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Global Financial Markets Association Elects New Leadership

Date 21/10/2019

The Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), which represents the common interests of the world’s leading financial and capital market participants, today announced its new leadership team. Steve Ashley, Senior Managing Director, Head of Wholesale, Nomura, takes over as Chair of GFMA from Sylvie Matherat, Chief Regulatory Officer and Management Board Member at Deutsche Bank AG. The two Vice Chairs of GFMA will be assumed by Olivier Osty, Head of Global Markets, BNP Paribas and Walter Dolhare, Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Wells Fargo Corporate and Investment Banking.

Al Mawared Brokerage's Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report - 21 October 2019

Date 21/10/2019

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.

IHS Markit Uses Advanced Analytics To Offer Comprehensive Dividend Forecasting Service

Date 21/10/2019

IHS Markit (NYSE: INFO), a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, today announced that it is using advanced analytics to more than double the number of companies covered by its Dividend Forecasting service. The expanded global service covers an unparalleled 28,000 stocks in more than 90 markets, providing up to five years of dividend forecast data for each stock covered.

Cyprus Stock Exchange Monthly Bulletin - September 2019

Date 21/10/2019

Click here to download Cyprus Stock Exchange's monthly bulletin for September 2019.

EURO STOXX 50 ESG-X Index Licensed To Scotiabank

Date 21/10/2019

Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. has licensed the EURO STOXX 50 ESG-X Index to Scotiabank to serve as an underlying asset for structured products.

Regulation In A Changing World - Speech By Christopher Woolard, Executive Director Of Strategy And Competition At The FCA, Delivered At The City Of London/Cicero Event On Future Of Regulation

Date 21/10/2019

Highlights:

• The FCA asks itself if its regulatory model is still the right one, and if it’s ready to respond to the changes we see coming down the track.
• The FCA will be issuing an open invitation for your thoughts and ideas on the future of its regulation.
• In deciding on the future of regulation, the first step is agreeing the outcomes in the market to be achieved

GPW: 20 Years Of The Exchange School

Date 21/10/2019

• GPW’s flagship educational programme celebrates it 20th anniversary
• Nearly 25 thousand participants have completed a total of 874 courses focusing on the exchange and the capital market in those two decades
• The success of the programme has been possible thanks to long-time support of universities across Poland

BISON Launches 24-Hour Cryptocurrency Trading - Free-Of Charge Trading In Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin And Ripple, Seven Days A Week // Around 60,000 Active Users

Date 21/10/2019

Simple and reliable trading in cryptocurrencies on the smartphone: this is possible with BISON, Boerse Stuttgart Group’s crypto app. A little over eight months since it was launched, BISON is now extending its trading hours. From now on, free-of-charge trading in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and Ripple (XRP) will be available 24 hours a day from Monday to Sunday. BISON currently has around 60,000 active users.

New Speech By Julia Leung, Deputy Chief Executive Officer And Executive Director, Intermediaries, Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission: Supervising Sponsors In A Changing IPO Landscape

Date 21/10/2019

Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon.

I want to thank Kenneth and Dennis for inviting me to speak this afternoon. As Executive Director of the SFC’s Intermediaries Division, I am responsible for the supervision of sponsors. Also with us today from the SFC is Megan Tang, who is chiefly responsible for listing policy, and Lisa Chen, who is responsible for enforcement action against IPO sponsors and disciplinary matters. They will be speaking on the panels after the coffee break. So as you can see, you’re going to hear from three regulators who matter a lot to IPO sponsors.

Refinitiv: Sterling Breaks $1.30 Barrier For First Time Since May 2019

Date 21/10/2019

With the pound rising to its highest level against the dollar since May, please see below a chart from Refinitiv showing the pound’s performance for today.