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Bursa Malaysia Announces RM185.9 Million Profit After Tax And Minority Interest For The Financial Year Ended 31 December 2019

Date 30/01/2020

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) reported a Profit After Tax and Minority Interest (“PATAMI”) of RM185.9 million for the financial year ended 31 December 2019 (“FY2019”), a 17.0% decrease from RM224.0 million reported in the previous financial year ended 31 December 2018 (“FY2018”). The decline in PATAMI was mainly attributed to lower operating revenue, which saw a decrease of 8.2% to RM480.1 million in FY2019 compared to FY2018.

Brexit: European Council Adopts Decision To Conclude The Withdrawal Agreement

Date 30/01/2020

The Council has adopted, by written procedure, the decision on the conclusion of the withdrawal agreement on behalf of the EU. This follows the European Parliament's vote of consent on 29 January and the signature of the withdrawal agreement by the EU and the United Kingdom on 24 January.

ESMA Launches A Common Supervisory Action With NCAS On UCITS Liquidity Risk Management

Date 30/01/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator,  is launching a Common Supervisory Action (CSA) with national competent authorities (NCAs) on the supervision of UCITS’ managers liquidity risk management across the European Union (EU).  The CSA will be conducted during 2020

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz In Support Of Proposed Rule On Position Limits Before The Commission Open Meeting

Date 30/01/2020

I am pleased to support the agency’s revitalized approach to position limits. Today’s iteration marks the CFTC’s fifth proposed position limits rule since the Dodd-Frank Act amended the Commodity Exchange Act’s (CEA) section on position limits. This proposal is, by far, the strongest of them all.

Learning From Miami’s Emprendimientos, Introductory Remarks At The Roundtable On Raising Capital In Partnership With The Miami-Dade Beacon Council, Martha Miller, SEC Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation , Miami, Florida, Jan. 29, 2020

Date 30/01/2020

¡Buenos días, todos! On behalf of our team at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, thank you for joining us today to talk about your experiences raising capital in this diverse and culturally vibrant region, and thank you to the Miami-Dade Beacon Council for gathering us together for this roundtable conversation. As Stanley [Rigaud] mentioned, my name is Martha Miller, and I have the privilege of leading the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation. We are meeting just shy of this Friday’s one-year anniversary of the establishment of our Office, and like many start-ups, our first year was one of building, learning, and iterating on successes. One differentiator for our government start-up from most start-ups with which you engage: I come with a mandatory disclaimer that the perspectives I share with you today are solely my own.

EIB Group Press Conference On Annual Results - EU Bank Closes 2019 With Stronger Results In Climate Finance And A Record Number Of Deals

Date 30/01/2020

• Share of climate financing rises to 31% of EIB’s total, underlining the Bank’s commitment to play a key role in the European Green Deal and the fight against global warming.
• EIB Group financing increases by 13% to more than EUR 72 billion.
• Highest number of financing operations: 1 095, up 28% from 2018.
• EIB financing outside the EU brings 10-year total to almost EUR 70 billion, of which almost EUR 22 billion to Africa.
• EIB President Werner Hoyer: “The EU bank is more relevant than ever for climate action and Europe’s competitiveness.”

ESMA Appoints Chairs To Its Standing Committees

Date 30/01/2020

Church Of England Pensions Board Selects FTSE TPI Climate Transition Index For £600 Million Mandate

Date 30/01/2020

• FTSE TPI Climate Transition Index Series created in collaboration with The Church of England Pensions Board and the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI)
• First global index that enables passive funds to capture company alignment with climate transition, based on TPI analysis 
• Index combines FTSE Russell and TPI analysis on company exposure to five climate considerations: green revenues, fossil fuel reserves, carbon emissions, management quality and carbon performance assessments
• The Church of England Pensions Board allocates £600 million mandate tracking the index

Change In Deputy Governor Responsibilities At The Bank Of England

Date 30/01/2020

From 3 February the responsibility within the Bank for the resolution of financial firms at Deputy Governor level will transfer from the Deputy Governor for Financial Stability, Sir Jon Cunliffe, to Sir Dave Ramsden, the Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking. This reallocation of responsibilities follows Sir Jon Cunliffe’s appointment as Chair of the Bank for International Settlement’s Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure and increasing involvement in cross border payment and central bank digital currency issues.

Renewi Lists On Euronext Amsterdam - Secondary Listing In Amsterdam Underlines Renewi’s Strong Presence In The Benelux

Date 30/01/2020

Euronext congratulates Renewi (ticker: RWI), the leading waste-to-product company, on its listing on Euronext’s regulated market in Amsterdam (Compartment A). Based on the reference price of € 0.4268, Renewi’s total market capitalisation stands at € 341.5 million.