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Bank For International Settlements (BIS) Appoints Bénédicte Nolens As Head Of The BIS Innovation Hub Hong Kong Centre

Date 22/05/2020

• Bénédicte Nolens appointed head of Hub Centre in Hong Kong SAR, starting 1 July 2020 for three years
• Ms Nolens will step into this leadership position from SC Ventures, the innovation, ventures and fintech investments arm of Standard Chartered Bank
• Ms Nolens' experience spans the public and private sectors, with a particular focus on fintech, innovation and regulation

• The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) today announced the appointment of Bénédicte Noella Nolens as head of the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Hong Kong SAR for a three-year term from 1 July 2020.

EEX Group Response Public Consultation On The Review Of The MiFID II / MiFIR Regulatory Framework

Date 22/05/2020

EEX responded to the European Commission’s consultation on the review of the MiFID II / MiFIR regulatory framework.

BME: GAVARI PROPERTIES SOCIMI Receives Favourable Report From MAB

Date 22/05/2020

• It is the third company to join this BME market so far this year

Life Beyond Solvency II: A View From The Top Of The Regulator - Speech By Charlotte Gerken, Executive Director Of Insurance Supervision, Bank Of England - Remarks Delivered At The Association Of British Insurers Prudential Regulation Webinar Keynote Address

Date 22/05/2020

Charlotte Gerken looks at how the insurance industry has responded to the Covid-19 crisis, including how elements of the Solvency II regime have behaved in recent conditions.

CFTC Issues COVID-19 Customer Advisory On Commodity ETPs And Funds

Date 22/05/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued a Customer Advisory informing the public about the unique risks associated with certain trading vehicles that use futures contracts or other commodity interests as they make investment decisions during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. This is the third Customer Advisory the CFTC has issued in response to the pandemic and is a joint product of the Office of Customer Education and Outreach (OCEO) and the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO).

Decisions Taken By The Governing Council Of The ECB (In Addition To Decisions Setting Interest Rates)

Date 22/05/2020

External communication

Communication in relation to the German Federal Constitutional Court ruling of 5 May 2020

On 5 May 2020 the ECB issued a press release indicating that the Governing Council had taken note of the judgement issued by the German Federal Constitutional Court earlier that day regarding the public sector purchase programme (PSPP), on which it had received a preliminary briefing by the President of the Deutsche Bundesbank and by the legal department of the ECB, and remained fully committed to doing everything necessary within its mandate to meet the ECB’s statutory objective of maintaining price stability.

TMX Group Interim CEO And CFO John Mckenzie To Participate In A Virtual Fireside Chat At The Deutsche Bank Financial Services Conference

Date 22/05/2020

TMX Group Interim CEO and CFO John McKenzie will participate in a virtual fireside chat on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 11:10 a.m. ET at the Deutsche Bank Financial Services Conference.

SEC Announces Virtual Conference On Municipal Securities Disclosure - Event Will Be Held Virtually On June 16

Date 22/05/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has rescheduled its conference entitled “Spotlight on Transparency: A Discussion of Secondary Market Municipal Securities Disclosure Practices” for June 16, 2020. The conference is open to the public via live webcast from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET at www.sec.gov, and will be archived on the Office of Municipal Securities (OMS) webpage for later viewing. 

Economic Slowdown And Oil Price War Bring Down Thai Listed Companies’ First-Quarter Net Profit

Date 22/05/2020

• Q1 total sales down 4.3 pct y-o-y to THB 2.68 trillion
• Net profits fell 60.5 pct y-o-y to THB 98.52 billion during Jan-Mar
• Food & Beverage, Finance & Securities and Packaging sectors reported earnings growth.

mai-Listed Firms Post First-Quarter Net Profit Of THB 717 Million

Date 22/05/2020

• Q1 aggregate net profit down 58.58 percent y-o-y to THB 717 million
• Combined sales down 1.56 percent to THB 42.13 billion
• Resources industry group recorded sales and net profit growth.