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RBC I&TS Appointed Depositary And Administrator By AMOAI For Their First Luxembourg Based Global Infrastructure Debt Fund

Date 14/01/2019

RBC Investor & Treasury Services (I&TS), part of Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), today announced that it has been appointed depositary of Asset Management One Alternative Investments’ (AMOAI) first global Luxembourg domiciled infrastructure debt vehicle - Cosmic Blue PF Lotus FCP. Japan’s AMOAI recently rebranded from Mizuho Global Alternative Investments and RBC I&TS will also provide depositary, fund administration and transfer agency services to the new RAIF launched by AMOAI.

FStech Awards Shortlist McObject In ‘Best Use Of Data & Analytics’ Category

Date 14/01/2019

McObject®, developer of the ultra-fast and scalable eXtremeDB® for HPC database management system, has been named a finalist by the FStech Awards 2019 in the ‘Best Use of Data and Analytics’ category. The awards, now in their 19th year, were developed to recognize and celebrate excellence and innovation within the UK and EMEA financial services sector, focusing on advances in information technology.

European Central Bank Must Allow Full Scrutiny Of Banking Supervision, Say Auditors

Date 14/01/2019

The European Court of Auditors has called on the Union’s legislators to intervene and ensure the European Central Bank allows full access to documents for audits related to banking supervision. In a letter to the European Parliament, the auditors express concern that the ECB’s current position regarding access to documents and information prevents them from carrying out their work properly. Banking supervision entails significant risks to the public purse, say the auditors, but they will not be in a position to carry out a proper audit of these activities unless the ECB adjusts its stance regarding access rights. 

Closure Of Bursa Malaysia In Conjunction With Thaipusam

Date 14/01/2019

Bursa Malaysia Berhad and its subsidiaries will be closed on Monday, 21 January 2019, in conjunction with Thaipusam.

New S$75 Million Grant To Enhance Singapore's Role As An Enterprise Financing Hub

Date 14/01/2019

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) will launch next month a new S$75 million Grant for Equity Market Singapore (GEMS). Announcing this at the UBS Wealth Insights conference today, Mr Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Finance and MAS Board Member, highlighted Singapore’s vision to serve as Asia’s centre for capital raising and enterprise financing. GEMS will be a three-year initiative to help enterprises seeking to raise capital through Singapore’s equity market.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)

Date 13/01/2019

To view the detailed Weekly Stock Market Ownership and Trading Activity Report (by Nationality and Investor Type) for Main Market and Nomu-Parallel Market please Click Here

Amman Stock Exchange Received Students Delegation

Date 13/01/2019

The ASE's CEO, Mr. Nader Azar received graduate studies students delegation from Amman Arab University/ Faculty of Law- Private Law Department in a field visit aimed at linking the theoretical side with the practical one, where the Director of Operations Department, Mr. Mohammad Shneawer, presented a live trading session and an explained the trading mechanism and the main features of the applied electronic trading system at the ASE besides the visit recent developments of the Jordan capital market and the future projects during the coming years. 

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review - 5 January 2019 To 9 January 2019

Date 12/01/2019

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's weekly market review.

OneChicago Fee Changes Effective Date February 1, 2019

Date 11/01/2019

Please see the below changes to the OneChicago Product Fees.

Discontinued Fees

• Elimination of the Reduced Carry Fee and its related Special Account Registration Program.
• Elimination of the Delivery Fee.
• Elimination of the Execution Fee for all trades matching on the Delta1 Central Limit Order Book (CLOB).

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency: Notice Adjusting Civil Money Penalties For 2019

Date 11/01/2019

Summary

On December 27, 2018, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published in the Federal Register the attached notice to adjust the maximum amount of each civil money penalty (CMP) within its jurisdiction pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Adjustment Act). The adjusted maximum penalties became effective as of January 1, 2019, for violations occurring on or after November 2, 2015.