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Amman Stock Exchange: H.E Dr. Anani Meets Representatives Of Brokerage Firms

Date 30/01/2018

The chairman of the board of directors H.E Dr. Jawad Al Anani, in the presence of the Executive Management of the ASE met representatives of brokerage firms to discuss issues related to securities sector and the ways to activate the market.

FCA Statement On RBS's Global Restructuring Group

Date 30/01/2018

The FCA welcomes the statement by Royal Bank of Scotland, given at todays Treasury Committee hearing, that they will not object to the FCA publishing the s166 report into the treatment of small and medium-sized enterprise customers transferred to its Global Restructuring Group.

Results Of The December 2017 Survey On Credit Terms And Conditions In Euro-Denominated Securities Financing And Over-The-Counter Derivatives Markets (SESFOD)

Date 30/01/2018

• Little change in credit terms, but clients’ efforts to negotiate more favourable terms intensify
• Little change in liquidity and functioning of markets
• Market-making activities increase for debt securities, but decline for derivatives

Thomson Reuters In Advanced Talks To Sell Financial And Risk Business To Blackstone

Date 30/01/2018

Thomson Reuters said in a statement issued late on Monday that “it is in advanced discussions with Blackstone regarding a potential partnership in its F&R business.”  According to an entry on a website popular with current and former Reuters staff, Thomson Reuters is in advanced discussions with the US private equity buyout firm to sell a majority stake in its financial and risk business.

FESE: European Capital Markets Fact Sheet 2017

Date 30/01/2018

The European Capital Markets Fact Sheet, based on FESE's monthly statistics, highlights the main developments in theEuropean capital markets in a simple to view format.

SEC Halts Alleged Initial Coin Offering Scam

Date 30/01/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission obtained a court order halting an allegedly fraudulent initial coin offering (ICO) that targeted retail investors to fund what it claimed to be the world’s first “decentralized bank.”

Settlement Cycle To Reduce At Tehran Stock Exchange

Date 30/01/2018

The new securities trading settlement cycle will be T+2.

Small Firms Deserve Whole Truth About Royal Bank of Scotland Global Restructuring Group

Date 30/01/2018

The head of the financial group appointed to report on treatment of small firms by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)’s Global Restructuring Group (GRG) has told the Treasury Select Committee that GRG placed customers “on a pathway to insolvency”.

Iran’s Capital Market Turns 50

Date 30/01/2018

In a ceremony on 28 January 2018, Iran’s capital market participants commemorated half a century of background and valuable experience.

TNS Expands Hosting Services To New York And Chicago Financial Hubs

Date 30/01/2018

Low latency trading firms looking to access key equity, derivatives and FX markets can now choose Transaction Network Services (TNS) as it expands its Managed Hosting, Co-Location and Connectivity Service to New York and Chicago.