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Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For August 9th 2019

Date 09/08/2019

A total turnover of  1.081 billion shares worth N12.014 billion in 16,246 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 759.266 million shares valued at N14.038 billion that exchanged hands last week in 16,209 deals.

ISDA Publishes Preliminary Results Of Benchmark Fallbacks Consultation On Pre-Cessation Issues

Date 09/08/2019

ISDA has today published a statement summarizing the preliminary results of a consultation on pre-cessation issues for LIBOR and certain other interbank offered rates (IBORs).

The EBA Updates Data Used For The Identification Of Global Systemically Important Institutions (G-SIIs)

Date 09/08/2019

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today 12 indicators and updated the underlying data from the 36 largest institutions in the EU, whose leverage ratio exposure measure exceeds EUR 200 bn. This end-2018 data contributes to the internationally agreed basis on which a smaller subset of banks will be identified as global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs), following the final assessments from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB). The EBA, acting as a central data hub in the disclosure process, will update this data on a yearly basis and will provide a user-friendly platform to aggregate it across the EU.

EACH Response To CPMI-IOSCO Discussion Paper ‘A Discussion Paper On Central Counterparty Default Management Auctions’

Date 09/08/2019

Default Management Auctions represent one of the tools that CCPs may use to successfully deal with a default management event in order to reduce market contagion and promote financial stability. The European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the CPMI-IOSCO discussion paper ‘A discussion paper on central counterparty default management auctions’.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 9th August, 2019

Date 09/08/2019

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report.

UBS MTF Market Notice Double Volume Cap Update

Date 09/08/2019

Following the ESMA update published on 7 August, UBS MTF would like to inform you of upcoming double volume cap suspension changes.

HKEX: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 09/08/2019

Exchange Participants are advised that with effect from 16 August 2019, 38 securities will be added to the list of Designated Securities for short selling while 31 existing Designated Securities will be removed from the list.

ACER Issues A Recommendation For Implementing The 70% Minimum Margin Of Capacity Available For Cross Border Trade In Electricity

Date 09/08/2019

​The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) published today a Recommendation on the implementation of the 70% minimum margin to be made available for cross-border trade, according to Article 16.8 of the EU Regulation 2019/943 on the internal market for electricity.

BetaShares Issues BetaShares India Quality ETF Utilizing Solactive Index

Date 09/08/2019

Solactive is pleased to announce that Australian ETF provider BetaShares released its new BetaShares India Quality ETF (IIND). The ETF tracks the Solactive India Quality Select Index (SOLINQSN), which includes the top 30 of India’s domestic companies based on a weighted ranking of the following key factors – high profitability, low leverage, and high earnings stability. The ETF is tailored to investors, who believe that the fast-growing Indian economy keeps its momentum and continues in long-term and stable growth.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For JPY Currency On FX Market

Date 09/08/2019

CCP NCC changes the following risk parameters for JPY currency on FX market starting from August 12, 2019:

• the ban on short selling will be cancelled;
• JPY penalty rate will be set equal to 3,5%