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ESMA Has Adopted New Recognition Decisions For The Three UK CCPs And The UK CSD In The Event Of A No-Deal Brexit On 12 April

Date 05/04/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today announced that it has adopted new recognition decisions for the three central counterparties (CCPs) and the Central Securities Depository (CSD) established in the United Kingdom (UK) to reflect the extension to the Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union (TEU) period to 12 April 2019.

SET Confirms New Regulation On Temporary Trading Suspension To Apply With All Listed Securities Under Criteria

Date 05/04/2019

Following The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)’s announcement to amend regulations on the temporary trading suspension “SP” sign, SET reaffirms that the objective is to provide opportunity or option to shareholders of the companies which the securities have been posted SP sign for three months, resulting from failure to disclose material information, to submit financial statements, or the auditor issues adverse opinion on the financial statements. The shareholders are able to trade for one month before such securities will be continually suspended if the cause cannot be solved.

NZX Annual Meeting Poll Results

Date 05/04/2019

NZX advises that all resolutions put to shareholders at the exchange’s annual meeting held in Dunedin today were passed. 

SGX Welcomes Aarna Capital As Derivatives Trading Member

Date 05/04/2019

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Aarna Capita Ltd. as a Trading Member of its derivatives market, the first from the Middle East.

SIFMA Statement On Senate Confirmation Of Mark Calabria To Lead The Federal Housing Finance Agency

Date 04/04/2019

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO, on the Senate confirmation of Mark Calabria as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA):

“We congratulate Mark Calabria on his confirmation to lead the FHFA. We look forward to working with him on housing-related issues that are critical to our nation’s economy, including successful implementation of the single security initiative and comprehensive reform of the housing finance system.”

CFTC’s Agricultural Advisory Committee To Meet April 11 In Overland Park, KS

Date 04/04/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) announced that it will hold a public meeting on April 11, 2019 in Overland Park, Kansas. This meeting precedes AgCon2019, the second agriculture commodity futures conference hosted by CFTC and the Center for Risk Management Education and Research at Kansas State University (see CFTC Press Release 7885-19).

NZX Annual Meeting 2019

Date 04/04/2019

Please see attached speeches which will be presented by NZX Chair James Miller and CEO Mark Peterson at the exchange’s annual meeting of shareholders starting at 10.00am today in Dunedin.

CFTC, KSU Announce AgCon2019 Agenda, Second Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference Convening, April 11-12 In Kansas

Date 04/04/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Center for Risk Management Education and Research (CRMER) at Kansas State University (KSU) announced the agenda for AgCon2019. The second Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference, hosted by CFTC and CRMER, will convene April 11-12, 2019 in Overland Park, Kansas. AgCon2019 will include robust presentations and discussions from leading academic researchers, as well as distinguished voices from the private and governmental sectors. Panels and participants will explore a range of current questions and topics facing the agricultural futures markets.

FIA: March 2019 SEF Tracker

Date 04/04/2019

Trading volume on SEFs reached $871.4 billion in notional value per day during March 2019. This was the second highest level of daily trading since FIA began tracking SEF trading in 2014. The reason was that all categories of trading, with the exception of forward rate agreement trading, surpassed records or nearly surpassed records for highest amount of daily trading.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Launches Multi-Asset Brand Campaign

Date 04/04/2019

As part of efforts to boost investor education and increase investor participation in the Nigerian capital market, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) has flagged off an above the line marketing campaign that amplifies the Exchange’s credential as a leading securities exchange that provides investors with varied investment options such as Stock, Fixed Income, Exchanged Traded Products (ETPs) and more.