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CME Group Expands Ferrous Metals Offering With New U.S. Midwest Hot-Rolled Coil Steel (Platts) Futures Contract

Date 27/03/2019

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will expand its metals offering with the introduction of a new U.S. Midwest Hot-Rolled Coil Steel (Platts) Futures contract to begin trading on April 15, 2019.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Response To The Independent Review Of The Prudential Supervision Of The Co-Operative Bank

Date 27/03/2019

On 6 March 2018, HM Treasury announced that it had directed the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) to conduct an independent review of the prudential supervision of the Co-operative Bank between 2008 and 2013.

Banks Are Migrating To The Clareti Platform, Scrapping Legacy Technology - Gresham's Clareti Platform Accelerates Across Capital Markets As Banks Modernise Ageing Reconciliations Technology

Date 27/03/2019

Gresham Technologies plc, the leading software and services company that specialises in providing real-time data integrity and control solutions announces a second major global bank win in the first quarter of 2019.

SET Gears Up Towards Collaborative Digital Asset Platform For Thailand’s New Opportunities

Date 27/03/2019

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is developing a “Collaborative Digital Asset Platform” for the Thai capital market. Today, SET engaged stakeholders by organizing a special forum gathering over 100 stakeholders to exchange ideas on the digital asset ecosystem development. The prototype of the platform will be ready later this year.

SGX Expands FX Growth Pillar With Strategic Investment In BidFX

Date 27/03/2019

• SGX sees opportunity in bringing together FX futures, OTC markets
• BidFX accelerating sales, development of next-generation cloud-based FX trading platform

Mandatory Notification Of Trade - Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA - Kjetil Nysæther

Date 27/03/2019

Kjetil Nysæther (EVP IT, Oslo Børs) has 27 March 2019 sold 4569 shares in Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA at a price of NOK 158 per share. After this transaction, he holds 0 shares in the company.

Boerse Stuttgart, Axel Springer And finanzen.net Develop A Joint Offering For The Digital Financial World - Information And Trading On One Platform - Joint Venture Company Planned

Date 27/03/2019

Boerse Stuttgart Group and Axel Springer SE with its finanzen.net portal will be working together in future. The partners want to use blockchain technology to provide investors with direct and easy access to digital assets such as crypto currencies, thereby setting a benchmark for this new market underway.

HKEX: Scrip Dividend Scheme In Relation To The Second Interim Dividend For The Year Ended 31 December 2018 Calculation Of Market Value

Date 27/03/2019

On 27 February 2019, the Board declared the Second Interim Dividend which will be payable in cash with a scrip alternative to the Shareholders whose names appeared on HKEX’s register of members on the Record Date.  Pursuant to the Scrip Dividend Scheme and subject to the terms set out in the Circular, the eligible Shareholders have the right to elect to receive the Second Interim Dividend in New Shares instead of in cash, or partly in New Shares and partly in cash. 

EU Enforcers Focus On New IFRS Standards And Non-Financial Information

Date 27/03/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today publishes its Annual Report on the enforcement and regulatory activities of accounting enforcers within the European Union (EU).

Global Spend On Financial Market Data & News Topped $30b For The First Time, Strongest Growth Since 2008 - Burton-Taylor Report

Date 27/03/2019

Spending on financial market data/analysis and news broke the USD30 billion mark for the first time ever, in 2018. The 7.0% growth (5.9% constant currency) was the best single-year performance since 2008, according to a new report published today by Burton-Taylor International Consulting, part of TP ICAP's Data & Analytics division.