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ECB’s Subscribed Capital To Remain Steady After Bank Of England Leaves The European System Of Central Banks

Date 30/01/2020

• Total subscribed capital of the ECB to remain at €10.8 billion
• ECB to repay Bank of England’s share in its paid-up capital (€58 million)
• Bank of England’s share in ECB’s subscribed capital to be reallocated among remaining national central banks

Eurex Takes ESG Derivatives To A Global Level

Date 30/01/2020

Zubin Ramdarshan, head of equity and index product design, and Christine Heyde, product manager for environmental, social and governance (ESG) derivatives, Eurex, explore the firm’s decision to expand its range of ESG futures on European and global indexes to meet growing demand, and why driving a change of behaviour is top of its priority list

SIX Wins Award For 'Best Structured Products And Derivatives Exchange' - The Swiss Stock Exchange Proud Winner At The Prestigious SRP Europe 2020 Awards In London

Date 30/01/2020

The Swiss Stock Exchange wins prestigious award for 'Best Structured Products and Derivatives Exchange' at the SRP Europe 2020 awards as part of a formal ceremony yesterday in London. Sébastien Neukom, Senior Sales Manager Structured Products at SIX, accepted the award as part of a formal ceremony yesterday in London.

AFME And IA: Traders Call Time On Long Hours Culture

Date 30/01/2020

Traders in the investment management and banking industries have today formally called for market trading hours to be reduced by 90-minutes to seven hours. 

BIS Markets Committee Calls For Wider Adoption Of Global Code Of Conduct For Foreign Exchange Markets

Date 30/01/2020

The BIS Markets Committee has called for more participants in the foreign exchange (FX) market to adopt the FX Global Code. Launched in 2017, the Code is a set of good market practices for the global FX market, with its turnover of more than $6.6 trillion a day.

IOSCO Publishes Annual Work Program

Date 30/01/2020

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published its 2020 annual work program, to further its core objectives of protecting investors, maintaining fair, efficient and transparent markets and addressing systemic risks.

Bank Of England - Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Purchases - Market Notice 30 January 2020

Date 30/01/2020

As set out in the minutes of the MPC meeting ending on 29 January 2020, the MPC has agreed to make £17.5bn of gilt purchases, financed by central bank reserves, to reinvest the cash flows associated with the maturity on 7 March 2020 of a gilt owned by the Asset Purchase Facility (APF).

EGX Completes Its Periodic Review Of EGX Market Indices

Date 30/01/2020

EGX approved its indices rebalance after review from its Index Committee. Amendments will be applied starting from 2nd of February 2020.

Bank Of England: Bank Rate Maintained At 0.75% - January 2020

Date 30/01/2020

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.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Information For Firms During The Brexit Implementation Period

Date 30/01/2020

On 31 January 2020 at 11pm the UK will leave the European Union (EU) and enter an implementation period, which is due to last until 31 December 2020. During the implementation period, EU law will continue to apply. Firms and funds will continue to benefit from passporting between the UK and EEA. Consumer rights and protections derived from EU law will also remain in place.