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Borsa İstanbul Announces The Constituent Changes To The BIST SME Industrial Index For June 1, 2019- May 31, 2020 Period

Date 17/05/2019

All changes will be applied after the close of business on Friday, May 31, 2019 and will be effective on Monday, June 3, 2019.

FEAS Yearbook 2018 Is Published

Date 17/05/2019

FEAS is happy to announce that FEAS has just published FEAS Annual Yearbook 2018. FEAS Annual Yearbook 2018 is a cutting-edge journal about FEAS Members and Members' Countries, full of data, graphs, statistics, facts, greetings, images, videos... as well as ConFEAS 2018 and FEAS Champions League Award Ceremony 2018.

Citizens In Service, Not People In Power - Speech By Alex Brazier, Executive Director For Financial Stability Strategy And Risk, Bank Of England Member Of The Financial Policy Committee, Given At Allen & Overy, London

Date 17/05/2019

Alex Brazier discusses how the UK’s macroprudential policymaking committee – the Financial Policy Committee – remains accountable to the UK public in carrying out its work. He adds that the unelected decision makers need to ensure that they remain citizens in service and not people in power.

NovitasFTCL Advises The Shareholders Of RSRCHXchange On Its Sale To Liquidnet

Date 17/05/2019

NovitasFTCL is pleased to announce that it acted as exclusive financial advisor to the shareholders of RSRCHXchange on its sale to Liquidnet.

CME Group Appoints Trey Berre As Global Head Of Data Services

Date 17/05/2019

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the appointment of Trey Berre to Global Head of Data Services.

Federal Open Market Committee Announces Tentative Meeting Schedule For 2020

Date 17/05/2019

The Federal Open Market Committee on Friday announced its tentative meeting schedule for 2020:

Bank Of England: Statement On Metro Bank - The Prudential Regulation Authority Welcomes The Steps Taken Today By Metro Bank

Date 17/05/2019

The Prudential Regulation Authority welcomes the steps taken today by Metro Bank. Metro Bank is profitable and continues to have adequate capital and liquidity to serve its current customer base. It has raised additional capital in order to fund future growth.

HKEX: Exchange Seeks Views On Strengthening ESG Rules And Publishes Guidance Materials On ESG And Gender Diversity

Date 17/05/2019

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), today (Friday) announces the publication of:

• Consultation Paper “Review of the Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide and related Listing Rules” (ESG Consultation)
     
• ESG guidance materials (including e-training and Frequently Asked Questions Series 17 and 18); and
  
  
• Updated Guidance Letter HKEX-GL86-16 (i) setting out our expected disclosure on ESG matters and (ii) requiring disclosures on gender diversity in the listing documents of new applicants.

Leading The Way On Regulation - Speech Delivered By Karina Mcteague, Director Of General Insurance And Conduct Specialists Supervision, At The British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA) Conference 2019.

Date 17/05/2019

Highlights

• Business models should be sustainable and analysed against the risks and opportunities of rapidly evolving customer expectations.
• Meeting the requirements of the Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) contributes to enhancing trust in the insurance industry.
• The clarity provided through Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) is not simply a matter of regulatory compliance, it is also good business practice and beneficial for firms of all sizes.

Additional Opportunities In New Markets? Eurex’s ESG Futures Get CTFC Approval

Date 17/05/2019

In February we have launched the first index futures on a number environmental, social and governance (ESG) versions of selected benchmark indices from STOXX®. These indexes utilize several methodologies to achieve the desired result, from exclusions to weighting considering the carbon and climate impact footprint of the companies that are part of the index constituents. The growth of ESG investing has created demand for sophisticated or diversified index concepts that move away from existing benchmarks and derivatives to versions that reflect these sustainability factors. But how is the trend in other markets, what opportunities exist in the U.S. for example? And how does the currently achieved CTFC approval support us?