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CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 03/04/2019

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

Nodal Exchange Achieves Record Quarter In Power Futures

Date 03/04/2019

Nodal Exchange achieved a new quarterly trading record in power futures with a total volume of 405 million MWh in Q1 2019 (notional value of $13 billion per side).  This resulted in a 64% growth rate in Q1 2019 over Q1 2018 while the total industry market grew just 3%.

Towards More Effective Stewardship, Speech By Edwin Schooling Latter, Director Of Markets And Wholesale Policy At The FCA, Delivered At The LSE In London

Date 03/04/2019

Highlights

• Effective stewardship is important. Long-term thinking and shareholder engagement helps markets function well.
• Whilst progress has been made towards more effective stewardship, the overall evidence on whether and how stewardship is happening is mixed.
• We will consider how to build upon the baseline for stewardship established by implementation of the Revised Shareholder Rights Directive, in the context of the FRC’s revision of its Stewardship Code.

FTSE Russell Appoints New Canada Country Head

Date 03/04/2019

• Paul Bowes appointed Country Head, FTSE Russell Canada
• Will lead business development, partnering with clients and key stakeholders
• Brings a wealth of experience across fixed income and equity capital markets, indices and derivatives

TASE Releases 2018 Financial Results

Date 03/04/2019

• Significant Improvement In Current Activity With Increase Of 5% In Revenues, Amounted To NIS 256 Million
• Expenses down 1% in 2018 relative to 2017
• 2018 EBITDA amounted to NIS 61 million, increase of 34%, relative to 2017
• Net profit, excluding the reversal of the impairment provision for the TASE building amounted to NIS 21 million, growth of 59% over 2017;
• Total 2018 net profit amounted to NIS 86 million
• TASE to complete IPO in the coming months following release of Q1 2019 financial statements; announces dividend policy for the first time, whereby 30%-50% of current profit will be distributed starting in 2020

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo To Speak At The Eurofi High Level Seminar 2019

Date 03/04/2019

European Commission: Statement By President Juncker On The United Kingdom's Withdrawal From The European Union At The European Parliament's Plenary Session

Date 03/04/2019

The developments in Westminster over the past days have convinced me of what I already knew. The best way forward is the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement. It has already been agreed by the Government of the United Kingdom, endorsed by this House as well as by the European Council.

EBA Acknowledges Notification From The Austrian Financial Market Authority

Date 03/04/2019

The EBA has received a notification from the Austrian Financial Market Authority (Finanzmarktaufsicht, FMA), in its capacity as Resolution Authority, in relation to the application of resolution measures to Heta Asset Resolution AG.

Steven Maijoor, ESMA Chair, Delivers Key Note Speech At Better Finance 10th Anniversary Conference

Date 03/04/2019

Steven Maijoor, the Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority, has delivered the keynote speech at today's Better Finance 10th Anniversary Conference in Bucharest.

EBA Centralises Information On Administrative Sanctions Or Measures Under AMLD4

Date 03/04/2019

The European Banking Authority (EBA) brought together, on its website, links to national competent authorities' websites where users will be able to access information on sanctions and administrative measures competent authorities have imposed for breaches of applicable anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CFT) obligations.