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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.

AkinovA Marketplace Incorporates Trading Technology From Aquis

Date 05/03/2019

AkinovA Limited, has selected Aquis Technologies, the financial and regulatory technologies arm of Aquis Exchange, to be part of its marketplace technology stack. AkinovA and Aquis Technologies have already developed specific functionalities and services for use in AkinovA’s electronic marketplace for the transfer and trading of (re)insurance risks. AkinovA is incorporating Aquis’ suite of exchange technologies and services, including the market-leading Aquis Matching Engine (AME) together with its state-of-the-art Aquis Market Surveillance (AMS) system. Assistance in the post trade environment will involve reporting and a first line surveillance service.   

Bank Of England: Financial Policy Summary And Record - March 2019

Date 05/03/2019

The Financial Policy Committee (FPC) aims to ensure the UK financial system is resilient to, and prepared for, the wide range of risks it could face — so that the system can serve UK households and businesses in bad times as well as good.

European Council Council Of The European Union: Council Greenlights Rules On Screening Of Foreign Direct Investments

Date 05/03/2019

The EU will soon have in place a set of new rules to better scrutinise direct investmentscoming from third countries on the grounds of security or public order.

Further Enhancements To The Bank Of England’s Liquidity Insurance Facilities

Date 05/03/2019

The Bank of England is today announcing a new Liquidity Facility in Euros (LiFE), under which it will offer to lend euros on a weekly basis.

ECB And Bank Of England Activate Currency Swap Arrangement For Possible Provision Of Euro To UK Banks

Date 05/03/2019

• Bank of England will offer to lend euro to UK banks on a weekly basis
• Bank of England to obtain euro from the ECB in exchange for pound sterling
• Eurosystem would stand ready to lend pound sterling to euro area banks, if a need arises

Bank Of England: Liquidity Facility In Euros (LiFE) - Market Notice

Date 05/03/2019

This Market Notice describes the operation of the Bank of England’s Liquidity Facility in Euros (LiFE).

New Trading Participants At EEX In February 2019

Date 05/03/2019

In February 2019, EEX admitted BofA Securities Europe SA (Paris) as a new participant on the power derivatives market and the derivatives market for freight, emission allowances and agricultural products. Innovenergy S.R.L. (Rome) was also admitted as a participant on the power derivatives market. The participant Energy Financing Team AG (St. Gallen) was admitted on the emissions spot market. MFT Energy A/S (Aarhus) was additionally admitted to trade UK Financial Power Futures.