

EBA Issues Revised List Of ITS Validation Rules

Date 09/03/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued today a revised list of validation rules in its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting, highlighting those which have been deactivated either for incorrectness or for triggering IT problems. Competent Authorities throughout the EU are informed that data submitted in accordance with these ITS should not be formally validated against the set of deactivated rules.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For March 9 Th 2018

Date 09/03/2018

A total turnover of 3.079 billion shares worth N39.990 billion in 23,086 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 2.170 billion shares valued at N39.087 billion that exchanged hands last week in 24,657 deals.