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Global Equity Capital Markets And Global Debt Capital Market Reviews For Q1 2019 From Refinitiv

Date 02/04/2019

Please click the following links for the Global Debt Capital Markets and Global Equity Capital Markets reviews for Q1 2019 from Refinitiv. Top level highlights follow below, with additional highlights in the links.

March Sees Eurex Well On Track: Eurex Exchange Up By 5 Percent

Date 02/04/2019

Eurex Exchange, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange and part of Deutsche Börse Group, has continued its upward trend in March. The number of traded contracts reached 203.3 million compared to 194.1 million in March 2018. This is an increase of 5 percent. 

London Stock Exchange Group: Capital Markets Division Leadership

Date 02/04/2019

• Raffaele Jerusalmi to step down as Group Director of Capital Markets by end 2019
• Jerusalmi to continue as CEO, Borsa Italiana; a member of the LSEG Executive Committee and an Executive Director of the Board LSEG plc
• LSEG to initiate global search for Director of Capital Markets

Bank Of England: Extension Of Weekly Indexed Long-Term Repo Operations

Date 02/04/2019

The Bank of England is announcing today that it will continue to offer Indexed Long-Term Repo (ILTR) operations on a weekly basis until end-June 2019.

Archax Selects ClearBank® For Banking Services

Date 02/04/2019

ClearBank has today announced that it has been selected by Archax, a forthcoming institutional digital securities exchange based in London, for its pioneering ‘Banking as a Service’ offering. 

FTSE Equity Country Classification

Date 02/04/2019

FTSE understands that investors need an objective and consistent approach to the classification of markets as Developed, Advanced Emerging, Secondary Emerging or Frontier within global benchmarks. To ensure that the classification of markets within FTSE’s global benchmarks remains accurate and up-to-date, FTSE works closely with both the institutional investor community and domestic market authorities to review the classification status of individual markets regularly.

Digiterre Wins Big At HFM European Hedge Fund Services Award 2019

Date 02/04/2019

Leading software consultancy Digiterre, has been named for the second year running, as the winner of Best MiFID II Solution at the 10th HFM European Hedge Fund Service Awards, 2019.

CISI Joins West African Monetary Union To Help Promote Economic Growth

Date 02/04/2019

A UK not-for-profit financial services professional body is working with partners in the West Africa region to help develop their capital markets and promote economic growth.

HM Treasury: Independent Inquiry Into Events At London Capital & Finance Announced

Date 02/04/2019

An independent investigation into events at London Capital & Finance (LC&F) and the circumstances surrounding them was ordered by the City Minister yesterday (1 April).

Hong Kong Futures Exchange: Risk Management Arrangements In Respect Of The Ching Ming Festival And Easter Holidays

Date 02/04/2019

All markets operated by the Hong Kong Futures Exchange will be closed for business on 5 April 2019 and from 19 April to 22 April 2019 respectively.