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Borsa Istanbul: BIST Stock Indices Ground Rules Has Been Updated In Order To Adapt New Market Structure Changes And 3 New Indices, Namely BIST Liquid Banks, BIST Liquid 10 Ex Banks And BIST ECM Indices

Date 28/10/2019

Borsa Istanbul Management has decided to amend BIST Stock Indices Ground Rules because of the;

• New market structure changes, announced on October 2, 2019 with the announcement numbered 2019/65, in order to;
  1. form selection pool of BIST 30, BIST 50 and BIST 100 indices from stocks trading on Stars Market,
  2. remove the rules regarding abolished ABCD groupings,
  3. use average of adjusted prices, instead of median of adjusted prices, for the calculation of market capitalization, during periodic reviews of indices which are subject to periodic review,
  4. change the lower and upper thresholds used for the determination of included/excluded stocks for BIST 100 index, to 95 and 105 respectively, instead of former 90 and 110,
  5. set number of substitute shares to 3 for all indices, which have reserve list,
• Start to calculate 3 new indices, namely BIST Liquid Banks, BIST Liquid 10 Ex Banks and BIST ECM indices of which constituents will be selected among Stars Market Group 1 stocks for BIST Liquid Banks and BIST Liquid 10 Ex Banks indices and among Emerging Companies Market stocks for BIST ECM index.

IPC Strikes Strategic Partnership With Trusted Data Solutions - Providing Solutions For Global Compliant Access, Management And Transformation Of Voice And Electronic Data

Date 28/10/2019

IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, today announced a strategic partnership with Trusted Data Solutions (TDS), an expert in  mobile voice recording solutions, compliance, data management and transformation services. This strategic partnership enables IPC customers to access and manage legacy and real-time voice related data in a single unified solution.  

NICE Actimize Revolutionizes Collaborative Fraud Fighting At Money20/20 With Decentralized Artificial Intelligence Capabilities Leveraging Its Collective Intelligence Capabilities, NICE Actimize’s Federated Learning Approach Tackles Multiple Fraud Typologies, Including Application Fraud, Business Email Compromise And Real-Time Payments Fraud

Date 28/10/2019

Debuting at Money20/20 USA today, NICE Actimize, a NICE business (Nasdaq: NICE) and leader in Autonomous Financial Crime Management, is introducing its Federated Learning capability that will provide financial services organizations (FSOs) with higher fraud detection rates across numerous fraud scenarios by leveraging NICE Actimize’s Collective Intelligence network. With this innovative cloud-based approach that uses machine learning analytics, FSOs can protect their institutions more effectively against multiple fraud typologies, including real-time payments fraud, while improving customer experience. 

ACER Launches Three Public Consultations On Electricity Balancing

Date 28/10/2019

The European Union (EU) Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) launches today three public consultations according to the EU Regulation on Electricity Balancing to provide common rules across Member States.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In The Global ETFs Industry Extended Lead Over Hedge Fund Industry To US$2.54 Trillion At The End Of Q3 2019

Date 28/10/2019

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in the global ETFs and ETPs industry extended its lead over the global hedge fund industry to US$2.54 trillion at the end of Q3 2019, an increase of 2.52% since of Q2 2019. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Monetary Policy And Open Questions In International Macroeconomics - Speech By Silvana Tenreyro, External Member Of The Monetary Policy Committee, Bank Of England, Given At The John Flemming Memorial Lecture, London

Date 28/10/2019

In her speech, Silvana Tenreyro considers some long-term issues in the global economy. She focuses on three ideas that have dominated the policy and academic debate in the years since the 2008 financial crisis. These are:

• the role of the dollar in international trade
• the effect of trade barriers on the economy
• the so-called ‘Doom Loop’ connecting sovereign and bank risk

Remarks By Mario Draghi, President Of The ECB, At The Farewell Event In His Honour

Date 28/10/2019

This year marks two decades of monetary union, which is by any measure a momentous anniversary. Not so long ago, the euro area economy was scarred by a level of unemployment probably unseen since the Great Depression, and fundamental questions were being asked about whether the euro would survive. Today 11 million more people are in work. Public trust in the euro has risen to its highest level ever. Across the euro area, policymakers are reaffirming that the euro is irreversible.

Mastercard Launches Accelerate To Supercharge FinTech Success - Programme Simplifies Experience For FinTechs And Drives Digital Innovation

Date 28/10/2019

Mastercard today launches Mastercard Accelerate, a global initiative that simplifies the way that Mastercard works with fintechs, giving them access to everything they need to grow quickly. Offering a simple, single entry-point to the company’s wide portfolio of specialized programs, Mastercard Accelerate gives start-ups and emerging brands support and assistance for every stage of their growth and transformation, from market entry to global expansion.

Vela And PlusWealth Collaborate To Extend Metro Trading Platform Access To The National Stock Exchange Of India - Enabling Traders To Easily Access Indian Markets

Date 28/10/2019

Vela, a leading independent provider of trading and market access technology for global multi-asset electronic trading, and PlusWealth Capital Management LLP, the stockbroking business of proprietary trading firm Plus Wealth, today announced the addition of the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) to Vela’s automated trading platform, Metro. The availability of NSE access is an extension of existing support provided by Vela to Plus Wealth’s proprietary trading business.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JV3Q3 - Update 1

Date 28/10/2019

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 28.10.2019, 12-46 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band and initial margins (up to 10.5 %) for the security RU000A0JV3Q3 were changed. New values are available here