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Ceremony Underlines Close Capital Markets Ties Between Saudi Arabia And UAE - Dar Al-Arkan Of Saudi Arabia Rings Bell To Celebrate Listing Of USD 500 Million Sukuk On Nasdaq Dubai

Date 19/04/2017

• Listing supports Dar Al-Arkan’s capital raising strategy to access the capital markets.
• Company’s latest Sukuk brings its listed total on the exchange to USD 1.35 billion

SWIFT Updates Reference Data Service - SWIFTRef’s Bankers World Online Query Tool Undergoes A Facelift, Adds Improved Search Fields And Simplified Navigation For Easier Access To Reference Data

Date 19/04/2017

SWIFT announces the launch of a significant information architecture and visual redesign for its online reference data tool, Bankers World Online. As SWIFTRef’s flagship service, the latest version of Bankers World Online has been designed to heighten customers’ overall navigation and user experience. 

Clearstream Monthly Report: Quantitative Easing Continues To Put Pressure On Securities Financing Industry

Date 19/04/2017

The European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision to stick to its bond buying program despite strong EU-wide economic growth has damped hopes in the market that interest rates will rise any time soon. This loose monetary policy can be felt in the real economy and has effects that reach into the post-trade business as well.

eVestment And ILPA Partner To Offer TopQ Due Diligence Platform To ILPA Members

Date 19/04/2017

Highlighting its growing influence in the private markets industry, eVestment announced today a strategic partnership with the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), the only global, member-driven organization dedicated exclusively to advancing the interests of private equity limited partners.

FSB Completes Peer Review Of Brazil

Date 19/04/2017

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today its peer review of Brazil.

SIX Swiss Exchange: Fine Imposed On UBS Inc.

Date 19/04/2017

On 22 March 2016 the SIX Swiss Exchange Court of Arbitration partially confirmed the decision handed down on 16 March 2015 by the SIX Swiss Exchange Sanctions Commission regarding UBS Inc. The Federal Supreme Court did not occur the appeal against this decision submitted by UBS Inc. A fine of CHF 2 million was imposed on UBS Inc. for violating a regulation governing ad hoc publicity.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 18/04/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through Barclays Capital Securities Limited, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 27 April 2016, the following number of its ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each ("Shares") on the London Stock Exchange as part of the buyback programme announced on 29 March 2017:

Volera® Integrates Its Powerful Real-Time Derivatives Analytics Suite With A Comprehensive Options Tick Database

Date 18/04/2017

• Real-time tick analytics integrated with over 2 petabytes of historical data
• Content includes real-time analytics and a range of historical data, including time and sales, implied volatilities, and Greeks
• Flexible As-a-Service delivery model, including unified API, simplifies integration and alleviates data warehousing requirements

Saudi Stock Exchange: Trading Of Listed Securities (That Currently Settle After Two Business Days) Will Be Suspended In Preparation For Implementing The (T+2) Settlement Cycle

Date 18/04/2017

The Saudi Stock Exchange “Tadawul” announces suspending trading of current listed securities that are settled after two business days in preparation for implementing the new (T+2) settlement cycle of listed securities. Suspension will take place on Wednesday and Thursday the 19th and 20th of April 2017. Trading shall resume on these securities Sunday, April 23 2017.

CFTC’s Division Of Swap Dealer And Intermediary Oversight Issues Extension Of Time-Limited No-Action Relief For Swap Dealers Doing Business In Europe

Date 18/04/2017

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today issued an extension of the time-limited no-action relief provided in CFTC Staff Letter 17-05 from May 8, 2017 until November 7, 2017. The relief extended today states that DSIO will not recommend an enforcement action against a swap dealer (SD) that is subject to, and in compliance with, the margin requirements for non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives in the European Union (EMIR RTS) for failure to comply with the CFTC’s final margin rule (Final Margin Rule).