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TheCityUK Response To The UK Chancellor Of The Exchequer’s Budget 2015

Date 18/03/2015

Chris Cummings, Chief Executive, TheCityUK, comments on the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s 2015 Budget statement

“In his final budget statement before the General Election, the Chancellor has sensibly focused on macroeconomic stability and long-term economic growth."

NN Group N.V. Lists € 600 Million Senior Unsecured Bond On Euronext Amsterdam

Date 18/03/2015

Euronext announces the corporate bond listing by NN Group N.V. on its Amsterdam market.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Monetary Policy Committee Meeting Held On 4 And 5 March 2015

Date 18/03/2015

• Bank Rate should be maintained at 0.5%;
• The Bank of England should maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.

Nowruz Holidays At Tehran Stock Exchange

Date 18/03/2015

Tehran Stock Exchange will be closed from 21st to 25th March 2015 for the New Iranian Year.  Nowruz marks the first day of spring and beginning of the year in the Persian calendar. It is a big holiday in Iran and in other Persian speaking countries.

REGIS-TR Registers As Registered Reporting Mechanism For REMIT Reporting - RRM Status Facilitates Reporting Of Transactions, Orders And Fundamental Data For Wholesale Energy Products As Required Under REMIT - Reporting Of Standardised Contracts To Commence On 7 October, Non-Standardised Contracts On 7 April 2016 - Addition Of This New Service Strengthens REGIS-TR’s Vision Of Becoming A One-Stop-Shop For Any European Reporting Regulation

Date 18/03/2015

REGIS-TR has submitted their application to the EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) to become a Registered Reporting Mechanism (RRM) in order to ensure the required coordination and consistency in monitoring activities under Regulation (EU) on wholesale energy market integrity and transparency (REMIT). The regulation aims to provide transparency and reduce market abuse and manipulation by facilitating the reporting of financial derivatives, spots and orders in the wholesale energy market. 

ESMA Sees Increased Convergence In Automated Trading Supervision

Date 18/03/2015

The supervision of automated trading has become more convergent across the European Union (EU), a recent review by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has found. ESMA reviewed how the 30 national competent authorities (NCAs) across the EU have implemented ESMA guidelines on automated trading into their day-to-day supervision of trading platforms. The Guidelines set out systems and controls requirements for investment firms and trading platforms operating in an automated trading environment.

Corrected: The Hungarian Investment Services Provider Concorde Securities Becomes Member Of Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB)

Date 18/03/2015

The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) Board of Governors approved the Hungarian brokerage house Concorde Securities as Participant at the BVB’s trading system on the regulated spot market and its registration in the Participants’ Registry.

Clearstream And ICE Clear Europe Launch Collaboration On Triparty Margin Collateral Management Service - ICE Clear Europe Now Linked To Clearstream’s Global Liquidity Hub - Clearing Members Who Are Customers Of Clearstream’s ICSD Can Use Global Liquidity Hub To Manage Margin Requirements At ICE Clear Europe

Date 18/03/2015

The London-based central counterparty (CCP) ICE Clear Europe and the international central securities depository (ICSD) Clearstream Banking S.A. have launched a new collateral management partnership which enables clearing members to use their assets held at Clearstream to manage their margin requirements. 

HKEx, LME And Borsa İstanbul Agree Partnership

Date 18/03/2015

The London Metal Exchange (LME) and Borsa İstanbul A.S. are entering into two agreements under which (i) Borsa İstanbul will acquire the LME’s stake in clearing house LCH.Clearnet, and (ii) Borsa İstanbul, the LME and the LME’s parent company Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) will partner on the dissemination of market data.

HKEx: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 18/03/2015

Updated:  18/03/2015