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Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For September 6th 2019

Date 06/09/2019

A total turnover of 1.101 billion shares worth N17.082 billion in 15,431 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 713.141 million shares valued at N13.295 billion that exchanged hands last week in 16,237 deals.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Konstantin Vishnyak Appears At Court For Destruction Of Documents Offence

Date 06/09/2019

In a prosecution brought by the FCA, Konstantin Vishnyak has today appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in relation to one count of destroying documents which he knew or suspected were or would be relevant to an investigation.

Fiserv To Present At The Deutsche Bank 2019 Technology Conference

Date 06/09/2019

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that Jeffery Yabuki, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Deutsche Bank 2019 Technology Conference in Las Vegas on September 10, 2019 at 10:15 a.m. PT.

ACER Energy Market Integrity And Transparency Forum 2019: “National Authorities Strongly Committed To Enforce REMIT”

Date 06/09/2019

A key conclusion which emerged from the III Energy Market Integrity and Transparency Forum -organised by the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) – is that “National Energy Regulators (NRAs) are strongly committed to investigate and enforce REMIT”. The final conclusions document for the Forum which has taken place on 5 and 6 September will be published on the ACER website next week.

BME: MARF Registers A 12 Year-Term Bond Issue By ULMA

Date 06/09/2019

• The issue has a volume of €50 million, a coupon of 2.25% and will reach its maturity in 2031
• This is the second time ULMA relies on this BME market for its funding with a new bond issue that complements its Commercial Paper Programme

New York Attorney General Letitia James Investigating Facebook For Possible Antitrust Violations

Date 06/09/2019

New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement confirming the bipartisan coalition she’s leading investigating social media giant Facebook for antitrust issues:

“Even the largest social media platform in the world must follow the law and respect consumers. I am proud to be leading a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in investigating whether Facebook has stifled competition and put users at risk. We will use every investigative tool at our disposal to determine whether Facebook’s actions may have endangered consumer data, reduced the quality of consumers’ choices, or increased the price of advertising.”

BME: La Finca Global Assets Socimi Receives Favourable Report From MAB

Date 06/09/2019

The Coordination and Admissions Committee of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on LA FINCA GLOBAL ASSETS SOCIMI, following a thorough review of all the information presented by the company.

HKEX Signs MOU With Ping An Insurance Group

Date 06/09/2019

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is today (Friday) pleased to announce that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China Limited (Ping An) to explore possible areas of cooperation and collaboration in Fintech and data analytics to enhance the region’s financial market ecosystem.

Euronext Announces Volumes For August 2019

Date 06/09/2019

Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for August 2019. Following the completion of the acquisition of Oslo Børs VPS, below figures include all Oslo activity from July 2019[1] (of which Fishpool in future commodity and OTC derivatives designated as Taylor Made).

Gina Miller's Challenge Against British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Decision To Prorogue Parliament Rejected By High Court

Date 06/09/2019

The high court in London has ruled.that Boris Johnson’s decision to prorogue parliament for five weeks is legal.