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Shareholders Of The Bucharest Stock Exchange Voted For The Local Central Counterparty, The Lodestar Project Of The Romanian Capital Market In A Move To Double Liquidity

Date 29/01/2019

• The shareholders of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) approved during the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders the establishment of the local Central Counterparty (CCP), a project worth a total of EUR 16 million, to which BVB will contribute up to EUR 10 million.
• Adrian Tanase, BVB CEO: The trading costs are not going to be higher for brokers nor for clients. The investors will be able to access more investing strategies and, as the market develops, we plan to lower tariffs.
• A key role of the CCP is to act as a warrant for the market integrity by eliminating counterparty risk. The new entity will help diversify the market products by offering derivatives and will be able to double the average daily trading value.

SEC Names Manisha Kimmel As Senior Policy Advisor To The Chairman On The Consolidated Audit Trail

Date 29/01/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Manisha Kimmel will serve as Senior Policy Advisor for Regulatory Reporting to Chairman Jay Clayton.  In this new role, Ms. Kimmel will coordinate the SEC’s oversight of the self-regulatory organizations’ (SROs) creation and implementation of the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT).  Ms. Kimmel will work closely with the Division of Trading and Markets and other divisions and offices on the CAT and other regulatory reporting matters.

LiquidityBook Names Alexander Ponyrko Principal Software Engineer

Date 29/01/2019

LiquidityBook, a leading Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)-based provider of buy- and sell-side trading solutions, today announced the addition of Alexander Ponyrko as Principal Software Engineer.

ETFGI Reports ETFs And ETPs Listed In Latin America Gather Net Inflows Of US$635 Million During December 2018

Date 29/01/2019

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Latin America gathered net inflows of US$635 million during December. During the month, total assets invested in the Latin American ETF and ETP industry increased 8.15%, from US$7.81 billion at the end of November, to US$8.44 billion, according to ETFGI’s December 2018 Latin American ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 

French Savers Again Excluded From The Governance Of The French Financial Supervisory Authority (AMF)

Date 29/01/2019

The French Government, the National Assembly and the Senate have just appointed the new members of the AMF’s supervisory body.

Moscow Exchange: Final Settlement Price Determined For MOEX USD/INR FX Futures Contract

Date 29/01/2019

On 29 Januaty 2019, Moscow Exchange determined the final settlement price for the USD/INR FX futures contract:

• UINR-01.19 – 71.0942 (Indian rupees for one US dollar)

Eurex Reaches Global Pole Position

Date 29/01/2019

Eurex is the world‘s largest derivatives exchange based on Open Interest. In 2018, Open Interest rose by 18 percent to 120,467,829 contracts. According to the Futures Industry Association (FIA), this puts Eurex in the pole position. It underlines the success of Eurex‘s buy side initiatives. Asset managers, pension funds and others tend to hold their risk positions, thus increasing Open Interest at Eurex.

London Stock Exchange Group: ELITE Scotland Launches With Cohort Of 7 Scottish Companies

Date 29/01/2019

• 7 Scottish companies join ELITE, the first exclusively Scottish cohort, as part of the launch of ELITE Scotland
• ELITE is LSEG’s global initiative for ambitious fast-growing private companies; an ecosystem to help businesses reach their next stage of growth
• ELITE Scotland is the first initiative of its kind for ELITE in the UK; builds on existing strong contingent of Scottish ELITE companies and vibrant entrepreneurial community in Scotland
• More than 1000 companies have joined ELITE from 40 countries across 35 sectors

Cyprus Stock Exchange December 2018

Date 29/01/2019

Further to a relevant decision of the Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) regarding its participation in the share capital of the Hellenic Energy Exchange S.A. (HEnEx S.A.), it was announced that the transfer of 10% of the share capital of the above company to the CSE was completed on 18 December 2018 in Athens.  

Deutsche Börse And HQLAX Make Significant Progress On Blockchain Securities Lending Solution - Six Banks Already Started Onboarding - Deutsche Börse Acquired Further Shares In HQLAX

Date 29/01/2019

The development of the HQLAX target operating model, an innovative blockchain solution for collateral swaps in the securities lending market by Deutsche Börse Group and HQLAX, is showing significant progress. In March 2018, Deutsche Börse Group and HQLAX announced a cooperation for a securities lending offering based on R3’s Corda blockchain solution. It aims to facilitate more efficient collateral management of high-quality liquid assets (HQLAs), which are in heightened demand due to increased clearing and margin requirements under Basel III regulations.