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BME’S Fixed Income Market Registers Aena´s New Commercial Paper Programme

Date 07/11/2019

Aena has requested the admission to trading of its new 900 million-euro Commercial Paper (CP) Programme on BME’s Fixed Income Market. This new instrument will allow Aena flexibly to place CPs for a year with minimum nominal per-unit values of 500,000 euros and maturities between 3 and 364 days.

AAX Digital Asset Exchange Goes Live Using LSEG Technology Platform

Date 07/11/2019

• AAX launches as the first digital asset exchange using Millennium Exchange™ matching engine technology
• Marks the first deployment of Millennium Exchange™ in the cloud
• Demonstrates ability of LSEG Technology’s low-latency, resilient and scalable matching engine to support new markets and asset classes

The Bank Of England: Bank Rate Maintained At 0.75% - November 2019

Date 07/11/2019

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee has voted by a majority of 7-2 to maintain Bank Rate at 0.75%. The committee also voted unanimously to maintain the stock of corporate bond purchases and UK government bond purchases.

BME: ADVERO PROPERTIES SOCIMI To Start Trading On MAB Tomorrow, November 8th

Date 07/11/2019

• It is the 19th company to list on this BME market in 2019
• The company will have a value of 10.6 million euros on its market debut

UAE Securities And Commodities Authority Joins Global Financial Innovation Network

Date 07/11/2019

As a part of its efforts to achieve its strategic objectives in the field of innovation, theSecurities & Commodities Authority (SCA) has been announced as a member of the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN), which includes 50 leading global regulatory institutions and entities in the field of innovation in the financial sector.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Rules For Management Of Members Revised

Date 07/11/2019

Recently, with the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) revised the "SSE Rules for Management of Members" (the "Member Management Rules" for short). The revision of the "Member Management Rules" focuses on improving the basic system, preventing financial risks, and tightening the members’ intermediary responsibilities, and aims to effectively check the market access, strengthen the regulation over the whole process of trading, and thoroughly implement the requirements for strengthening the reform of the capital market in an all-round manner.

Strong Rise In European Equity Derivative Volumes At Eurex - New Records Set For Commodity ETFs And TRF

Date 07/11/2019

Eurex – Europe’s largest derivatives exchange and part of Deutsche Börse Group – experienced a strong rise in European equity derivative volumes, and several records were broken for commodity ETFs and TRF.

Traders Call For Shorter EU Market Hours To Improve Diversity & Market Efficiency

Date 07/11/2019

Traders in the investment management and banking industries are calling on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and other European trading venues to review trading hours across Europe in a bid to improve culture, diversity and wellbeing on trading floors, and create more efficient markets.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Announces 20 Finalists For The 2019 Global FinTech Hackcelerator

Date 07/11/2019

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today the 20 finalists for the Global FinTech Hackcelerator. The finalists will pitch their solutions at the Global FinTech Hackcelerator Demo Day at the 2019 Singapore FinTech Festival x Singapore Week of Innovation and TeCHnology (SFF x SWITCH).

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Former Staff Of Hong Kong Television Network Limited Jailed For Insider Dealing

Date 07/11/2019

The Eastern Magistrates' Court today sentenced Mr Ken Yiu Ka Lun to two and a half months of imprisonment after he was convicted of insider dealing in the shares of Hong Kong Television Network Limited (HKTV) in a prosecution brought by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).