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London Stock Exchange welcomes Indian Railway Finance Corporation’s (IRFC) First Green Bond

Date 06/12/2017

• Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) issues $500 million green bond on London Stock Exchange’s new International Securities Market (ISM)
• Sixth green bond by an Indian issuer on London Stock Exchange
• London Stock Exchange welcomes IRFC Managing Director and Director of Finance to celebrate the launch of the debut green bond
• Reinforces London’s status as most international financial centre and India’s funding partner of choice

EBA Closes Breach Of Union Law Investigation Against DNB And Will Monitor Transitional Measures Adopted To Redress The Case

Date 06/12/2017

The Breach of Union Law Panel of the European Banking Authority (EBA) decided to close the breach of Union Law investigation (BUL) on Dutch supervisory regime governing proprietary traders it had opened against the Dutch Central Bank (DNB). The BUL panel's conclusion followed the decision taken by the DNB on 13 November 2017 to redress the breach of Union law by terminating the current national prudential framework for traders for own account. The DNB will notify the EBA on capital conservation plans adopted by the firms concerned and the EBA will monitor the application of these transitional measures.

Irish Stock Exchange: Mexican Global Building Materials Company, CEMEX, Lists On GEM

Date 06/12/2017

CEMEX, the Mexican global building materials company, lists additional notes valued at €650m on the Global Exchange Market (GEM) of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). The notes, with a 2.75% interest rate, have a maturity date of December 2024. CEMEX and some of its subsidiaries already have multiple bonds listing on the ISE.

Susan Swart To Stand Down As Chief Information Officer Of The International Monetary Fund

Date 06/12/2017

Susan Swart, the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Chief Information Officer and Director of its Information Technology Department (ITD), has decided to leave the Fund in early 2018 for personal reasons. Ms. Swart joined the IMF in June 2012, following a distinguished career at the U.S. State Department.

Vienna Stock Exchange: Correction - ATX & ATX Prime: New Free Float Factor For CA Immo, ATX Top Dividend To Include 15 Stocks

Date 06/12/2017

According to the index rules, the ATX committee reviewed the calculation parameters for Austrian indices today. For the real estate company CA Immobilien Anlagen AG the free float factor drops from 0.8 to 0.7 due to S Immo AG’s purchase of shareholdings. The free float factor represents the portion of a company’s shares that are in the hands of a multitude of public investors and tradable on the stock exchange. It also impacts the weighting of a stock in an index. The changes will become effective on 18 December 2017. The next orderly review of the ATX composition is scheduled for March 2018.

Moscow Exchange: New MICEX 10 Index Methodology To Take Effect

Date 06/12/2017

A new version of MICEX 10 Index Methodology to become effective on 11 December 2017. The document have been amended to synchronise the effective dates for index constituents and constituents of key stock market benchmarks (MOEX Russia Index and RTS index), i.e. after the end of the main trading session on the third Thursday in March, June September and December. Some editorial changes have been made throughout the text of the document as well.

ESMA Publishes Key Transparency Calculations For MiFID II/MiFIR Implementation

Date 06/12/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published today the MiFID II/MiFIR transitional transparency calculations (TTC) for equity and bond instruments. Today’s publication means that TTC for all asset classes, applicable from 3 January 2018, are now available to market participants, infrastructures and authorities as required under the new regulatory framework.

Pharmaceuticals Specialist Advicenne Lists On Euronext Paris - IPO Raises €27 Million; Market Capitalisation €112 Million

Date 06/12/2017

Advicenne, a pharmaceutical SME from the south of France at advanced stages of development, today celebrated its first day of trading on Euronext Paris. Funds raised through listing will help the company pursue clinical development of its leading product in Europe and the United States, and finance commercial growth in Europe.

SEC Continues Crackdown On Brokers Defrauding Customers

Date 06/12/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today continued its crackdown on brokers who defraud customers, charging two New York-based brokers with making unsuitable trades that were costly for customers and lucrative for the brokers.  The case follows similar charges of excessive trading by brokers brought in January, April, and September.

Hanweck To Add Real-Time Analytics On Bitcoin Futures As Of December 10, 2017

Date 06/12/2017

Hanweck, a leading provider of real-time risk analytics on global derivatives markets, today announced that it will expand its real-time futures analytics offering to cover bitcoin futures scheduled to launch on the Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) on Sunday, December 10, 2017. Hanweck will also offer analytics on the CME’s bitcoin futures contract when it debuts on December 17, 2017, for trade date of December 18. Hanweck will calculate risk vectors for the bitcoin futures as part of Hanweck Scenario Analytics.