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ACER To Adopt New Decision On Gas Capacity Booking Platform On German-Polish Border

Date 22/02/2019

The Agency takes note of the ACER Board of Appeal (BoA) Decision, published today, in the appeal case A-002-2018, PRISMA European Capacity Platform GmbH v ACER, in which the BoA annuls the Agency Decision No 11/2018 on the gas booking platform to be used at the ‘Mallnow’ interconnection point (‘IP’) and the ‘GCP’ virtual interconnection point (‘VIP’) on the German-Polish border. The case was referred to the Agency by the national regulatory authorities of Germany and Poland, as they failed to reach an agreement.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Issues Quarterly Report

Date 22/02/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published its Quarterly Report summarising key developments from October to December 2018.

Deutsche Börse Group: Business Indicators for January 2019

Date 22/02/2019

Attached please find a summary of Deutsche Börse Group's business indicators for January 2019.

HKEX Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 22/02/2019

Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Shanghai Stock Exchange Focuses On Regulation In Disclosure And Review Of Annual Reports

Date 22/02/2019

The period fordisclosure of 2018 annual reports has kicked off. As a summary of the annual business result and operation of a listed company, the annual report isan important way for investors to learn about the quality and risks of the listed company. The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has always attached great importance to the disclosure and review of the annual reports and established a mature working mechanism. In 2018, Chinese economy registered a stable performance with a good momentum for growth amidst changes and increasing downward pressure, and the listed companies were in the face of more uncertainties in operation. As a result, some companies failed to effectively adapt to the changes in the economic and market circumstances, exposing themselves to more long accumulated risks. In such a context, , the SSE has set the goals for the review of this year's annual reportsbased on actual conditions and work requirements. They include unvealing the facts about the production, operation, corporate governance, and compliance to operation standard, etc. in the listed companies, identifyingthe problems and risks in the companies, and proposing more targeted measures for supportingtheir development and quality improvement. The SSE will focus on the following four aspects.

B-Hive Launches European Fintech Landscape Report, B-Lens 2.0, Together With Roland Berger And Sirris

Date 22/02/2019

B-Hive, the collaborative innovation platform, together with Roland Berger, one of the leading global consultancy firms, and Sirris, the collective centre for and by the technological industry, has published B-Lens 2.0, a fintech landscape report that takes a look at the state of financial services and fintechs in Belgium and Europe.

BCCL Launches Primary Market Information Platform And Signs MoU With ADBC

Date 22/02/2019

Bond Connect Company Limited (BCCL) today (Friday) launched its Primary Market Information Platform at a ceremony held at the HKEX Connect Hall. The Primary Market Information Platform is the first English-language portal for the dissemination of Chinese primary bond market information. The new portal provides timely and reliable information on new Chinese bond issuances to global Bond Connect users.

Greater Flexibility In Financial Market Communications For New And Listed Companies - Vienna Stock Exchange Moves In Step With European Stock Exchanges Regarding Reporting Obligations

Date 22/02/2019

Companies listed on the prime market of the Vienna Stock Exchange may choose whether or not to publish quarterly reports (Q1 & Q3) and in what form. The respective amendment to the prime market rules enters into effect immediately. The companies listed in the top segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange are highly transparent and finely attuned to investors. Within the prime market framework, they will continue to fulfil stricter requirements than stipulated by law (Austrian Stock Exchange Act). So far, the quarterly reports of prime market issuers have been rather extensive by international standards. European stock exchanges such as the Euronext Group, the London Stock Exchange and the Swiss Stock Exchange also give the listed companies the freedom to choose their quarterly reporting policy.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Propels Set-up Of Sci-Tech Innovation Board And Pilot Registration-Based IPO System

Date 22/02/2019

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), under the unified deployment of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), is accelerating all the preparations to fuel the smooth landing of the reform on setting up the science and technology innovation board and carrying out the pilot of registration-based IPO system.

World Economic Forum: Risk Of ‘Stranded Nations’ Highlights Need For Sovereign Wealth Funds To Prepare For The Age Of Green Energy

Date 22/02/2019