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Dubai Mercantile Exchange Sees 160% Growth In Forward Trading - Increased Activity In Forward Months Reflects A Sharp Increase In Commercial Hedging Of The DME Oman Benchmark

Date 05/03/2019

Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures exchange in the Middle East, today announced a 160% increase year-on-year in trading activity on the exchange’s forward curve.

EBA Launches Consultation To Update Guidelines On Harmonised Definitions And Templates For Funding Plans Of Credit Institutions

Date 05/03/2019

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on the updated Guidelines on harmonised definitions and templates for the reporting of funding plans. This update is the result of the experience gained through the EBA's assessment of banks' funding plans in 2017 and 2018 as well as the questions raised via the EBA Single Rulebook Q&A tool. The consultation runs until 5 June 2019.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Securities Market

Date 05/03/2019

CCP NCC is changing PcH_max parameter value that defines price up limit for VGSB и VGSBP shares on Securities market starting from March 6, 2019:

Intertrust Sets Major Step In Advancing Its Technology Innovation Through Partnership With Viteos

Date 05/03/2019

Intertrust N.V. ("Intertrust" or "Company") [Euronext: INTER], a leading global provider of expert administrative services to clients operating and investing in the international business environment, today announces that it is starting a partnership with Viteos Fund Services Ltd., a leading provider of financial services technology solutions.

Refinitiv And StoneCastle To Provide FDIC Insured Cash Solutions To Institutions, Advisors, And Other Financial Intermediaries - Strategic Agreement To Provide StoneCastle’s FDIC Insured Cash Solutions To Refinitiv’s Clearing And Self-Clearing Broker-Dealer Clients

Date 05/03/2019

Refinitiv, one of the world’s largest providers of financial markets data and infrastructure, and StoneCastle Cash Management, LLC (“StoneCastle”), a leading FDIC insured cash provider, today jointly announced they have signed a strategic partnership agreement to fully integrate StoneCastle’s insured cash programs on the Refinitiv BETA platform. The integration enables financial intermediaries and wealth advisors utilizing the BETA platform to seamlessly connect their end clients with comprehensive cash solutions that address their short-term transactional cash (sweep) and longer-term strategic cash needs. StoneCastle provides FDIC insured cash solutions to institutions, advisors, and other financial intermediaries.

Paragon Launches Capital Markets Thought Leadership Platform

Date 05/03/2019

Paragon has launched ‘Counterpoint’, a multimedia platform for capital markets participants to engage with a community of peers in thought-provoking debate and discussion on the challenges and opportunities provided by disruptive technologies.

Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer: Farmer Sentiment Weakens Amid Increasing Marketing Risk Concerns And Continued Uncertainty Around Tariffs

Date 05/03/2019

Uncertainty looms behind a weakened Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading in February, with producers less optimistic about current conditions and the commodity price outlook. The barometer, which is based on a survey of 400 U.S. agricultural producers, declined 7 points to a reading of 136, down from 143 in January.

Dubai International Financial Centre Reaches New Heights As It Enters 15th Year Of Operations

Date 05/03/2019

• DIFC’s enabling environment and infrastructure have solidified Dubai’s positioning as a preferred business and lifestyle destination: Maktoum bin Mohammed
• Record high of 437 new company registrations, the highest in DIFC history
• Active registered companies grew 15 percent to 2,137
• Additional 314,200 sq. ft. of commercial space leased in 2018
• DIFC serves a growing community of 23,604 professionals with 1,226 new jobs created in 2018
• 625 financial-related firms registered in the Centre, up 15 percent
• More than 80 FinTech-related companies now operating in DIFC
• Net profit increased by 11% to USD 88 million, from USD 79 million in 2017, excluding fair value (FV) gain on assets

Intercontinental Exchange Reports February Statistics

Date 05/03/2019

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today reported February trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company’s investor relations website at http://ir.theice.com/ir-resources/supplemental-information in the Monthly Statistics Tracking spreadsheet.

Bank Of England: Key Elements Of The 2019 Stress Test

Date 05/03/2019

The Bank of England has published the annual cyclical scenario that we will be stress-testing banks against in 2019.