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Capital Requirements Of Swedish Banks As Of The First Quarter 2018

Date 25/05/2018

Finansinspektionen publishes the capital requirements of the largest Swedish banks and credit institutions that belong to the supervisory categories 1 and 2 as of the end of the first quarter 2018.

ESMA Updates UCITS Q&A

Date 25/05/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers on the application of the Undertakings for the Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive (UCITS).

Banking Union: European Commission Welcomes Agreement To Further Reduce Risk And Strengthen European Banks

Date 25/05/2018

The Council of the European Union has today reached a general approach on the so-called banking package, a comprehensive package of reforms that the Commission proposed to further strengthen the resilience of the EU banking sector.

ESMA Publishes Update To MiFID II Q&As On Investor Protection And Intermediaries Topics

Date 25/05/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 9 new or updated Q&As to its Questions and Answers (Q&A) on MiFID II/MiFIR investor protection topics. The new or updated Q&As cover the topics of best execution, client categorisation, provision of investment services and activities by third country firms, and other issues.

ICE Gilt Futures Set Daily Volume Record Of 1.4 Million Contracts

Date 25/05/2018

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced today that ICE Gilt futures achieved a record daily volume of 1.4 million contracts on May 24, 2018, an increase of 30% on the previous volume record of 1.1 

HKEX: Exchange Publishes Conclusions From Its Consultation On Delisting And Other Rule Amendments

Date 25/05/2018

• Exchange to amend Listing Rules to make delisting framework more effective to address concerns about prolonged trading suspensions
• Rule changes to take effect on 1 August this year

Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA: Ex Dividend Of NOK 10.00 Today

Date 25/05/2018

The Board of Directors of Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA 23 May 2018 resolved, based on the mandate approved by the annual general meeting on 15 May 2018, to pay a dividend of NOK 10.00 to shareholders as of 24 May 2018.

Duff & Phelps Comment On Dodd-Frank Rollback - Should The City Worry?

Date 25/05/2018

Commenting on the Dodd-Frank regulation rollback announced this week.Mark Turner, Managing Director of Compliance and Regulatory Consulting at Duff & Phelps said:

“The push to remove the Dodd-Frank regulations should not cause the City to panic. Regulation should not be ever increasing without check and challenge, and should reflect the changing world. Terminating poorly thought out regulation that could be seen to choke business growth is not the same as allowing a free-for-all that will derail markets."

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Open Interest By 2 Categories/ 6 Categories On May 24th, 2018

Date 25/05/2018

Please be informed that there was a calculation error in “Open Interest by 2 Categories/ 6 Categories” for May 24th, 2018.

Corrected data was uploaded at 1:00 pm on May 25th.

We appreciate your kind understanding.

Mandatory Notification Of Trades - Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA

Date 25/05/2018

In connection with a monthly share savings plan for employees of subsidiaries, Oslo Børs VPS Holding has sold a total of 3100 shares. New holding is 16793 shares. Employees paid a share price of NOK 119.44 per share, but were allowed a discount of 20% on purchases up to NOK 1250.