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Al Mawared Brokerage's Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report - 15 April 2019

Date 15/04/2019

Click here to download Al Mawared Brokerage's weekly Report on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The Report is designed to give an overview of developments in the Jordan Capital Markets as well as ASE performance indicators.

Cappitech Launches MiFID II Market Intelligence Product, Enabling Financial Institutions To Monetise Regulatory Reporting Data - Analysis Shows US Banks Dominate As Execution Venues And Brokers

Date 15/04/2019

Cappitech, a leading provider of regulatory reporting and intelligence solutions for the financial services industry, today announced the launch of RTS 28 Market Intelligence, a product that allows financial institutions to use regulatory compliance data to their own advantage.  The electronic surveillance and analytics tool assesses firms’ best execution capabilities across all asset classes and benchmarks performance to the industry average. 

Compliance Expert Napier Expands Team With Addition Of Chief Revenue Officer

Date 15/04/2019

• Dave Burns joins leading compliance specialist Napier as CRO
• Company continues its expansion following appointment of GSK veteran Mike Melia and change of name from Fortytwo Data

Avoiding The Storm: Climate Change And The Financial System - Speech By Sarah Breeden, Executive Director, International Banks Supervision, Bank Of England, Given At The Official Monetary & Financial Institutions Forum, London

Date 15/04/2019

Today Sarah Breeden sets out how the financial risks from climate change are far-reaching, foreseeable and for action today. She notes that to avoid the impending storm, the financial system needs to plot a new course to safer waters. And she sets out how the Bank of England is supporting that, including through the PRA’s publication today of its supervisory expectations for managing these risks. The PRA is the first regulator in the world to publish such expectations.

ESMA Publishes Translations For Guidelines On CCP APC Margin Measures

Date 15/04/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today the official translations of its Guidelines on EMIR Anti-Procyclicality Margin Measures for Central Counterparties.

The Largest Sector On TASE – "Real Estate And Construction" – To Be Split Into Two Sub-Sectors – “Income-Producing Real-Estate” And “Construction” - The Sector Consists Of 91 Equity Companies, The Largest 72 Companies Are Included In The TA-RealEstate Index - The Split Will Enable TASE To Launch Separate Indices In The Future To Track Each Sub-Sector

Date 15/04/2019

The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) is to split the real estate and construction sector into two separate sub-sectors – “Income-Producing Real-Estate” and “construction”. This step is being taken due to the fact that the nature of the activities of the companies engaged in Income-Producing Real- Estate and the risks inherent in their activities is different from the nature of the activities of companies engaged in construction and the risks inherent is such activities.

HKEX: Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements - Risk Management Arrangements In respect Of The Easter Holidays - HSI, MHI, HHI And MCH

Date 15/04/2019

Reference is made to the circular dated 1 April 2019 (Reference No.: CD/CDCRM/056/2019) regarding the risk management arrangements in respect of the forth-coming Easter Holidays. 

EEX New Participant: Shell Energy Europe B.V.

Date 15/04/2019

Shell Energy Europe B.V. has been admitted to exchange trading for Phelix Futures and Options, French Financial Power Futures and Options, Italian Financial Power Futures and Options, Nordic Financial Power Futures and Options, Spanish Financial Power Futures and Options, Belgian Financial Power Futures, Dutch Financial Power Futures, Swiss Financial Power Futures, Greek Financial Power Futures, PXE Polish Financial Power Futures, PXE Czech Financial Power Futures, PXE Hungarian Financial Power Futures, PXE Slovakian Financial Power Futures and PXE Romanian Financial Power Futures.

HKEX: Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements - Risk Management Arrangements In respect Of The Easter Holidays

Date 15/04/2019

Reference is made to the circular (Reference No.: CD/CDCRM/057/2019) dated 1 April 2019 regarding the risk management measures to be adopted by SEOCH in respect of the forth-coming Easter Holidays. 

QuantHouse And ARQA Technologies Win ‘Best Alliance Or Partnership’ At The 2019 Waters Technology Sell-Side Awards

Date 15/04/2019

QuantHouse, the leading independent global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure solutions, today announced that QuantHouse and ARQA Technologies have been awarded ‘Best Alliance or Partnership’ at the 2019 Waters Technology Sell-side Awards.