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BME: Mango Registers Its First Commercial Paper Programme With MARF

Date 21/11/2019

MARF, BME’s Fixed Income market, today registered a 200 million-euro new Commercial Paper (CP) Programme from textile group Mango, through its operating company Punto FA. With this new financing tool the company will be able to raise funding in this BME Fixed Income market via the issuance of CPs, which will be placed among professional investors, with nominal per-unit values of 100,000 euros and maturities of up to 24 months .

New Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Guidance Addresses Market Misconduct

Date 21/11/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issued a statement to remind listed companies about their disclosure obligations together with a circular on the conduct expected of asset managers. These measures are part of the SFC’s ongoing efforts to tackle market and corporate misconduct.

BME Clearing Starts Clearing Repo Trades On European Sovereign Debt - Italian, Portuguese, German, French, Dutch And Austrian Sovereign Debt To Be Covered

Date 21/11/2019

BME Clearing, BME’s Central Counterparty (CCP), today started offering clearing of repo trades on sovereign bonds from several European countries, in addition to the clearing of Spanish sovereign debt repo trades that it already offers.

Outlook 2020: Will Fiscal Policy Be A Game Changer For Markets?

Date 21/11/2019

• With limited ammunition remaining for central banks, further support for financial markets will have to come from a reduction in political risks or fiscal stimulus and structural reforms
• Within fixed income, spread products remain attractive despite ongoing political tensions as risk appetite will likely remain supported by global liquidity.
• Short-term outlook for equities remains challenging; however, a fiscal boost would positively impact European equities and cyclicals
• Commodity markets are caught between a softer demand outlook and supply risks
• Emerging market debt will be more likely to benefit from investment inflows than EM equities

Confidence Falls Sharply Across Global Derivatives Market - Significant Fall In The Acuiti Derivatives Sentiment Index As Revenue Growth Slows For The Second Month.

Date 21/11/2019

The outlook for growth among senior executives in the derivatives market slumped last month as volatility and volumes subsided across global markets.

Itiviti Partners With NBTrader To Offer Alternative Path For Order Routing

Date 21/11/2019

Itiviti, a leading technology, and service provider to financial institutions worldwide, has partnered with NBTrader, an independent specialist on the development and supply of trading technologies for the Professional and Private Investor UK market.

EastNets Announces Partnership With Refinitiv To Provide Industryleading AML, Compliance Solution

Date 21/11/2019

EastNets and Refinitiv today announced a partnership to offer enhanced automated access to software and data that enables real-time risk management and improved compliance capabilities to companies at risk of financial crime.

SGX Welcomes Samsung Futures As Derivatives Trading Member

Date 21/11/2019

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Korea based Samsung Futures Inc. as a Trading Member of its derivatives market. 

US Department Of Justice: Former Trader For Major Multinational Bank Convicted For Price Fixing And Bid Rigging In FX Market

Date 20/11/2019

A former currency trader was convicted today in New York for his participation in an antitrust conspiracy to manipulate prices for emerging market currencies in the global foreign currency exchange (FX) market, the Justice Department announced today.

Nadex Product Schedule For The Week Of November 25, 2019 For The 2019 Thanksgiving Holiday

Date 20/11/2019

Nadex will observe the following modified holiday schedule for the week of November 25, 2019:

Monday, November 25, 2019:  The Exchange will observe regular business hours. 

• Weekly contracts listed on this date will have a settlement date of Friday of the current week, with the exception of any contracts not available for trading on Friday, which will have a settlement date of Wednesday of the current week.