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Changes To The Composition Of The Board Of Directors Of BME

Date 18/06/2020

• Juan March Juan, Santos Martínez-Conde and Ignacio Garralda have submitted their resignation as members of the Board of Directors of BME
• On the proposal of SIX, Jos Dijsselhof and Daniel Schmucki have been unanimously appointed as new members of the Board

Hester Serafini Appointed President Of ICE Clear Europe

Date 18/06/2020

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announces that Hester Serafini has been appointed President of ICE Clear Europe, ICE’s London-based clearing house.

EU-UK Talks: MEPs Display Unwavering Support For The EU Position

Date 18/06/2020

• MEPs firmly behind EU negotiator Michel Barnier
• The UK’s cherry-picking approach is a no-go for the EU
• Agreement on level playing field and fisheries required to obtain European Parliament’s consent

MayStreet Raises $21 Million In Series A Financing Round Led By Credit Suisse Asset Management’s NEXT Investors

Date 18/06/2020

MayStreet today announced the closing of a Series A financing round led by Credit Suisse Asset Management's NEXT Investors, a leading Fintech growth equity group that invests in high-growth private businesses that interact with the financial services industry.

Joachim Nagel To Leave The Supervisory Board Of Deutsche Börse AG At The End Of June - Andreas Gottschling Is Expected To Be Appointed As Successor In Early July

Date 18/06/2020

Joachim Nagel will leave the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG on 30 June. He has been a member of the committee since May 2018 and is currently Chairman of the Risk Committee. On 1 November, Nagel will also leave the Executive Board of KfW Group to join the Bank for International Settlements in Basel (BIS).

Connamara Launches RFQ Functionality For EP3 Platform

Date 18/06/2020

Today, Connamara Systems, an exchange software solutions provider for the capital markets, announced the addition of RFQ functionality to its EP3 exchange platform solution. 

Exchange Of Letters Between The Governor Of The Bank Of England And The Chancellor Regarding CPI Inflation - June 2020

Date 18/06/2020

Exchange of letters between the Governor and the Chancellor

BIS: US Dollar Still Dominates International Funding Markets

Date 18/06/2020

• Dollar remains the pre-eminent international funding currency even as market structure shifts
• To preserve the benefits of this shift, the strength of the intermediation chain must be ensured
• Better data collection needed to improve assessment and stronger regulation could mitigate risks

Bank Of England - Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Purchases - Market Notice 18 June 2020

Date 18/06/2020

On 17 June the MPC voted for the Bank of England to continue with the existing programme of £200bn of UK government bond and sterling non-financial investment-grade corporate bond purchases, and to increase the stock of purchases of UK government bonds, financed by central bank reserves, by an additional £100bn, to take the total stock of asset purchases to £745bn. The Committee expected the new asset purchase programme to be completed, and the total stock of purchases to reach £745bn, around the turn of the year.

ESMA Integrates The 2020 IFRS Taxonomy Into ESEF RTS

Date 18/06/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU securities markets regulator, today publishes a draft amendment to the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the European Single Electronic Format (ESEF).