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Beyond Regulation: Thinking Creatively About Consumer Credit - Speech By Christopher Woolard, Executive Director Of Strategy And Competition At The FCA, Delivered At The Responsible Finance Conference, Glasgow

Date 20/03/2018

Highlights:

• Since taking over regulation of the credit sector in 2014, we’ve made huge progress in ensuring the market is fairer, cleaner and more sustainable.
• Traditional regulatory interventions are only one part of the story. In order to enact real change, we also need to think creatively about the challenges this market throws up.
• A key part of our approach is drawing on the abilities of others to influence demand in the market.
• We support firms in developing innovative business models that answer genuine consumer need.

High Risks Persist For European Securities Markets And Investors, ESMA Says

Date 20/03/2018

European securities markets, infrastructures and investors remain at risk, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said today in its latest Trends, Risks, and Vulnerabilities (TRV) Report (No 1, 2018). ESMA also re-iterated its concerns about retail investors investing in speculative and risky products, such as virtual currencies and Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs).

BME: Changes To The Technical Advisory Committee Of The IBEX Indices - Mikel Tapia, New Chairman

Date 20/03/2018

The Board of Directors of Sociedad de Bolsas has agreed to modify the composition of the Technical Advisory Committee of the IBEX indices following the death, in February, of Blas Calzada.

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Rollover Of Leading Contract Month For Three-Month Euroyen Futures

Date 20/03/2018

Tokyo Financial Exchange has decided to shift the leading contract month for Euroyen futures from the current June 2018 contracts to the September 2018 contracts, effective from 19 Mar 2018.

SGX To Report 3Q FY2018 Results On 20 April

Date 20/03/2018

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is reporting its third-quarter (3Q) results for Financial Year 2018 (FY2018) after the market closes on 20 April 2018.

Moscow Exchange: IMOEX – The New Ticker Of MOEX Russia Index

Date 20/03/2018

On March 26, 2018 the ticker for the MOEX Russia Index will be changed across all Moscow Exchange data and trading systems. The new ticker - IMOEX - will replace MICEXINDEXCF.

AxiomSL Successfully Assists Firms To Meet AnaCredit Reporting Requirements Across The Eurozone

Date 20/03/2018

AxiomSL, the leading provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, today announces that the company has successfully assisted clients to comply with AnaCredit requirements across the Eurozone, from large GSIBs with pan European reporting obligations to DSIBs, subject to high volume single jurisdiction reporting regulations. AxiomSL’s coverage currently includes Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Finland, Luxembourg, Estonia and Malta.

SIX Swiss Exchange: IPO Season 2018 Opened

Date 20/03/2018

Today, the company ASMALLWORLD AG has listed its shares under the “Swiss Reporting Standard” on SIX Swiss Exchange. The issued share capital comprises of 8,137,153 registered shares with a nominal value of CHF 1.00 per share. The opening price was CHF 12.40 per share, corresponding  to a market capitalization of around CHF 101 million. An offering of the company’s shares has not taken place.

HKEX: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 20/03/2018

Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

UK Financial Conduct Authority Announces Redress Scheme For Rent-To-Own Firm PerfectHome

Date 20/03/2018

PerfectHome has agreed with the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) a package of redress totalling over £2.1 million. This will be made up of cash payments and balance write-offs for 37,000 customers.