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EEX: Weekly Volume In Power Derivatives Exceeds 100 TWh

Date 19/02/2019

Last week, more than 100 TWh were traded on the EEX power derivatives market which is so far the highest weekly volume this year.

Intercontinental Exchange Launches Marine Fuel Contracts In Advance Of IMO 2020

Date 19/02/2019

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today launched new Marine Fuel 0.5% futures contracts in advance of the implementation of the 0.5% sulphur cap by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in 2020.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Announces Appointment Of New Chair Of The Financial Services Consumer Panel

Date 19/02/2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced the appointment of Wanda Goldwag as the new Chair of the independent Financial Services Consumer Panel. The appointment, effective from 1 March 2019 for an initial three-year term, has been confirmed by HM Treasury.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Adopts HSBC As 1st Foreign Depository Bank

Date 19/02/2019

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) issues a notice on its official website on January 29, 2019, that HSBC Bank (China) Co., Ltd. becomes its designated futures margin depository bank upon examination. It is permitted to engage in the margin depository business for overseas clients. This is the first time that DCE ushers in a foreign bank as its futures margin depository bank after its internationalization. HSBC is the 12th bank approved by DCE to engage in the margin depository business for overseas clients.

UAE's Securities And Commodities Authority: PTEC Board Of Trustees Reviews PTEC Achievements In Improving Financial Market Performance And Discusses Future Plans For 2019

Date 19/02/2019

The Board of Trustees of the Professional Training and Examinations Centre (PTEC) of the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) held its sixth meeting of the fourth session under the chairmanship of Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi, CEO of SCA.  The meeting discussed a number of issues related to enhancing the PTEC's performance and took a number of decisions relating to the PTECS's developments and tasks in the upcoming period.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Former GEM-Listed Group Finance Manager Jailed For Four Months For Insider Dealing

Date 19/02/2019

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today sentenced Mr Au-Yeung Siu Pang, a former group finance manager of China CBM Group Company Limited (China CBM), to four months of imprisonment and fined him $120,000 after he was convicted of insider dealing in China CBM shares in a prosecution brought by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) (Note 1).  

ESMA Supervision To Focus On Data, Brexit And Cybersecurity In 2019

Date 19/02/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its 2019 Supervision Work Programme, which details the main areas of focus for the upcoming year for ESMA’s supervision of Trade Repositories (TRs), Credit Rating Agencies (CRAs), and the monitoring of third-country market infrastructures such as third-country central clearing counterparties (TC-CCPs) and third-country Central Securities Depositories (TC-CSDs).

Nasdaq Dubai And Menacorp Announce Collaboration To Raise Capital Markets Investor Awareness Across MENA

Date 19/02/2019

• Investor roadshows and other outreach will primarily focus on equity futures
• Campaign will increase synergies between UAE and regional financial markets.

CryptoCompare Publishes Monthly Exchange Review For January 2019

Date 19/02/2019

CryptoCompare, the global cryptocurrency market data provider, today published its January 2019 Exchange Review, offering institutional and retail investors insights into the cryptocurrency exchange industry.

Vienna Stock Exchange Calculates New CEE Blue Chip Benchmark "Eastern Europe Traded Index"

Date 19/02/2019

With the "Eastern Europe Traded Index" (EETX) index family Vienna Stock Exchange today launches six new indices. The EETX focuses on the 40 largest blue chips of the Russian, Central, Eastern and Southeastern European markets. The largest stocks include Sberbank, Lukoil, Gazprom, Tatneft and Norilsk. The EETX is calculated and published as a price index, dividend index (TR) and net dividend index (NTR) in real time in EUR and USD. With this expanded offer, the Vienna Stock Exchange is responding to the demand of international market participants. Vienna Stock Exchange’s index offering thus comprises of 142 indices. 103 of these reflect national, regional and industry-specific developments in the CEE/CIS region. Last week the Vienna Stock Exchange became the first national exchange to be admitted as a registered benchmark administrator. This means that the indices of the Vienna Stock Exchange which are used as underlying instruments for derivatives, ETFs and structured products are already compliant with next year's Benchmark Regulation.