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European Central Bank Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 13/12/2018

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (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 at least through the summer of 2019, and in any case for as long as necessary to ensure the continued sustained convergence of inflation to levels that are below, but close to, 2% over the medium term.

Vaultex To Deploy Cinnober Trading And Clearing Technology For New Exchange

Date 13/12/2018

Cinnober, a global provider of exchange and clearing technology solutions, today announces that Vaultex Exchange will use Cinnober’s TRADExpress Trading System and TRADExpress RealTime Clearing for its new security token exchange.

SIFMA Fixed Income Market Close Recommendations In The U.S., The U.K. And Japan For Christmas Day & The Emperor’s Birthday

Date 13/12/2018

SIFMA has confirmed its previous holiday recommendations for the U.S., the U.K., and Japanin observance of Christmas Day and the Emperor’s Birthday.

ESMA: Notice Of A Call For Tenders (Middle Value) - Market Microstructure – Tick-By-Tick Data – Deadline: 19/12/2018

Date 13/12/2018

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The contract is expected to contribute to providing ESMA with a comprehensive set of qualitative and quantitative data on securities markets, allowing it to analyse and monitor the markets in order to achieve the Authority’s objectives: enhance investor protection and promote stable and orderly financial market.

AccessFintech Secures $17.5 Million In Series A Funding Round With Investment From Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs And J.P. Morgan

Date 13/12/2018

AccessFintech, the financial technology firm that operates the Global Exceptions Network for exception resolution and risk management, announced today that it has closed a series A funding round and secured $17.5 million investment from Citi, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (J.P. Morgan). The AccessFintech network aggregates business exceptions, and provides risk management and resolution tools, through a framework of prioritization and assignment. All four institutions have been working with AccessFintech on projects to increase market collaboration and reduce operational risk throughout the past year, individually and as a group.

Eurex Exchange Appoints Wolfgang Eholzer As Chief Technology Officer

Date 13/12/2018

Eurex Exchange, one of the world’s leading derivatives exchanges, extends its board by appointing Wolfgang Eholzer as Chief Technology Officer as of January 2019. In the new position, he will focus on IT strategy and on Eurex‘s trading system T7.

College Of Insurance To Launch Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment Award In Bancassurance Training In Kenya

Date 13/12/2018

The College of Insurance (COI), based in Nairobi and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI), have entered into a partnership arrangement that will see the COI offer training towards the Award in Bancassurance, in addition to other CISI qualifications.

GPW: New RESPECT Index Portfolio

Date 13/12/2018

• GPW has published the twelfth edition of the RESPECT Index portfolio
• The Index has a record-high number of 31 participating companies, including three new members
• The RESPECT Index has gained 70 percent since its first publication in 2009
• GPW has awarded the first RESPECT Certificate

MDX’s Project IOWA And FactEntry Forge New Content Collaboration - Direct Access To Premium Fixed Income Data At Reduced Cost - Democratisation Of Data Within Financial Markets Gains Pace

Date 13/12/2018

MDX Technology’s Project IOWA, the new market data business driven ecosystem, announces its first strategic partnership with FactEntry. FactEntry is an independent provider of bond data and documents which supports the needs of fixed income and credit professionals. MDX Technology is recognised as the industry standard in providing data capture & contribution solutions direct to end user consumers, Project IOWA brings these two worlds together. The FactEntry partnership is the first in a number of specialist data content collaborations the Project IOWA team will be announcing throughout 2019.

SIX Modernizes Fixed Income Primary Market

Date 13/12/2018

On 13 December 2018, the first transaction via SIX Deal Pool took place. The new central and electronic support tool for the Swiss Franc fixed income primary market in Switzerland was used by Credit Suisse, Raiffeisen Schweiz Genossenschaft and UBS to inform investors about the latest bond issue of Pfandbriefbank with a placement volume of CHF 206 million.