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IoT Global Awards Shortlists McObject In Two Categories - McObject Named In Big Data & Analytics And Industry & Construction Categories

Date 08/03/2018

McObject®, developer of the ultra-fast eXtremeDB® database management system, announced today that it has been shortlisted for The IoT Global Awards in two categories. It was chosen as a finalist in the Big Data & Analytics category for its work with ViaSat in helping to implement a new, state-of-the-art satellite network optimization application, while its role in helpingSchneider Electric create a seamless building automation system earned a place on the Industry & Construction category shortlist. In both cases, McObject’s clients opted to employ eXtremeDB to gain a competitive edge and take full advantage of the market-leading technology it offers to achieve their business goals.
In Recognition Of The Achievements Of Qatari Women Qatar Stock Exchange Celebrates International Women's Day

Date 08/03/2018

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) today celebrated the International Women's Day and organized a bell-ringing ceremony to commemorate this day and recognize Qatari women for their role in economic and social development in the State of Qatar. The ceremony was attended by Mr. Rashid bin Ali Al Mansoori, CEO of Qatar Stock Exchange, and several businesswomen and public figures from the diplomatic and business domains.
EGX Chairman And The Minister Of Investment Ring The Bell For Gender Equality

Date 08/03/2018

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX), in collaboration with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, the United Nations (UN), the Global Compact Network in Egypt, the National Council for Women and the Egyptian Institute of Directors held a conference in the occasion of the International Women's Day on order to raise awareness about enhancing women's participation in the economy.
The EBA Launches Consultation On How To Manage Non-Performing Exposures

Date 08/03/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on its Guidelines for credit institutions on how to effectively manage non-performing exposures (NPEs) and forborne exposures (FBEs). The Guidelines target high NPE banks with the aim of achieving a sustainable reduction of NPEs to strengthen the resilience of their balance sheets and support lending into the real economy. The Guidelines are designed to ensure that consumers, who have taken out loans, are treated fairly at every stage of the loan life cycle. The consultation runs until 8 June 2018.
Major Financial Industry Players Rally Around FDC3 To Provide Universal Technology Standards - OpenFin Brings Together Leading Capital Markets Participants To Power Industry Application Interoperability And Desktop Connectivity

Date 08/03/2018

A newly formed group of major finance industry players announced today that they have joined an OpenFin-led initiative to bring universal connectivity and standards to all of the financial industry's desktop applications. The group, known as the Financial Desktop Connectivity and Collaboration Consortium or FDC3, is committed to addressing the increasingly fractured software landscape of capital markets. FDC3 standards will enable faster decision-making, improve productivity and streamline workflow. OpenFin, the first operating system created specifically for finance, and the industry's only technology designed to be unifying and application-agnostic, has contributed the open-source code that serves as the cornerstone for this new initiative.

CISI Leads With Global “Competitive Edge” Campaign To Keep Members At The Top Of Their Game

Date 08/03/2018

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has launched its first ever global brand marketing campaign, with the aim of raising awareness of the CISI brand, membership and qualifications internationally.
Sustainable Finance: Beyond Ratings Announces The Creation Of The First Financial Rating Agency In Line With The Paris Agreement

Date 08/03/2018

Beyond Ratings, an independent financial services provider specialised in macro-financial assessment of sovereign and country risk, announces the creation of the first financial rating agency to systematically integrate ESG factors (Environmental, Social and Governance) into its analysis. As such, the rating methodology developed takes into account physical and transition climate risks. It is therefore in line with the Paris Agreement and responds to the recommendations of the HLEG report recently submitted to the European Commission.
United Kingdom Parliament - House Of Lords Liaison Committee: Eleventh Informal Brexit Liaison Group Meeting Held

Date 08/03/2018

The eleventh meeting of the Informal Brexit Liaison Group, set up by the House of Lords Liaison Committee in November 2016, was held on Monday 26 February 2018.
February 2018 FIA SEF Tracker

Date 08/03/2018

Total trading volume on SEFs averaged $769.7 billion in notional value per day during February 2018, which was up 33.4% from February 2017 and nearly matched the record amount of trading in the first month of the year. Trading of FX products reached a new record of $59.2 billion per day in February, the second month in a row that this category set a record. In the credit sector, trading activity rose to $59.4 billion in average daily notional value, its highest level since October 2014. Interest rate trading reached $651.1 billion per day in February, down 10.1% from the prior month but up 27% from a year ago.
UBS MTF Market Notice Double Volume Cap Update

Date 08/03/2018

Following the publication by ESMA of the first double volume cap calculations under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFID), UBS MTF will implement a six-month suspension of the Reference Price Waiver ('RPW') for a number of instruments effective from start of trading, Monday March 12.