News Centre

Qatar Stock Exchange: The MSCI Index Review

Date 14/05/2019

MSCI announced on 13 May 2019, the result of the Semi-Annual Index review. For the MSCI Qatar Indices the outcome of the review is as follows:

Addition(s) to the MSCI  Indices:

1. Qatar Fuel (QFLS)
2. Mesaieed Petrochemical (MPHC)
3. QAMCO (QAMC)

Deletion(s) from the MSCI  Indices:

1.  Ezdan Real-estate (ERES)

Trayport’s Monthly Report On European Commodities For April 2019: Monthly Contracts Down 11% From March Record, Exchange Executions See Record High 38% Market Share, UK Power Up 7% Vs March

Date 14/05/2019

April 2019 saw monthly contracts traded fall below last month’s record high of 10.083 million to 9.013 million, down 11% MoM. Euro Gas drove April’s seasonal volume decline, down 12%, while Emissions fell 14%. UK Power was the only commodity group to show unlikely April growth, up 7% MoM. Euro Power and Coal saw smaller declines, down 6% and 3% respectively. Commodities across the board saw prices plateau from extended falls since the turn of the year.

Keynote Address Of CFTC Commissioner Dan M. Berkovitz At Energy Risk 2019, Houston, Texas, Improving Energy Derivatives Markets For A Changing Energy Industry

Date 14/05/2019

Good morning and thank you for the warm welcome.  I would like to thank Ruta Gnedeviciute and Energy Risk for inviting me to speak today.

Before I begin, I am obligated to remind you that the views I express today are my own and do not represent the views of the Commission, its staff, or any of my fellow Commissioners.

Model Use And Misuse - Speech By David Rule, Bank Of England, Executive Director Of Insurance Supervision, Given At The Association For British Insurer's Prudential Regulation Seminar 2019

Date 14/05/2019

In this speech David Rule discusses insurance models and the growing importance of model risk management. He describes some recent findings from the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA)’s work to guard against weakening over time of capital requirements calculated from internal models – so-called ‘model drift’.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security GAZP

Date 14/05/2019

As per the Equity Market Risk Parameters Methodology, on 14.05.2019, 15-57 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band and initial margins for the security GAZP were changed. New values are available at http://nkcbank.com/fondMarketRates.do

Operational Resilience – A Progress Report - Speech By Nick Strange, Bank Of England, Director, Supervisory Risk Specialists, Given At The 21st Annual Operational Risk Europe Conference, London

Date 14/05/2019

In his speech, Nick Strange looks at one of the Bank of England’s strategic priorities – improving the operational resilience of the UK financial sector. Operational resilience is the ability to prevent, respond and recover from operational disruptions.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Greece Meeting Of The International Forum Of Independent Audit Regulators (''IFIAR'')

Date 14/05/2019

On 30 April-2 May 2019, the nineteenth meeting of the International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) was held in Greece. The CPAAOB/FSA and other member authorities from 50 jurisdictions attended the meeting.

BME Renews Its Financial Infrastructure With ORACLE Technology - In This Way It Makes Progress In Its Digital Transformation Strategy, Established In The Company’s Strategic Plan

Date 14/05/2019

BME, the operator of all securities markets and financial trading systems in Spain, has chosen Oracle's technology to revamp its internal financial platform. The new platform, which is at the forefront of the European exchange industry, incorporates cloud-based services. These new functionalities will be applied to internal invoicing, comptroller and financial management systems, among others.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 14/05/2019

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 15 May 2019, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows: 

SGX To Launch Securities Market “Trade At Close” Session On 3 June

Date 14/05/2019

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is introducing the “Trade at Close” (TAC) session for the securities market on 3 June 2019.