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Sweden's Finansinspektionen: Decision Regarding The Countercyclical Buffer Rate

Date 31/10/2017

FI decided on 25 October not to change the countercyclical buffer rate. The buffer rate of two per cent, which has applied since 19 March 2017, shall thus continue to apply.

Qatar Stock Exchange Listed Companies Reported QR 29.3 Billion Net Profits For The 3rd Quarter Of 2017

Date 31/10/2017

With the end of disclosure period for the third quarter of 2017, forty - four companies out of the forty five listed companies at Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) have disclosed their financial statements results for the nine months period ended September 30, 2017., The combined net profit of all companies as of September 30, 2017 amounted to QR 29.3 billion versus QR 31.1 billion for the corresponding period in 2016, an decrease of 6%.

BME: ELAIA Investment Spain SOCIMI To Start Trading On MAB On 2 November - It Is The 42nd REIT To List On MAB

Date 31/10/2017

The Board of Directors of MAB has approved the listing of ELAIA INVESTMENT SPAIN SOCIMIin the SOCIMI (REITs) segment of this market, following a thorough review of all the information presented by the company and after the favourable assessment report on its listing issued by MAB’s Coordination and Admission Committee.

DIFC: IMF Fall 2017 Regional Economic Outlook Embraces Innovation & Technology In The Financial Sector - 2.6% Regional Growth This Year In The Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan And Pakistan Region

Date 31/10/2017

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia region (MEASA), hosted today the launch of the Fall 2017 Regional Economic Outlook (REO) for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAP), in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

EBA Launches Consultations To Strengthen The Pillar 2 Framework

Date 31/10/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) in accordance with its Pillar 2 Roadmap, published in April 2017, launched today a public consultation to review three guidelines aimed at further enhancing institutions' risk management and supervisory convergence in the supervisory review and examination process (SREP). The revisions focus on stress testing, particularly its use in setting Pillar 2 capital guidance (P2G), as well as interest rate risk in the banking book (IRRBB). The consultations on all three guidelines run until 31 January 2018.

BME: MAB Welcomes NETEX - There Are 82 Companies Listed On MAB

Date 31/10/2017

MAB today welcomed NETEX to its segment for growth companies. It is the 15TH company to join this market so far this year and the 82nd listed on MAB.

CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Extends No-Action Relief From The Execution Requirement For Swaps In Certain Types Of Package Transactions

Date 31/10/2017

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (Division) today extended no-action relief for swaps executed as part of a package transaction in the categories described below. This extension will enable the Division to continue to assess the appropriate response for applying the trade execution requirement to swaps in certain types of package transactions. This no-action relief shall commence on the date of issuance of this letter and expire on November 15, 2020 at 11:59 pm (EDT).

ESMA Closed For Public Holidays 1st And 2nd November

Date 31/10/2017

ESMA is closed for public holidays on 1st and 2nd November.

IISL Index Dashboard For The Month Ended October 2017

Date 31/10/2017

Click here to download the 'IISL Index Dashboard' for the month ended October 2017.

Changes On The TGE Management Board  

Date 31/10/2017

• On 30 October 2017, the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Towarowa Giełda Energii (TGE) has appointed Piotr Zawistowski as President of the Management Board of TGE; by decision of the Supervisory Board of the TGE of 27 October 2017, he performs the duties of the President of the Management Board of TGE for a period no longer than three months as of 30 October 2017
• Paweł Ostrowski has been entrusted with the position of Vice President of the Management Board of the Towarowa Giełda Energii by decision of the Supervisory Board of TGE
• Marek Moroz has been appointed Vice President of the Management Board of TGE by the Supervisory Board of TGE