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Jurisdictions Progress Towards Implementing Standards For Payment, Clearing And Settlement

Date 23/07/2018

Jurisdictions are reporting progress towards implementing international standards for payment systems, central securities depositories, securities settlement systems, central counterparties and trade repositories, according to a new report by the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

Al Mawared Brokerage's Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report, 23 July 2018

Date 23/07/2018

Click here to download Al Mawared Brokerage's weekly report on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The Report is designed to give an overview of developments in the Jordan Capital Markets as well as ASE performance indicators.

TESTA RESIDENCIAL SOCIMI Receives Favourable Report From MAB - It Is The Second Largest Company In MAB, BME’s Growth Market, By Market Capitalisation, With €1.8 Billion

Date 23/07/2018

The Coordination and Admissions Committee of MAB has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on TESTA RESIDENCIAL SOCIMI, following a thorough review of all the information presented by the company.

DFM Company Posts Net Profit Of AED 82.8 Million During The First Half Of 2018

Date 23/07/2018

HE Essa Kazim asserting DFM’s key developments of the first half:

• The launch of Allocation Account, Dividend Distribution System and Brokers Rating underlines DFM’s commitment to provide market participants with innovative services
• The DFM has successfully organized its International Investor Roadshow in New York with the participation of 16 institutions managing US$ 3 Trillions of assets
• The DFM received “ISO 22301: 2012” Certificate for Business Continuity and the SCA’s Innovation Award for dividend distribution service through iVESTOR Card

SIX ETF Market Report: 2nd Quarter 2018

Date 23/07/2018

Blackstone Wins EU Approval To Buy Thomson Reuters Financial And Risk Unit

Date 23/07/2018

The European Commission has given antitrust approval for U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group to acquire a majority stake in Thomson Reuters’ Financial and Risk unit.

Statement By The IMF’s Managing Director On The G20 Finance Ministers And Central Bank Governors Meeting In Argentina

Date 23/07/2018

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), issued the following statement today at the conclusion of the Group of 20 (G20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina: 

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Meeting Of The Court Of Directors Held On 23 May 2018

Date 23/07/2018

The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.

MiFID II - Six Months On - SIX Trader Survey

Date 23/07/2018

It is just over six months since the implementation of MiFID II and the findings from the SIX trader survey, conducted in April this year, make for interesting reading.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 23/07/2018

The following risk parameters will be changed:

IR risk (downward scenario) - SECΔ_1 (Y0/Y1)