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Euronext Controls 61.4% Of Oslo Børs VPS Capital - Unconditional Offer For Remaining Shares Open Until 28 June 2019

Date 04/06/2019

Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange, announces today that it now controls, through direct ownership, irrevocable commitments and acceptances of the offer launched on 14 January 2019 and declared unconditional on 31 May 2019, 61.4% of the total issued and outstanding share capital of Oslo Børs VPS. Settlement of Shares tendered under the offer and agreed to be acquired is expected to occur by 14 June 2019.

Statement Of FIA President And CEO Walt Lukken On The FSB's Market Fragmentation Report

Date 04/06/2019

FIA's President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement on the release of the FSB's Market Fragmentation Report:

"FIA appreciates the hard work and special attention the G-20 leaders and the FSB are giving the issue of market fragmentation, and we look forward to additional work and progress by policymakers.  For FIA and its members, this discussion comes at a crucial time.  Derivative markets are global, but regulation is becoming more balkanized, as FIA's recent report acknowledges. It's not just that we see conflicts and inconsistencies across jurisdictions. What is more alarming is that several national and regional regulators are moving toward more direct regulation of foreign activity and participation, making it much more difficult to run a global business. This fragmentation of the regulatory framework reduces liquidity and competition in derivatives markets by creating barriers to market access and increasing the complexities in compliance. It also undermines the resilience of the clearing system by making it more difficult for clearing firms to operate on a global basis."

ESMA Publishes Updated AIFMD And UCITS Q&As

Date 04/06/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published updated questions and answers documents (Q&A) on the application of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) and the Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS) Directive.

Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In May 2019

Date 04/06/2019

Total trading volume across Moscow Exchange’s markets was RUB 61.0 trln in May 2019.

Malawi Stock Exchange: Eid Holiday

Date 04/06/2019

Please be informed that the stock exchange will not open for business on 5^th June 2019.

IOSCO Examines Regulatory-Driven Market Fragmentation And Considers How To Enhance Cross-Border Cooperation

Date 04/06/2019

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions today published a report that examines instances of regulatory-driven fragmentation in wholesale securities and derivatives markets and considers what actions regulators can take to minimize its adverse effects.

SEC: Hedge Fund Adviser To Pay $5 Million For Compliance Failures Related To Valuation Of Fund Assets

Date 04/06/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a private fund manager in the mortgage-backed securities space has agreed to pay a $5 million penalty to settle charges stemming from compliance deficiencies that contributed to the firm’s failure to ensure that certain securities in its flagship fund were valued properly.

The World Federation Of Exchanges’ Statement On Promoting Financial Stability And Growth Through International Regulatory Coherence - WFE Statement Comes As G20 Finance Ministers Meet In Japan To Discuss Market Fragmentation

Date 04/06/2019

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has today published a statement entitled ‘Financial Stability through International Regulatory Coherence’ which discusses cross-border fragmentation arising from unjustified dissonance between jurisdictions’ financial services regimes.

U.S. Congress Must Stop Export-Import Bank From Financing Fossil Fuel Projects Abroad

Date 04/06/2019

The House Financial Services Committee today held a hearing on the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, the U.S. government’s official export credit agency. If reauthorization is approved by Congress, the Ex-Im Bank could provide tens of billions of dollars in financing for climate-damaging fossil fuel projects around the world.

Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer: Farmer Sentiment Hits Lowest Level In Over Two Years

Date 04/06/2019

Ag producer sentiment dropped to its lowest level since October 2016, erasing all improvements recorded following the November 2016 election. The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer, based on a mid-month survey of 400 agricultural producers across the U.S., declined 14 points in May to a reading of 101, down from 115 in April.