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BME: GMP PROPERTY SOCIMI To Start Trading On MAB On Friday, 29 July - The 22nd Company To Be Listed On The MAB’s REITs Segment

Date 27/07/2016

The Coordination and Admissions Committee of the MAB has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on GMP PROPERTY SOCIMI, stating that the company is eligible for admission to the SOCIMIs (REITs) segment of the market, following a review of all the information presented by the company.

EBA publishes final draft technical standards on separation of payment card schemes and processing entities under the IFR

Date 27/07/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the requirements with which payment card schemes and processing entities must comply to ensure the independence of their accounting, organisation, and decision-making processes. These final draft RTS aim at facilitating greater competition among processing services providers, supporting the general objective of the Interchange Fee Regulation (IFR) to create a Single Market for card payments across the EU.

SGX: New Nikkei 225 Structured Warrants Listed For Trading Today

Date 27/07/2016

• The most active structured warrants in the July month to date have consisted of four HSI Call Warrants and one HSI Put Warrant. The 30 day historical volatility of the HSI has been one-third higher than that of the STI.

EBA Consults On Guidelines On Credit Risk Management Practices And Accounting For Expected Credit Losses

Date 27/07/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on draft Guidelines on credit institutions' credit risk management practices and accounting for expected credit losses; it follows the publication of Guidance by the Basel Committee in December 2015 on the same matter. These Guidelines aim at ensuring sound credit risk management practices associated with the implementation and on-going application of the accounting for expected credit losses. The consultation will run until 26 October 2016.

SGX: FTSE Value-Stocks ASEAN Strongest Of The FTSE Value-Stocks Indices In 1H16

Date 27/07/2016

ESMA Updates Its EMIR Q&A

Date 27/07/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an update of its Q&A on practical questions regarding the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

International Monetary Fund: Financial Counsellor José Viñals To Leave The Fund

Date 27/07/2016

• José Viñals notified Managing Director of intention to leave after seven years leading Monetary and Capital Markets Department
• Mr Viñals relinquished his responsibilities. Search process to identify successor begins right away

FlexTrade Appoints Shane Remolina Director Of Sell-Side OMS Technologies

Date 27/07/2016

FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced the appointment of Shane Remolina as Director of Sell-Side OMS Technologies for North America.  Based in the company’s headquarters in New York, Remolina will head sales and business development for FlexTrade’s sell-side OMS solutions.

Steve Cohen Taps Quantopian To Manage Assets Using Crowd-Sourced Investment Algorithms

Date 27/07/2016

Renowned investor Steve Cohen, his venture capital arm Point72 Ventures, and Quantopian announced today an agreement for Quantopian to manage up to $250 million of investment capital provided by Mr. Cohen.

United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: Financial Conduct Authority Internal Audit Report Published

Date 27/07/2016

The Treasury Committee publishes copies of the latest FCA internal audit report summaries given to the Committee by the FCA's Audit Committee.