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UK Parliament: Treasury Committee Demands Government’s Tariff Plans For No-Deal Brexit

Date 06/03/2019

There have been reports that in the event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, the Government could slash tariffs on imported goods by 80 to 90 per cent.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics – February 2019

Date 06/03/2019

TMX Group Limited today announced February 2019 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha) and Montréal Exchange (MX).

Moscow Exchange Supervisory Board Recommends Dividend For 2018

Date 06/03/2019

At its meeting on 6 March 2019, the Supervisory Board of Moscow Exchange (MOEX) set the date of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) as 25 April 2019.

CME Receives Approval To Clear FEX Global

Date 06/03/2019

On 26 February 2019, FEX Global’s clearing services provider, CME received its approvals from the Australian Government.

Nasdaq And Bourse Régionale Des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) Sign New Market Surveillance Technology Agreement - The Technology Will Monitor Trading Across Eight West African Countries

Date 06/03/2019

Nasdaq and Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) have signed a new agreement for Nasdaq to deliver market surveillance technology (SMARTS) to BRVM. BRVM is one of the world’s most integrated supranational organizations. It connects eight West African markets, which leverage a single common exchange, currency, central bank and language. BRVM will implement Nasdaq’s surveillance technology to monitor cross-market and cross-asset trading activity.

Stable Launches A Commodity Price Risk Management Platform And Seals $6m Seed Funding Round - Stable’s Fintech Platform Democratises Price Risk Management For Commodity Sellers And Buyers In The $3.35trn Agri-Food Sector

Date 06/03/2019

Stable, the venture backed fintech that is rapidly disrupting the commodity price risk management (CPRM) industry, today announces the launch of its risk management platform. The new platform is initially focused on food and farming businesses in over 15 countries around the world. Stable has raised $6m in seed funding from Anthemis, Syngenta Ventures, Baloise and Ascot Underwriting.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Corn Options Shows Great Development Potential

Date 06/03/2019

The corn options was listed for trading on Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) on January 28. Over the past one month, the corn options has presented rational and smooth market operation, effective and reasonable pricing, active participation of institutional clients and steady increase in open interests , demonstrating its great market liquidity and development potential. Market participants generally believed that there will be huge development space for the corn options due to its solid industry basis.

Amman Stock Exchange: Classifying The Listed Companies According To Islamic Sharia

Date 06/03/2019

The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) CEO, Mr. Nader Azar stated that the ASE has formed a Sharia Advisory Committee of elite specialists in Sharia sciences and Islamic finance for drafting Sharia and Accounting Standards to classify the listed companies at the ASE according to their compliance with Islamic Sharia, where the committee drafted the aforementioned standards after reviewing the decisions of the Board of Iftaa, Research and Islamic Studies in Jordan, the General Iftaa Department's Fatwa,  the International Islamic Fiqh Academy, the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) standard number 21 regarding to "securities: shares and bonds", Sharia Supervisory Boards' decisions, Dow Jones Islamic Market Index and the international practices, therefore the committee presented the standards on the High Council to be approved.

Securities Commission Malaysia Seeks Public Feedback On Proposed Initial Coin Offering And Property Crowdfunding Framework

Date 06/03/2019

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today published two consultation papers to seek public feedback on the framework for Initial Coin Offering (ICO) and property crowdfunding.

Luxembourg Stock Exchange Wins Green Bond Pioneer Award From Climate Bonds Initiative

Date 06/03/2019

• Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) recognises Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s efforts in promoting sustainable finance
• The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE), with its sustainability-focused Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), wins in the Green Bond Listing Venue category
• The CBI awards recognise global leadership in green bond issuance and green finance development