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smartTrade Technologies Awarded Best Liquidity Aggregation System Provider

Date 13/07/2017

smartTrade Technologies, a pioneer in multi-asset electronic trading solutions, announces that LiquidityFX has been awarded - Best Liquidity Aggregation System of the Year by FX Week. 

Cross-Border Spillovers Of Balance Sheet Normalization, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, At the National Bureau Of Economic Research’s Monetary Economics Summer Institute, New York, New York

Date 13/07/2017

When the central banks in many advanced economies embarked on unconventional monetary policy, it raised concerns that there might be differences in the cross-border transmission of unconventional relative to conventional monetary policy. These concerns were sufficient to warrant a special Group of Seven (G-7) statement in 2013 establishing ground rules to address possible exchange rate effects of the changing composition of monetary policy.

EBA: Consultation On Guidelines On Disclosure Requirements On IFRS 9 Transitional Arrangements (EBA-CP-2017-11)

Date 13/07/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on a set of Guidelines specifying a uniform format for the institutions’ disclosure requirements of IFRS 9 and analogous expected credit losses (ECLs) transitional arrangements. The Guidelines aim at increasing consistency and comparability of the information disclosed by institutions during the transition to the full implementation of the new accounting standard, and at ensuring market discipline. The consultation runs until 13 September 2017.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 13/07/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through RBC Europe Limited, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 26 April 2017, 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:

EBA Consults On Guidelines On Uniform Disclosure Of IFRS 9 Transitional Arrangements

Date 13/07/2017

London Stock Exchange Group: ELITE Attracts External Partners To Support Further Global Expansion

Date 13/07/2017

• ELITE partners with Cassa depositi e prestiti and NUO Capital, who will acquire minority stakes in ELITE SpA
• ELITE is London Stock Exchange Group’s innovative SME support and capital raising platform
• More than 600 companies from 25 countries comprise growing ELITE community

EBA Updates On The Impact Of IFRS 9 On Banks Across The EU And Highlights Current Implementation Issues

Date 13/07/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a Report including some qualitative and quantitative observations of its second impact assessment of IFRS 9. This exercise, which follows up on the first impact assessment published in November 2016, has confirmed the EBA's initial observations on the stage of preparation for the implementation of IFRS 9 and the estimated impact of IFRS 9 on regulatory own funds.

BME: Openfinance Celebrates Its 15th Anniversary - Leading Supplier Of Technological Solutions For Financial Advice

Date 13/07/2017

Openfinance, BME's fintech subsidiary, celebrates its 15th anniversary today as a leading specialist in the development and maintenance of innovative technological solutions for financial advice and portfolio management.  The company, based in Valencia, was created in 2002, and since then it has gradually consolidated its strategy in the development of integrated solutions, providing its customers with assistance in the development of integral solutions for the implementation and maintenance of technological solutions for financial advice and portfolio management.

MIAX Options & MIAX PEARL - Reg SCI / SIFMA BCP Test Day Plan - October 14, 2017

Date 13/07/2017

The MIAX Exchanges will be participating in the 2017 SIFMA BCP Testing on Saturday, October 14, 2017.  All members that are required to test with MIAX Options and/or MIAX PEARL Exchanges in accordance with Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Regulation SCI) have been notified, however, all members are encouraged to test.

CISI Announces Financial Planning Team Developments

Date 13/07/2017

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has announced that Campbell Edgar CFPTM Chartered FCSI will be retiring as an employee of the Institute effective October 2017. He will continue to be involved in some CISI financial planning technical projects.