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Bank Of England: Andy Haldane's Annual Report For The Treasury Select Committee - Published For The Treasury Select Committee Hearing On 4 September 2019

Date 04/09/2019

Annual Report

KB TECH Brings Enhanced Analytical Features To Its Latest KB Trading Portal™

Date 04/09/2019

KB TECH, a UK based software company providing data management products to the Trading, Pension and Financial Markets, is pleased to announce the availability of enhanced analytical features within its latest trading platform, KB Trading Portal™. These analytical functions provide key benefits particularly within the areas of regulatory requirements, security and client monitoring.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange And Shaanxi Province Fully Deepen Cooperation And Jointly Launch “Service Week” Of The Capital Market

Date 04/09/2019

On September 2, 2019, SZSE and Shaanxi Provincial People’s Government had a discussion centering on the capital market to implement in depth the strategy of innovation-driven development to facilitate the quality development of Shaanxi’s economy, and on carrying out the important instruction of the Catch-up strategy and “Five-solid” requirements proposed by General Secretary Xi Jinping for Shaanxi. A framework agreement for strategic cooperation was also signed. Those who attended the discussion include Secretary of CPC Shaanxi Provincial Committee Hu Heping, Governor Liu Guozhong, Executive Vice Governor Liang Gui and Chairman of SZSE Wu Lijun. On September 3, SZSE and the Financial Bureau of Shaanxi Province jointly launched “Shaanxi Service Week” of the capital market. With the strong support of government departments at all levels in Shaanxi Province, SZSE will spare no efforts to provide various targeted connecting services such as investment and financing roadshows, special training, and corporate visits and research across the province.

Refinitiv: European Companies Raise Record Levels Of Venture Capital During First Half Of 2019

Date 04/09/2019

• European companies raised €10.6 billion of venture capital raising during first six months of 2019
• 683 rounds completed as deal volumes continue to decline
• Buyout and related deal values of €41.6 billion in H1 2019, down 19% from the same period last year
• A total of 624 buyout and related private equity deals were completed

SET Inks MoU With EGAT To Foster Wholesale Electricity Market, Towards ASEAN’s Power Trading Hub

Date 04/09/2019

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) today signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state-owned Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) to jointly study product or platform development to prepare for wholesale electricity market, paving the way to become the electricity trading hub of ASEAN.

General Election UK 2019? Take Action Now To Safeguard Your Wealth: deVere CEO

Date 04/09/2019

With the UK parliament plunged into a historic crisis, it is essential to take steps to safeguard your wealth, warns the boss of the one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Cancels Barry Kloogh’s financial Adviser Authorisation

Date 04/09/2019

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has cancelled the authorisation of Dunedin-based Mr Barry Edward Kloogh to act as a financial adviser, as a result of concerns regarding compliance with his broker obligations under the Financial Advisers Act 2008.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: 2019 China Coal & Coke Industry Conference Held

Date 04/09/2019

The “2019 China Coal and Coke Industry Conference (CCIC)” is held in Shenzhen on August 22. It is jointly organized by Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), the China National Coal Association and the China Coking Industry Association and co-organized by Steelhome.cn. DCE CEO Wang Fenghai says in the speech that DCE will continue to improve the market operation quality, accelerate the listing of new products related to coal and coke, strengthen the over-the-counter market building, keep enhancing DCE futures’ price influence and its capacity of serving the real economy, and serve the supply-side structural reform of the coal and coke industry.

Remarks By Tan Boon Gin, CEO Of SGX RegCo, At The Launch Of Global Reporting Initiative’s ASEAN Hub On 3 September At SGX IPO Arena

Date 04/09/2019

1. Good evening and I would like to warmly welcome everyone to SGX.

2. Where we are standing in now is a model of a trading pit of a futures exchange. Before there was electronic trading, buyers and sellers would come together in trading pits like this one to find their respective best price. Floor traders would communicate their bids and offers through open outcry. This method involves traders shouting and using hand signals to convey their orders to each other. There is an established convention. Buy and sell orders are distinguished using different sides of the palm, and the numbers are gestured using the fingers. It is a raucous system, but it worked because there is a common language among the community.

NZX Shareholder Metrics August 2019

Date 03/09/2019

Please see attached NZX shareholder metrics for August 2019.