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ESMA Agrees No-Deal Brexit MoUs With The Bank Of England For Recognition Of UK CCPs And The UK CSD

Date 04/02/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has agreed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Bank of England (BoE) for the recognition of central counterparties (CCPs) and of  the central securities depository (CSD) established in the United Kingdom (UK), that would take effect should the UK leave the European Union (EU) without a withdrawal agreement, the no-deal Brexit scenario.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Announces Executive Appointments For Its Listing And Trading Businesses

Date 04/02/2019

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“The NSE” or “The Exchange”), today, announced the appointment of Mr. Jude Chiemeka and Mr. Olumide Bolumole to its Executive Management Team. Mr. Olumide Bolumole joins NSE as Divisional Head, Listing Business while Mr. Jude Chiemeka joins as Divisional Head, Trading Business.

Euronext Dublin Transitions Irish Listed Companies To Optiq - The Migration To Optiq®, Euronext’s Proprietary Trading Platform, Enables Euronext Dublin Listed Companies And Trading Members To Benefit From Access To Euronext’s Pan-European Order Book

Date 04/02/2019

Euronext today announced the successful migration of the 53 companies currently listed on Euronext Dublin to Euronext’s state-of-the-art proprietary trading platform, Optiq®. This transition completes the equity migration from the Irish Stock Exchange plc to Euronext Dublin. 

EGX Activates The MoU With Tunisia Exchange In Preparation For The 17th Joint High Committee Meetings

Date 04/02/2019

A delegation of the Tunisian capital market leaders witnessed the opening of the trading session on Monday and discussed the joint cooperation mechanisms

Non-Jordanian Ownership At The Amman Stock Exchange Reached 51.6%

Date 04/02/2019

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors in January 2019 was JD 26.3 million, representing 29.0% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 26.1 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments in January2019 showed an increase by JD 0.2 million, compared with a decrease by JD 7.3 million during the same month of 2018.

ESMA Updates Q&A On EMIR Data Reporting

Date 04/02/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an update of its Q&A on practical questions regarding the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

Qatar Stock Exchange: Mandatory Rules To Promote IR Practices & Increase Investment Attractiveness Of Listed Companies

Date 04/02/2019

As part of Qatar Stock Exchange’s (QSE’s) commitment to create effective communication channels and improve the ongoing communication between the listed companies and the investor community, Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) has approved a set of minimum requirements for investor relation practices (the “IR Rules”) that will become part of QSE's Rulebook. 

January Continues The Positive Trend: Eurex Exchange Up By 6 Percent

Date 04/02/2019

Eurex Exchange, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange and part of Deutsche Börse Group, continued its upward trend in January. The number of traded contracts reached 147.8 million compared to 139.3 million in January 2018. This is an increase of 6 percent.

CurveGlobal January Volumes Up 3.5x Year-On-Year

Date 04/02/2019

• Average daily trading volume of 30,000 lots in January 2019
• Record day saw 48,000 lots traded on 16 January
• Record Open Interest of 441,608 lots on 31 January
• January volumes see 3.5x year-on-year increase, one year on from MiFID II implementation
• Continued momentum reflects growing demand for more competitive futures markets

BETTER FINANCE: European Authorities Remain Mostly Blind When It Comes To The Past Performance And Costs Of Long-Term Savings Products, Despite First Reports Ever Released

Date 04/02/2019

Long-term retail savings are the only EU consumer products for which consumers and Public Supervisors not only don’t have a clue as to their future performance, but they don’t even know what their past performance has been.