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Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Meeting Of The Court Of Directors Held On 10 December 2018

Date 26/02/2019

The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.

Bank Of England: Gertjan Vlieghe's Annual Report For The Treasury Select Committee - Published For The Treasury Select Committee Hearing On 26 February 2019

Date 26/02/2019

Since November 2017, the two main factors affecting the UK have been the state of the global economy and the impact of changing expectations of, and uncertainty about, Brexit.

Thomson Reuters Reports Fourth-Quarter And Full-Year 2018 Results

Date 26/02/2019

Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) today reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018.

• The company achieved its full-year 2018 Outlook and provided its future Outlook
• The Thomson Reuters Board of Directors approved a $0.04 per share annualized increase in the dividend to $1.44 per common share. This represents the 26th consecutive year of dividend increases.

Europeanissuers Members Appointed To The European Corporate Reporting Lab’s First Project Task Force On Climate-Related Reporting

Date 26/02/2019

EuropeanIssuers would like to congratulate the candidates who were successfully chosen to be a part of the European Corporate Reporting Lab’s first Project Task Force on Climate-Related Reporting. The Task Force will be responsible for the operation of this first project of the European Lab, including planning, identifying good practices and challenges, conducting stakeholder outreach activities and the project report and other deliverables on climate-related reporting. Out of the successful candidates, EuropeanIssuers would like to give special recognition to four of whom are among its membership: Ms Alice Peyrard (Veolia); Ms Giulia Genuardi (ENEL); Mr Bertrand Janus (Total); and Mr Piotr Biernacki (SEG).

ESMA Publishes Responses To Its Consultation On Reporting Guidelines Under The MMF Regulation

Date 26/02/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the responses received to its Consultation on draft guidelines on the reporting to competent authorities under article 37 of the MMF Regulation.

Data Source For Settlement Of MOEX EUR/USD FX Futures Changed

Date 26/02/2019

Moscow Exchange has changed the source of data used to settle the MOEX EUR/USD FX futures contracts following the decision of the Derivatives Market Committee of 24 April 2018.

Bank Of England: Additional Indexed Long-Term Repo Operations

Date 26/02/2019

The Bank of England is today announcing a temporary amendment to its liquidity insurance facilities.

Securities And Futures Commission: Court Of Appeal Dismisses Appeal By Andrew Left

Date 26/02/2019

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the appeal by Mr Andrew Left of Citron Research against the determination of the Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) on points of law under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO).

Lending And Payment Systems In Upheaval: The FinTech Challenge - Speech By Yves Mersch, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, At The 3rd Annual Conference On FinTech And Digital Innovation, 26 February 2019, Brussels

Date 26/02/2019

Fintech is nothing new. Financial technology has existed for practically as long as the financial services industry itself. The telegraph and the transatlantic cable laid in 1866 to connect North America and Europe is a clear example. That technology provided the infrastructure for the first era of major financial globalisation in the late 19th century. And innovations such as the automated teller machine (ATM), credit cards, electronic payments and internet banking have each changed the face of modern banking.

Bank Of England: Sir Dave Ramsden's Annual Report For The Treasury Select Committee - Published For The Treasury Select Committee Hearing On 26 February 2019

Date 26/02/2019

This is my first report to the Treasury Committee since joining the MPC in September 2017