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BME Registers An Issue From Caixabank That Boosts The Spanish Retail Bond Market

Date 07/03/2019

• New structured bond issue linked to the performance of the Eurostoxx 50 index
• The bonds will have a Liquidity Provider and transparency and will be traded on SEND

Navigating Cautiously, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, At The Julis-Rabinowitz Center For Public Policy And Finance And The Bendheim Center For Finance, Woodrow Wilson School Of Public And International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey

Date 07/03/2019

While our economy continues to add jobs at a solid pace, demand appears to have softened against a backdrop of greater downside risks. Prudence counsels a period of watchful waiting--especially with no signs that inflation is picking up. With balance sheet normalization now well advanced, it will be appropriate to wind down asset redemptions later in the year.

Qatar Stock Exchange Official Announces Partnership Deal With Ride Of Champions 2019 Aiming To Challenge Qatar’s Listed Companies To Participate In The Event

Date 07/03/2019

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility strategy, Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) has partnered with the Ooredoo Ride of Champions to launch the QSE Corporate Challenge, to promote healthy living within the community.

ISDA Response To BCBS/IOSCO Statement On Non-Cleared Margin Requirements

Date 07/03/2019

ISDA has published the following response to the statement by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and International Organization of Securities Commissions on the final implementation phases of the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives.

“We’re glad that regulators have recognized the challenges posed by the phase-five implementation of initial margin requirements. However, based on thorough data analysis, we believe the most appropriate solution is to lift the phase-five compliance threshold. This will create certainty and reduce operational complexity for smaller firms, without compromising safety and soundness.”

The Elusive Supply Potential: Monetary Policy In Times Of Uncertainty - Speech By Silvana Tenreyro, External Member Of The Monetary Policy Committee, Bank Of England, Given In Glasgow, Scotland

Date 07/03/2019

In her speech, Silvana discusses the supply side of the economy which has been very uncertain since the financial crisis. She looks at the implications of this uncertainty for her role in setting monetary policy.

Bank Of England - Introduction Of New Quoted Rates Data - Bankstats Article: Bankstats Article By Dominic Tighe, Alister Ratcliffe And Max Brown

Date 07/03/2019

The Bank of England publishes statistics on interest rates offered to households by banks and building societies – ‘quoted rates’ – for a range of lending and deposit products.

Pablo Hernández de Cos Appointed As Chairman Of Basel Committee On Banking Supervision

Date 07/03/2019

The Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS), the oversight body of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, has appointed Pablo Hernández de Cos, Governor of the Bank of Spain, as the new Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, effective immediately.

UK And Turkey Joint Initiative To Scale Islamic Finance Through FinTech

Date 07/03/2019

An exciting collaboration between the UK and Turkey is seeking to use financial technology to increase access to finance in the Islamic world.

Bottom-Line Management Is Next Frontier for Diversity’s Workplace Impact, Broadridge Survey Finds - Diversity Improves More Than Employee Acquisition And Retention

Date 07/03/2019

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader and part of the S&P 500® Index, today released a survey that found executives with profit & loss (P&L) roles are critical to the success of diversity & inclusion (D&I) initiatives, both in terms of improving corporate culture and helping these efforts contribute to the business’s bottom-line. Nearly all survey respondents (95 percent) agreed that executives managing P&Ls should be actively shaping diversity progress within their organizations; however, nearly half (46 percent) say that their firm is not following this guidance, as their human resources (HR) function holds responsibility for all or nearly all diversity initiatives.

Dubai Financial Market Signs The UN Women’s Empowerment Principles - DFM Launches eBoard Platform, An Online Linkage Between Listed Companies And UAE Nationals Looking To Assume Board Memberships - 246,000 Female Investors Owning AED 7.8 Billion Of Listed Securities Represent 29% Of DFM’s Investor Base

Date 07/03/2019

Her Excellency Mona Al Marri, Vice President of the UAE Gender Balance Council, today rang the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) Gender Equality bell on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The ceremony underlines DFM’s active role in empowering women in the capital markets sector as well as promoting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on Gender Equality (Goal 5).