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Productivity Puzzles: Speech Given By Andrew G Haldane, Chief Economist, Bank Of England, London School Of Economics, 20 March 2017

Date 20/03/2017

By common assent, economists do not agree on much. I have lost count of the number of jokes about economists whose punchline ends “and they still couldn’t reach a conclusion”. That is why Harry S Truman, when President of the United States, famously yearned for a one-handed economist. Whether or not this critique is fair, the issue I will discuss tonight is one on which economists do agree: productivity matters.
Amendments To MIAX Options Rule 518, Complex Orders - Complex MIAX Options Price Collar

Date 20/03/2017

MIAX Options recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to establish a new price protection feature, the Complex MIAX Options Price Collar. The MIAX Options Price Collar prevents complex orders from automatically executing at potentially erroneous prices by establishing a price range outside of which a complex order will not be executed.
Irish Stock Exchange: Nokia Corporation Lists €1.25Bn Notes On The MSM

Date 20/03/2017

Nokia Corporation, the Finnish multinational communications and information technology company, has listed €1.25bn in debt securities on the Main Securities Market (MSM) of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE).
Bats Europe Successfully Launches Buy-side Access To New European Equities Block IOI Platform - Buy-Side Firms Now Have Access To Bats Lis, Powered By BIDS Technology - Bats LIS Reports Record Weekly Volume Of €114.8 Million For Week Ending 17 March - Also Reports Record One-Day Volume Of €36.5 Million On 16 March

Date 20/03/2017

Bats Europe, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company and the region’s largest equities exchange operator, and BIDS Trading, L.P. (BIDS), the operator of the largest block trading alternative trading system (ATS) by volume in the U.S., announced today the successful buy-side focused launch of Bats LIS (Large in Scale), a new block trading service for the European equity market, on Friday, 17 March 2017. The platform, which rolled out to sell-side participants late last year also reported record volume of €36.5 million on 16 March and record weekly volume of €114.8 million for the week ending 17 March.
SGX Told To Enhance Recovery Processes Following Trading Disruption Last Year

Date 20/03/2017

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has directed SGX to implement measures to enhance its recovery processes and operational resilience, following supervisory investigation into the trading disruption to the securities market on 14 July 2016. These measures include recommendations by the Industry Working Group (IWG), comprising SGX and industry stakeholders. SGX will contribute $1.5 million to co-fund the costs that may be incurred by brokerage firms to implement the IWG measures.

Finale Of The “Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Virtual Stock Game Competition 2017” To Be Held This Thursday At Abu Dhabi University

Date 20/03/2017

The finale of the “Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Virtual Stock Game Competition 2017” is set to kick-off this Thursday (23rd of March) on Abu Dhabi University’s campus. Organized by ADU’s College of Business Administration in strategic collaboration with the “Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange –ADX”, under the theme “How Would You Invest AED 1,000,000?” the competition attracted more than 117 teams of undergraduate business students from 16 different universities across the UAE. The various student teams competed in trading and investing AED 1,000,000 virtual cash on ADX’s online Stock Market Game, while implementing the most innovative investment strategies to gain the highest returns.
DIFC Authority Has Announced For Public Consultation A Proposed New Companies Law

Date 20/03/2017

The Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (“DIFC Authority”) wishes to enact legislation to enhance the current DIFC Companies Law regime, in order to bring it in line with international best practice. In doing so, the DIFC Authority has taken into account specific factors relating to the Centre and the need to provide an appropriate regulatory environment for companies to do business in or from the DIFC. This Consultation Paper seeks public comments on the Proposed Law.
Borsa İstanbul Announces Constituent Changes To The BIST Equity Indices For The Second Quarter Of 2017

Date 20/03/2017

All changes will be applied after the close of business on Friday, March 31, 2017 and will be effective on Monday, April 3, 2017.
ESMA Sees High Market And Valuation Risk Amid Substantial Political And Policy Uncertainty

Date 20/03/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)’s latest report on Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities No. 1, 2017 (TRV) identifies political and policy uncertainty – such as potential repercussions from the upcoming elections in some EU Member States – as the main risk drivers for 2017.
Readout From A Treasury Spokesperson On Secretary Mnuchin’s Meetings With Xiao Jie, Finance Minister Of China, And Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor Of The People’s Bank Of China

Date 20/03/2017

In his meetings on March 18, 2017, in Baden Baden, Germany, with People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan and Chinese Minister of Finance Xiao Jie, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin underscored the importance of the United States and China working together to foster a more balanced and mutually beneficial economic relationship. The Secretary emphasized he will work with both Minister Xiao and Governor Zhou on economic, financial, and illicit finance issues.