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EEX New Participant: Vattenfall Energy Trading GmbH

Date 04/12/2018

Vattenfall Energy Trading GmbH has been additionally admitted to exchange trading for UK Financial Power Futures.

EBA Publishes Final Guidelines On The Exemption From The Fall Back Mechanism Under The RTS On SCA And CSC

Date 04/12/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines on the conditions that account servicing payment service providers (ASPSPs) must meet in order to be exempted from the obligation to implement the fallback mechanism under the Regulation (EU) 2018/389 on strong customer authentication and common and secure communication (RTS on SCA&CSC). The Guidelines aim at providing clarity to ASPSPs and national competent authorities (CAs) regarding the elements that should be considered for the purpose of an exemption and at ensuring a consistent application of the conditions for an exemption across the 28 EU Member States.

FTSE Russell Launches New Green Real Estate Indexes

Date 04/12/2018

• New FTSE EPRA Nareit Green Indexes allow investors to integrate climate risk into listed real estate portfolios
• Provide a similar returns profile to their parent index, but materially enhances climate exposure in building energy efficiency, green certification and carbon emissions
• Innovative tools to help drive ambitious global sustainability agenda
• Real estate sector currently accounts for 28% of global carbon emissions
• US $341 billion of assets currently benchmarked to underlying FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Real Estate Indexes

Strong November For Eurex Exchange: 12 Percent Increase In Total Turnover

Date 04/12/2018

In November, Eurex, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange and part of Deutsche Börse Group, has again seen very strong demand for its products. A total of 149.5 million contracts were traded in November. This is 12 percent more than in last November (133.3 million).

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Publication Of Final Terms

Date 04/12/2018

Pursuant to the London Stock Exchange Group plc's £2,500,000,000 Euro

Medium Term Note Programme, final terms (the "Final Terms") of the

following securities issued are available for viewing:

• EUR 500,000,000 1.750% Senior Notes due 2027 (ISIN XS1918000107)

BME Brings Together Seven Spanish Midcaps With European Investors In Geneva - Tenth Edition Of The "Geneva MidCap Event"

Date 04/12/2018

The tenth edition of the Geneva MidCap Event, an annual meeting of medium and small companies with investors sponsored by BME, is being held in Geneva today. The two-day meeting will allow the management teams of eight small and medium capitalisation Spanish listed companies to meet with European institutional investors from France, Belgium, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and Switzerland. More than 100 investors will attend the event this year.

The UK Economic Secretary To The Treasury, John Glen, Delivered A Speech To The FT Banking Summit

Date 04/12/2018

Introduction

Ladies and gentlemen – thank you for having me to speak this morning.

As the City Minister and your advocate in government – I fight your corner every day.

Banking Union: European Council - Council Of The European Union - Endorses Package Of Measures To Reduce Risk

Date 04/12/2018

The Council took today a significant step towards strengthening the banking union.

Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam Before The Market Risk Advisory Committee

Date 04/12/2018

Introduction

Good morning and welcome to the CFTC’s Market Risk Advisory Committee’s (“MRAC” or “Committee”) third and final meeting of 2018.  As we edge closer to a new year, I have begun to reflect on the work of this Committee that started twelve months ago, and I am both proud of the accomplishments, and equally optimistic and excited for 2019.  As our markets continue to grow, evolve, and innovate in an atmosphere of increasing geopolitical tensions, there will be new questions and issues to address.  This Committee continually demonstrates a deft ability to adapt itself by addressing the most pressing and challenging market risk issues of the day.

EBA Announces Timing For Publication Of 2018 EU-Wide Transparency Exercise And Risk Assessment Report

Date 04/12/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) announced today that its 2018 Risk Report and transparency exercise with bank by bank data will be released on Friday 14 December at 17:00 UK time (18:00 CET).