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Proposal For The EU Financial Supervisory Reform - Open Letter

Date 28/11/2017

The major EU public interest organisations working on financial services have issued a letter to the presidents of EU institutions calling for a much more thorough revision of the EU financial supervisory agencies (European Banking Authority, EIOPA and ESMA) and to take consumer protection far more seriously. The Commission proposed a revision of the 3 financial supervisors in September. 

FSB RCG For Asia Discusses FinTech, Correspondent Banking, Macroprudential Policies And Financial Market Integrity

Date 28/11/2017

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group (RCG) for Asia met in Sydney today at a meeting hosted by the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Stress Testing The UK Banking System: 2017 Results

Date 28/11/2017

The Bank of England has announced the results of our 2017 stress test of the UK banking system.

Bank Of England Financial Stability Report, November 2017

Date 28/11/2017

The Bank of England has published the November 2017 Financial Stability Report. Read the full report and view the visual summary. 

Nordic Capital-Backed Itiviti Announces The Intention To Combine With ULLINK To Create A New Global Force For The Capital Markets Industry

Date 28/11/2017

Itiviti, backed by Nordic Capital Fund VII, today announces the intention to combine with ULLINK to build a full service technology and infrastructure provider for global and regional financial institutions.  

African Potash And FinComEco Collaborate To Create A Complete Blockchain Based Agricultural Ecosystem Solution - Linking Agricultural Supply To Demand Supported By Partner GMEX Group

Date 28/11/2017

African Potash Limited (“AFPO”), a company focused on creating a vertically integrated platform for the mining, production and distribution of fertiliser and FinComEco, the fully integrated Financial & Commodities Ecosystem providing services, financing, capacity building and enablement solutions from supply to demand, have signed a Master Collaboration Agreement to jointly develop a range of platforms, projects and initiatives in the agricultural commodity markets sector across Sub-Saharan Africa. This will be underpinned by the deployment of a complete blockchain-based agricultural ecosystem solution in conjunction with the public and private sector commodities focussed community.

ASIC Appoints Expert To Review Fees And Costs Disclosure Settings

Date 28/11/2017

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has appointed Darren McShane to conduct an expert review of fees and costs disclosure in superannuation and management investments.

ECB Consults On A New Euro Unsecured Overnight Interest Rate

Date 28/11/2017

• ECB calls for input on high level features of a new unsecured overnight interest rate
• Consultation runs until 17:00 CET on 12 January 2018

Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date November 15, 2017

Date 27/11/2017

At the end of the settlement date of November 15, 2017, short interest in 2,353 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,492,878,677 shares compared with 7,295,499,278 shares in 2,348 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of October 31, 2017. The mid-November short interest represents 4.10 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.97 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 27/11/2017

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of November 15, 2017.