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XTX Markets Selects Paris For Its Post-Brexit European Hub

Date 29/10/2018

Cross-asset liquidity provider XTX Markets (XTX) today announces it has chosen Paris as its post Brexit European hub.

RBC Investor & Treasury Services Appointed Custodian For First Block Capital’s ETFs

Date 29/10/2018

RBC Investor & Treasury Services (RBC I&TS), part of Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), today announced it has been appointed custodian by First Block Capital Inc. (“First Block”), on its new actively managed FBC Distributed Ledger Technology Adopters ETF, which launched on October 11, 2018. RBC I&TS will also provide fund valuation, ETF administration and tax reporting services.

European Energy Exchange (EEX) : Supervisory Board Extends Management Board Mandate Of Iris Weidinger And Peter Reitz

Date 29/10/2018

• Jean-François Conil-Lacoste and Thomas Siegl to leave EEX Management Board 
• Chief Technology Officer to complement the Management Board

ESAs Propose New Amendments To Technical Standards On The Mapping Of ECAIs

Date 29/10/2018

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) has launched a public consultation to amend the Implementing Regulations on the mapping of credit assessments of External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) for credit risk to reflect the outcomes of a monitoring exercise on the adequacy of existing mappings, namely changes to the Credit Quality Steps (CQS) allocation for two ECAIs and the introduction of new credit rating scales for ten ECAIs. 

European Commodity Clearing (ECC): Supervisory Board Extends Peter Reitz’ CEO Mandate

Date 29/10/2018

• Götz Dittrich proposed as Chief Operating Officer – Chief Technology Officer to complement the Management Board

Remit And Recommendations For The Financial Policy Committee – 2018: Letter From The Chancellor To The Governor, Bank Of England

Date 29/10/2018

Letter From The Chancellor To The Governor

SIX Wins SERAFE AG As New eBill Client

Date 29/10/2018

SIX Paynet Ltd is gaining a major new client in the form of SERAFE AG, the new collection agency for the radio and television fee.

ESAs Propose New Amendments To Technical Standards On The Mapping Of ECAIs

Date 29/10/2018

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) has launched a public consultation to amend the Implementing Regulations on the mapping of credit assessments of External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) for credit risk to reflect the outcomes of a monitoring exercise on the adequacy of existing mappings, namely changes to the Credit Quality Steps (CQS) allocation for two ECAIs and the introduction of new credit rating scales for ten ECAIs. 

Oliver Hemsley Invests In Argentex - City Veteran Will Also Join Advisory Board

Date 29/10/2018

Argentex LLP (‘Argentex’), a leading FCA regulated provider of foreign exchange services to corporate and private clients across EMEA, is pleased to announce Oliver Hemsley as a new investor in the Company.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Data Shows Increase In Complaints With More Than 4 Million Complaints During The First Half Of 2018

Date 29/10/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published the complaints figures for regulated firms for the first half of 2018.