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EBA Publishes Final Guidelines On ICAAP And ILAAP Information

Date 03/11/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines on the collection of information related to the internal capital adequacy assessment process (ICAAP) and the internal liquidity adequacy assessment process (ILAAP). These Guidelines aim at facilitating a consistent approach to the supervisory assessment of ICAAP and ILAAP frameworks across the EU as part of the supervisory review and evaluation process (SREP).

Companies Are Sinking In Risk: Thomson Reuters 2016 Global Third Party Risk Survey - Many Companies Are Struggling To Monitor Risks Posed By Their Suppliers, Distributors And Partners Due To Internal Pressures, Lack Of Actionable Data And Insufficient Attention To Potential Consequences

Date 03/11/2016

Global companies are opening themselves up to greater risk including bribery and corruption and modern day slavery by conducting due diligence on just 62 percent of their suppliers, distributors, and third party relationships, with only 36 percent fully monitoring the ongoing risks and 61 percent not even knowing the extent to which third parties are outsourcing their work, a global Thomson Reuters survey has found.

World Federation Of Exchanges Names India’s NSE, Switzerland’s Six Group And US’s CBOE As New Board Officers

Date 03/11/2016

At the 56th General Assembly in Cartagena today, the World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, appointed three new officers of the Board, in line with the organisation’s customary geographical rotation of officers every two years.

London Stock Exchange Group: 44 New Companies Join 700 Strong Elite Community Today

Date 03/11/2016

• 13 new UK companies and 31 from Italy join ELITE today
• ELITE UK CEOs & Margot James MP, Minister for Small Business open London trading
• More than 700 companies, advisors and investors make up growing ELITE community
• ELITE companies generate over £33 billion in combined revenues & account for more than 160,000 jobs

EEX Group: Key Figures Of October 2016

Date 03/11/2016

EEX Group provides the central market platform for energy and commodity products. The offering of the group comprises contracts listed at the European Energy Exchange (EEX), EPEX SPOT, Powernext, Cleartrade Exchange (CLTX), Gaspoint Nordic and Power Exchange Central Europe (PXE) as well as clearing and settlement via European Commodity Clearing (ECC). EEX Group connects a network of about 450 trading participants across 14 locations ensuring optimal support for customers on site.

GPW Takes Over As The WIBID And WIBOR Reference Rates Organiser

Date 03/11/2016

• GPW has decided to replace ACI Polska (The Polish Financial Markets Association) as fixing organiser of the WIBID and WIBOR reference rates
  
• The organiser change takes place in view of entry into force of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council which imposes significant requirements on institutions which calculate benchmarks
  
• The functions will be taken over in several stages including: starting the organisation of fixings, becoming authorised as the organiser, and reviewing the methodology of the rates

Better Finance Reply To The EU Consultation On Personal Pensions: Launch A Pan-European Personal Pension To Diffuse The Pensions Time Bomb

Date 03/11/2016

Better Finance keenly supports the European Commission’s proposal to launch a Pan-European Personal Pension product (PEPP) as a key component of the Capital Markets Union (CMU) initiative.

The Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment Announces Deal Enabling Cross Border Recognition Of CISI Financial Services Qualifications Between Ireland And The UK

Date 03/11/2016

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) have announced an initiative which could herald the beginning of increased harmonisation of financial services qualifications between Ireland and the UK.

Bank Of England: Bank Rate Held At 0.25%, Government Bond Purchases At £435bn And Corporate Bond Purchases At Up To £10bn

Date 03/11/2016

Monetary policy summary

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The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment.  At its meeting ending on 2 November 2016 the Committee voted unanimously to maintain Bank Rate at 0.25%.  The Committee voted unanimously to continue with the programme of sterling non-financial investment-grade corporate bond purchases totalling up to £10 billion, financed by the issuance of central bank reserves.  The Committee also voted unanimously to continue with the programme of £60 billion of UK government bond purchases to take the total stock of these purchases to £435 billion, financed by the issuance of central bank reserves.

Intercontinental Exchange Reports ICE & NYSE October 2016 Statistics - Futures ADV Up 17% Y/Y, Interest Rate ADV Up 44% Y/Y

Date 03/11/2016

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today reported October 2016 trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company’s investor relations website at http://ir.theice.com/ir-resources/supplemental-information in the Monthly Statistics Tracking spreadsheet.