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Eurex’s ESG Segment Exceeds Half A Million Traded Contracts

Date 17/12/2019

Eurex's Environmental Social Government (ESG) derivatives reached half a million traded contracts on 12 December, with a nominal value of EUR 7 billion. This milestone, which further demonstrates Eurex’s leading role in this segment, was achieved shortly before the quarterly expiration date on which many traders have to roll their exposure.

Remarks By Mark Carney At Benoît Cœure’s Leaving Reception, Given At The European Central Bank, Frankfurt

Date 17/12/2019

At an event in honour of Benoît Cœure, member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, our Governor Mark Carney looks at four challenges facing central banks:

• market liquidity
• the risk of a global liquidity trap
• innovation in payments
• the climate crisis

Financial Stability Board Sets Out 2020 Work Programme

Date 17/12/2019

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published its work programme for 2020. The FSB’s work priorities for 2020 reflect the evolving nature of the global financial system and associated risks to financial stability. The FSB will reinforce its forward-looking monitoring of developments to identify, assess and address new and emerging vulnerabilities. At the same time, the FSB will continue its work to finalise and operationalise the remaining elements of post-crisis reforms; monitor and assess the implementation of reforms; and evaluate their effects in order to ensure that reforms work as intended.

2020 Market Infrastructure Predictions From DTCC

Date 17/12/2019

Mike Bodson, President & CEO

2020 will be a year dominated by the impact of geopolitical events, digitization and tokenized securities. On geopolitics, the execution of Brexit, ongoing trade tensions and the upcoming US elections will be closely watched by market participants around the world and could have consequences on market stability. 

TradingTech Awards Shortlist Velocimetrics For ‘Best Time-Stamping/Latency Measurement System’ And ‘Best Trading Infrastructure Monitoring Platform’

Date 17/12/2019

Velocimetrics, leading in-stream analytics and data lineage FinTech firm, is announcing today its shortlisting for two categories in the TradingTech Awards Europe 2020. The two categories are the ‘Best Time-stamping/Latency Measurement System’, which recognises vendors of solutions for measuring messaging latency across trading networks and infrastructures, and the ‘Best Trading Infrastructure Monitoring Platform’ recognising vendors which provide performance monitoring and troubleshooting solutions for trading infrastructures.

An Official Holiday At Qatar Stock Exchange On Wednesday And Thursday On The Occasion Of Qatar National Day

Date 17/12/2019

On the occasion of Qatar National Day, Wednesday & Thursday 18th & 19th December 2019 will be an official holiday.

Borsa İstanbul Announces The Constituent Changes To The BIST Stock Indices For The First Quarter Of 2020

Date 17/12/2019

Revisions in the BIST Stock Indices Ground Rules due to the new market structure were announced in the Announcement dated October 28, 2019 and numbered 2019/68.

Bank Of England - Minutes Of The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group - November 2019

Date 17/12/2019

The Wholesale Distribution Steering Group have the objective of overseeing the design of a new end-state model for wholesale cash distribution. This is to support the UK in an environment of declining cash volumes.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Secures Confiscation Order Totalling £5 Million Against Illegal Money Lender

Date 17/12/2019

On 11 December 2019, Southwark Crown Court made a confiscation order against Dharam Prakash Gopee in the sum of £5,118,018.72. The effect of the order is to confiscate all his criminal proceeds as an illegal money lender. Mr Gopee was also ordered to pay almost £230,000 in compensation to consumers.

International Ownership At Its Highest Level Since The Financial Crisis - Non-Norwegian Investors Now Own 39.3% Of Equities Listed At Oslo Børs, Which Is The Highest Level Since 2008

Date 17/12/2019

Non-Norwegian investors’ appetite for shares in companies listed at Oslo Børs has grown steadily for the last decade. During the financial crisis international investors abandoned Norwegian equities, and the proportion of the equity market owned by non-Norwegian investors fell from over 40% to a low of 31.6% in February 2009.