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EU Financial Regulators Highlight Risks Of A No-Deal Brexit And Asset Price Volatility

Date 02/04/2019

The European Union’s (EU) banking, insurance, pensions and securities sectors continue to face a range of risks, the latest report on “Risks and Vulnerabilities in the EU Financial System” published today by the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) shows.

Powernext To Launch Monthly Auctions For Guarantees Of Origin In September

Date 02/04/2019

Powernext has developed an auction system for Guarantees of Origin (GOs) which will be launched in September 2019 .

For The First Time, BCS Global Markets Allows Russian Investors To Invest In U.S. Unicorn - BCS Global Markets Clients Were Able To Participate In LYFT’s IPO, Which Was Valued At $21 Billion

Date 02/04/2019

Initial Public Offering (IPO) of LYFT, a U.S. ride-sharing service, is the first major debut placement of a unicorn company (capitalization over USD 1 bn) this year, with a market capitalization at $21 billion.

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange And Montréal Exchange Closed For Good Friday

Date 02/04/2019

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange and Montréal Exchange will be closed on Friday, April 19, 2019 for Good Friday.

Börse Berlin: €10.8 Billion Turnover In Q1/2019

Date 02/04/2019

• Börse Berlin’s Market places, Xontro and Equiduct, achieved a combined turnover of €10.8 billion and 1.6 million trades in the first quarter of 2019.

ESMA Issues Four Positive Opinions On National Product Intervention Measures

Date 02/04/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued four positive opinions on product intervention measures taken by the National Competent Authorities (NCAs) of the Netherlands, Poland and the United Kingdom. ESMA’s opinion finds that the proposed measures are justified and proportionate and that it is necessary for NCAs to take product intervention measures that are at least as stringent as ESMA’s meas

tZERO Appoints Elliot Grossman Chief Executive Officer Of Upcoming Retail Broker-Dealer - Experienced Capital Markets Executive To Oversee Expansion

Date 02/04/2019

tZERO, a technology company and global leader in blockchain innovation for capital markets, announced today that Elliot Grossman has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its upcoming broker-dealer affiliate. Grossman, who was most recently the managing director of equity trading at Dinosaur Financial Group, LLC (Dinosaur), a New York-based institutional brokerage firm, will oversee the establishment and management of the anticipated retail brokerage services affiliate.

EGX Concludes Its Capacity Building Training For 20 Stock Exchanges

Date 02/04/2019

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) concluded its capacity building training program entitled “Towards Vibrant African Capital Markets” on Thursday 28 of March 2019, held in cooperation with the Anti-corruption Academy (ACA) in their premise.  The training program was attended by 25 trainee representatives from 20 African countries for the duration of 4 days from Monday, March 25 through Thursday March 28.  Lectures were conducted by EGX’s top management and top representatives of the ACA.

Non-Jordanian Ownership At The Amman Stock Exchange Reached 51.1%

Date 02/04/2019

The value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) in March 2019 was JD 47.6 million, representing 28.3% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 88.2 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments in March 2019 showed a decrease by JD 40.6 million, compared with an increase of JD 1.6 million during the same month of 2018.

The Canadian Securities Administrators Renew Term Of Chair And Appoint New Vice-Chair

Date 02/04/2019

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today announced that the term of CSA Chair Louis Morisset, President and CEO of the Autorité des marchés financiers, has been renewed for a further two years, until March 31, 2021. Mr. Morisset was first appointed CSA Chair in March 2015.