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FIA Tech Selects Baton Systems To Streamline Futures Brokerage Payments

Date 03/03/2020

FIA Tech, a leading provider of financial technology solutions for the futures industry, has selected Baton Systems (“Baton”), a provider of post-trade solutions for capital markets, to accelerate brokerage payments and shorten the settlement cycle for FIA Tech’s customers, which will benefit from faster time to revenue.

Fiserv To Deepen And Expand Merchant Services Business With Acquisition Of MerchantPro Express

Date 03/03/2020

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, today announced that it has acquired MerchantPro Express as part of a broader strategy to expand the Fiserv merchant services business and grow the company’s partner-based distribution.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Members Assent To Demutualisation Resolutions At COM and EGM

Date 03/03/2020

Members of The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE” or “The Exchange”) have passed requisite resolutions for the demutualisation of The Exchange at a Court Ordered Meeting (COM) and an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM). The meetings held on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at The Grand Banquet Hall, Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Avenue, Victoria Island, Lagos.

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Registers A New All-Time High In Monthly Trading Volume And Daily Open Interest In February 2020

Date 03/03/2020

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (“BMD”) announced today that the total monthly volume of 1.72 million contracts registered in February 2020 renews an all-time high for the second consecutive month of the year. This surpasses the previous record of 1.54 million contracts registered in January 2020.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security TGKB

Date 03/03/2020

CME Group Reports All-Time High Monthly ADV Of 30.1M Contracts In February 2020 - International ADV Reached Record 8.1M Contracts

Date 03/03/2020

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today reported its February 2020 market statistics, showing it reached a record average daily volume (ADV) of 30.1 million contracts during the month, an increase of 58% from February 2019. The company's Equity Index, Metals, Interest Rates and Energy product lines also reached record ADV. Open interest at the end of February was 132 million contracts. Market statistics are available online in greater detail at https://cmegroupinc.gcs-web.com/monthly-volume.

EEX Registered As Administrator Under Benchmark Regulation

Date 03/03/2020

The European Energy Exchange AG (EEX) has been registered as an administrator in accordance with Article 34 of the EU Benchmark Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of 8th June 2016) approved by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). The registration is effective as of 2nd March 2020.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Launches Alony-Hetz Properties & Investments Stock Options - The Stock Options Will Start Trading On Thursday, April 23, 2020

Date 03/03/2020

The TASE Board of Directors approved in its meeting (February, 27, 2020) the launching of stock options of Alony-Hetz Properties & Investments, which is included, among others, in the TA-35 Index.

Bank Of England Governor Statement To Treasury Select Committee, On Behalf Of The FPC, MPC And PRC

Date 03/03/2020

The front line of combatting the challenges of Covid-19 comprises the extraordinary efforts of NHS health professionals, the Public Health Officials and volunteers across the country, as well as the exceptional support by the FCO to UK citizens abroad. 

Bank Of England External Member, Monetary Policy Committee Professor Silvana Tenreyro's Annual Report For The Treasury Select Committee - Published For The Treasury Select Committee On 3 March 2020

Date 03/03/2020

At the time of my last annual report in August 2018, I had just voted along with my colleagues on the MPC to raise Bank Rate to 0.75%. CPI inflation was above our two percent target, while steady increases in wage growth signalled that domestic cost pressures were building. The labour market had been tightening, suggesting that GDP had been growing at rates a little above the MPC’s estimate of potential output.