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PEGAS: The CEGH Hub Is The Reference Market In Central Eastern Europe

Date 04/04/2017

The pan-European gas trading platform PEGAS, operated by Powernext, has published a new position paper in response to the study initiated by E-Control on the performance of the Austrian gas market and the impact potential market area integrations. According to Powernext, the CEGH hub is already the reference market in Central Eastern Europe (CEE). An integration with neighbouring markets like Slovenia, Slovakia and Croatia could further bundle liquidity in CEE and reduce dependency on oil-indexed contracts.

Abu Dhabi Global Market Seeks Public Consultation On Enhancements To Its Legislative Framework In Relations To Funds And Other Miscellaneous Amendments

Date 04/04/2017

The Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), together with the ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) and the ADGM Registration Authority (RA), today issued a public consultation paper inviting public feedback and comments for enhancements of its legislative framework, including the regulations and rules in relation to funds.

Bats Launches New Benchmark Indices For Ten European Markets - Bats Indices Now Available For All Major European Markets Providing Real-Time, High-Quality, Low-Cost Alternatives To Incumbent Providers

Date 04/04/2017

Bats Europe (Bats), a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company and the region’s largest equities exchange operator, today announced the launch of new benchmark indices for ten additional European markets. Bats now offers real-time, high-quality and low-cost alternatives to those provided by the incumbent index providers across all major European markets.

VEON Marks Its First Day Of Trading On Euronext

Date 04/04/2017

VEON (ticker symbol: VEON), a leading global provider of communications services, began trading today on Euronext Amsterdam. 

Bursa Malaysia Sector Update

Date 04/04/2017

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) has decided to update the classification of sector for IDEAL United Bintang Berhad (“IDEALUBB”) to come into effect on 9.00 a.m., Monday, 10 April 2017.

ESMA Updates MiFID II/MiFIR Investor Protection Q&AS

Date 04/04/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 10 new Q&As to its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR).

Eurex: Monthly Report – Rate Hike Expectations Support Trading Volumes

Date 04/04/2017

With further US interest rate hikes on the horizon and a looming end to Quantitative Easing, demand for market instruments to hedge risk has been growing strongly in the first quarter. Hedging needs are driven by open questions – like the number of Federal Reserve rate hikes in 2017 or the European Central Bank’s next monetary policy steps.

NSD Valuation Center Begins Broadcasting Data Via Bloomberg

Date 04/04/2017

Starting in April 2017, Bloomberg will be broadcasting data provided by the Valuation Center of National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository.

EPEX SPOT Power Trading Results Of March 2017 - Five Markets Reach Records In Intraday Trading

Date 04/04/2017

In March 2017, a total volume of 47.9 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT’s Day-Ahead and Intraday power markets (March 2016: 48.0 TWh).

Bank Of England: Record Of FPC Meeting Held On 22 March 2017

Date 04/04/2017

At its meeting on 22 March 2017, the Financial Policy Committee (FPC):

• Maintained the UK countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) rate at 0%. It reaffirmed its support for the clear supervisory expectation of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) that firms should not increase dividends and other distributions as a result of the UK CCyB rate being maintained at 0%.
• Considered that the following Recommendation that it had made to HM Treasury in
  September 2014 had been implemented by legislative action in April 2015 and December 2016:
  • The FPC recommends that HM Treasury exercise its statutory power to enable the FPC to direct, if necessary to protect and enhance financial stability, the PRA and FCA to require regulated lenders to place limits on residential mortgage lending, both owneroccupied and buy-to-let, by reference to: a) loan to value ratios; b) debt to income ratios, including interest coverage ratios in respect of buy-to-let lending.