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ESAs Publish Official Translations Of Final Guidelines On Risk-Based Supervision Under The Fourth Anti Money Laundering (AML) Directive

Date 07/04/2017

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) published today 22 language versions of the final Guidelines on the characteristics of a risk-based approach to anti-money laundering and terrorist financing supervision under Directive (EU) 2015/849 on preventing the use of the financial system for money laundering or terrorist financing (Fourth Anti Money Laundering (AML) Directive).

Bats Welcomes New J.P. Morgan Asset Management Fund To Bats ETF Marketplace - 30 Issuers, 162 Funds Now Listed On Bats In The U.S.

Date 07/04/2017

Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company, and a leading market for exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading globally, today welcomed a new J.P. Morgan Asset Management fund to the Bats ETF Marketplace.

FTSE Russell Launches £SONET

Date 07/04/2017

• New secured reference rate for sterling overnight funds
• Reflects current sterling wholesale funding markets which are substantially based on secured lending
• Will provide a benchmark for the daily funding activities of sterling market participants
• Developed by FTSE Russell with the support of Euroclear and leading inter-dealer brokers
• Captures approximately two thirds of the overnight secured funding market; up to £99bn daily transaction volume

ICE Clear Credit Expands Clearing For Global Financial Corporate Single Name CDS

Date 07/04/2017

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced ICE Clear Credit will introduce clearing for additional credit default swaps (CDS) of U.S. and European financial companies.

SIX Swiss Exchange: Shares Of Galenica Santé AG (GALE) Open At CHF 43.00

Date 07/04/2017

Today, the shares of Galenica Santé AG (“Galenica Santé”) were listed and traded for the first time under the “International Reporting Standard” of SIX Swiss Exchange, opening at CHF 43.00. This corresponds to a total market capitalization of CHF 2.15 billion.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 7 April, 2017

Date 07/04/2017

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report.

ACER Calls For Further Improvements In Union-Wide And National Electricity Network Development Plans

Date 07/04/2017

The Agency has recently published two opinions on electricity network development plans, one on the draft Union-wide Ten-Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP 2016) and another one regarding its consistency with the national network development plans. ACER finds the draft TYNDP 2016 prepared by ENTSO-E has improved when compared with previous plans, but it also identifies some shortcomings. Among them, insufficient alignment with the national network development plans.   

SGX Reports Market Statistics For March 2017

Date 07/04/2017

Securities

• Total Securities market turnover value was at S$29.1 billion, up 3% month-on-month and up 7% year-on-year, over 23 trading days. There were 20 trading days in February 2017 and 22 in March 2016.
• Securities daily average value (SDAV) was S$1.266 billion, down 10% month-on-month and up 2% year-on-year.
• Market turnover value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) was S$357 million, up 49% month-on-month and up 13% year-on-year.
• Market turnover value of structured warrants was S$1.423 billion, up 22% month-on-month and up 245% year-on-year.
• There was 1 new Catalist listing during the month, raising S$43.5 million.
• There were 66 new bond listings, raising S$46.918 billion.
• Total market capitalisation value of 753 listed companies stood at S$1 trillion as at end-March 2017.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Bans And Fines Two Individuals For Market Abuse

Date 07/04/2017

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned and imposed financial penalties on two former Worldspreads Limited (WSL) employees. WSL, which operated a spread betting business, collapsed in March 2012.    

Bank Of England: The High Road To A Responsible, Open Financial System - Speech By Mark Carney

Date 07/04/2017

In this speech, Governor Mark Carney looks at London’s importance as a global financial centre, and the progress made by the UK and its G20 partners since the crisis to make the financial system safer, simpler and fairer. He goes on to explain how, against the background of the Brexit negotiations, the Bank will work to build a responsible financial globalisation that protects and serves the UK real economy, while securing the UK’s traditional role of supporting global prosperity through an open global economy.