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European Commission And Monetary Authority Of Singapore: Concurrent Adoption Of Equivalence Decision For Certain Derivatives Trading Venues In The EU And Singapore

Date 01/04/2019

The European Commission has today recognised a number of Singapore trading venues authorised by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) as eligible for compliance with the EU trading obligation for derivatives. This decision will allow EU counterparties, essentially EU investment banks that operate as swap dealers in Asia, to comply with their EU trading obligation under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) and in line with the G20 reforms for standardised derivatives when executing derivatives transactions with counterparties in Singapore.

EBRD: Latvia Takes Next Step Toward A Pan-Baltic Capital Market, By Dylan Bell

Date 01/04/2019

• EBRD-EU report highlights advantages of a pan-Baltic single index classification
• Goal is to become a joint regional marketplace for institutional investors
• Recommendations include key actions to promote local capital market development

GPW Updates Financial Targets And Increases Dividend Per Share

Date 01/04/2019

• GPW has reviewed its financial targets under the strategy #GPW2022
• The GPW Group’s targets for 2022 include revenue of PLN 470 million and EBITDA at PLN 250 million
• The Exchange Supervisory Board has issued a positive opinion on the payment of dividend at PLN 3.18 per share from the 2018 profit
• The GPW Management Board has determined a minimum dividend of PLN 2.4 per share from the profit of 2019 and decided to increase the dividend from the profits for 2022-2022 by at least PLN 0.1 per share annually
• The dividend pay-out ratio remains no less than 60% of the annual consolidated net profit of the GPW Group attributable to the shareholders of GPW adjusted for the share of profits of associates

UK House Of Commons, Lords Select Committee - Brexit: The Customs Challenge Report Debated By Lords

Date 01/04/2019

On Monday 1 April 2019, the House of Lords debates the European Union Committee's report, Brexit: the customs challenge. 

Exchange Supervisory Board Approves Another Strategic Initiative Of GPW Group

Date 01/04/2019

• The Exchange Supervisory Board has approved GPW Tech, another strategic initiative of the GPW Group
• The GPW Tech project will develop a stand-alone technology company specialising in IT solutions for the capital market

Deutsche Börse: Cash Markets Achieve Turnover Of 130.3 Billion Euros In March - Bayer Ag Most Traded Dax Share

Date 01/04/2019

Deutsche Börse’s cash markets generated a turnover of €130.3 billion in March (previous year: €165.1 billion).

Boerse Stuttgart Records March Turnover Of EUR 5,6 Billion All Asset Classes Show Significant Increase In Trading Volume Compared With February Figures

Date 01/04/2019

Based on the order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover of around EUR 5.6 billion in March 2019. Securitised derivatives made up the largest share of the turnover. The trading volume in this asset class was around EUR 2.4 billion. Leverage products generated over EUR 1.2 billion. Investment products contributed around EUR 1,1 billion to the total turnover.

China Exchanges Services Company Launches CES Greater Bay Area Industries Select Index

Date 01/04/2019

China Exchanges Services Company Limited (CESC) today (Monday) launched the CES Greater Bay Area Industries Select Index, which aims to track the performance of Hong Kong or Mainland China listed companies benefiting from Greater Bay Area’s development.

Qatar Stock Exchange: Dividend Announcement For QE Index ETF ‘QETF’

Date 01/04/2019

Doha Bank QPSC, as founder, and Amwal LLC, the fund manager of the QE Index ETF (the “Fund”) today announces a cash distribution of QAR4.25 per unit. Unitholders of record of the QETF, at the close of business 15 April, 2019, will receive a cash distribution payable on 18 April, 2019.

The Spanish Exchange Traded €34.68 Bn. In March - Monthly Trading Statements For BME Markets

Date 01/04/2019

• Up 7.2% from February but 29% lower than in March 2018
• Fixed Income trading reached €38.63 billion in March (+109%)
• Trading in Stock Futures soared 69.8% in the first three months and IBEX Impacto Dividendo Futures increased 54%