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IMF To Appoint Jennifer Lester As Director Of Corporate Services And Facilities

Date 03/02/2020

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced on Monday that she plans to appoint Jennifer Lester as Director of Corporate Services following the recent retirement of Chris Hemus from that role.

EBA Calls For Measures To Ensure A More Balanced Composition Of Management Bodies In Institutions

Date 03/02/2020

The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a new benchmarking report on diversity practices in credit institutions and investment firms analysing the development since its 2015 diversity benchmarking exercise. Based on data as of September 2018, still many institutions, 41.61% out of 834, have not adopted a diversity policy. The representation of women in management bodies is still relatively low and many institutions do not have a gender diverse board. The EBA calls on institutions and Member States to consider additional measures for promoting a more balanced representation of both genders and on competent authorities to ensure institutions’ compliance with the requirement to adopt diversity policies.

EGX: List Of Securities Allowed For Short Selling (Feb 2020)

Date 03/02/2020

G20 Nations Throwing Billions At Fossil Fuel Industry Through Export Credit Agencies

Date 03/02/2020

A network of secretive, government-backed financial institutions called export credit agencies are handing more than $31 billion USD per year to the oil, gas, and coal industry, new analysis by Oil Change International and Friends of the Earth U.S. shows.

TheCityUK Responds To PM’s Outline Of UK-EU Future Relationship Objectives

Date 03/02/2020

In a speech in Greenwich today, the Prime Minister has outlined the UK objectives for negotiations around the future UK-EU relationship.

IMF European Director Poul Thomsen To Retire

Date 03/02/2020

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced on Monday that Poul Thomsen , European Department Director, will retire at the end of July.

Future EU-UK Partnership: European Commission Takes First Step To Launch Negotiations With The United Kingdom

Date 03/02/2020

The European Commission has today issued a recommendation to the Council to open negotiations on a new partnership with the United Kingdom.

Invesco Reduces Fee On US$7.6 Billion Physical Gold ETC, Now Europe’s Lowest Total Cost Exposure To Gold

Date 03/02/2020

Invesco has reduced the annual fixed fee on the $7.6 billion Invesco Physical Gold ETC, one of the firm’s largest exchange-traded products (ETPs) listed in Europe. With a reduced fixed fee of 0.19% per annum and a bid-offer spread typically around two basis points, the ETC offers investors the lowest total cost exposure to the price of gold of any competing gold product in Europe. 

Qontigo Adds Axioma Factor-Based Fixed Income Risk Model To Its Fixed Income Solutions Suite

Date 03/02/2020

Qontigo, an investment intelligence leader and provider of best-of-breed analytics and world-class indices, today announced the release of the Axioma Factor-based Fixed Income Risk Model. This model leverages Qontigo’s market-leading expertise and research capabilities in the equity factor space with insights into systematic macro and style factor exposures to meet the growing demand for factor-based investing in fixed income.

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange January 2020

Date 03/02/2020

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics;

• Volumes and Market cap
• Most traded companies
• Most active members
• Listings and members