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Nasdaq Commits To Further Empower Women In The Workplace

Date 08/03/2018

Nasdaq has enhanced its commitment to equal opportunity for women by signing the CEO Statement of Support for the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEP). This United Nations initiative covers seven broad areas of engagement, committing signatories to action on human rights, nondiscrimination, health and safety, education, public reporting, and other principles related to gender dynamics. The signing coincides with International Women's Day (March 8) and caps off a day of activities by stock exchanges around the world.

Ed Tilly, Chairman And CEO Of Cboe, Comments On Market Volatility And The Cboe Volatility Index

Date 08/03/2018

Opens 34th Annual Cboe Risk Management Conference in Bonita Springs, Florida, with commentary Emphasizes that many customers using VIX products to hedge portfolios were protected by products in early February trading

TMX Group: Women In ETFs Opens The Market On International Women’s Day

Date 08/03/2018

TMX Group welcomes the Canadian chapter of Women in ETFsthis morning to open trading at Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and acknowledge International Women's Day, paying tribute to the significant achievements of women in business and finance around the world.

Strength In Numbers Unique New Trading Venue Emerges From MiFIDII Market Structure Change

Date 08/03/2018

Shifting deadlines, incomplete data and uncertainty about key aspects of the regulation - one might be forgiven for thinking MiFIDII had fallen at the first hurdle. One thing is for certain though, major market structure change has taken hold, and amongst the plethora of new liquidity pools, one new venue has brought a fresh perspective – a paradigm shift in finding pure, continuously accessible liquidity.

Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi, CEO UAE's Securities And Commodities Authority Delivers Keynote Speech At HSBC Financial Services Forum

Date 08/03/2018

Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi:

• We are developing a regulatory sandbox that is intended to be a testing environment designed to experiment safely with new services and products that bring added value to the markets. 
• We are drawing a comprehensive road map for developing and promoting sustainable capital markets and green financial markets.

United Kingdom Parliament EU Energy And Environment Sub-Committee: Impact Of Brexit On EU Emissions Trading Scheme Examined By Committee

Date 08/03/2018

The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee hears evidence on the implications of Brexit for the UK’s participation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.

BME: Bell Ringing Ceremony For Gender Equality In The International Women´S Day

Date 08/03/2018

BME, in collaboration with the United Nations Global Compact, held today the Ring the Bell for Gender Equality ceremony. It is an initiative promoted by Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) and has been jointly held in more than 60 countries.

FinTech: European Commission Takes Action For A More Competitive And Innovative Financial Market

Date 08/03/2018

The European Commission is today unveiling an Action Plan on how to harness the opportunities presented by technology-enabled innovation in financial services (FinTech).

ESMA's Double Volume Cap Data: Comment From Fidessa's Senior Regulatory Adviser

Date 08/03/2018

Is the DVC a ban in disguise?

If you had asked me last year what the actual impact of the double volume cap (DVC) would be, I would have said that it’s ridiculously complex to operate but wouldn’t matter all that much because it would likely only impact a few stocks. Seems I was wrong, judging by yesterday’s announcement from ESMA. Combining the statistics for January and February 2018, a total of 755 ISINs are going to be capped due to the 4% or 8% thresholds starting 12th March, including 685 ISINs deemed liquid by ESMA. Whilst that is just 2.5% of all equities that ESMA lists in its transparency calculations, it represents a whopping 35% of all the liquid instruments listed, where the DVC matters more.

ECB Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 08/03/2018

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.40% respectively. The Governing Council expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at their present levels for an extended period of time, and well past the horizon of the net asset purchases.