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Euronext’s Shareholders Unanimously Voted In Favour Of Euronext’s Acquisition Of Up To 100% Of Oslo Børs VPS

Date 16/05/2019

Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange, announced today that its shareholders unanimously voted in favour of Euronext’s acquisition of up to 100% of Oslo Børs VPS’s capital during the General Meeting of Shareholders held on 16 May 2019 in Amsterdam. Shareholders’ approval was the last major condition to complete the transaction, since most of the other condition precedents highlighted in Euronext’s offer document were already met, including the clearance received from the Norwegian Ministry of Finance. Euronext expects to meet the remaining customary conditions described in its offer document available on www.euronext.com and close the transaction before the end of Q2 2019. Defined terms with capital letters herein have the meaning as in Euronext’s Offer Document published on 14 January 2019 and available on www.euronext.com.

Stylish Regulation - Speech By Sam Woods, Bank Of England, Deputy Governor For Prudential Regulation And Chief Executive Officer, Prudential Regulation Authority, Given At The UBS 20th Annual Financial Institutions Conference, Lausanne

Date 16/05/2019

In his speech, Sam Woods discusses what our system of financial regulation might look like after the UK leaves the EU.

Antitrust: European Commission Fines Barclays, RBS, Citigroup, JPMorgan And MUFG €1.07 Billion For Participating In Foreign Exchange Spot Trading Cartel

Date 16/05/2019

In two settlement decisions, the European Commission has fined five banks for taking part in two cartels in the Spot Foreign Exchange market for 11 currencies - Euro, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Swiss Franc, US, Canadian, New Zealand and Australian Dollars, and Danish, Swedish and Norwegian crowns.

Deutsche Börse Group: Business Indicators For April 2019

Date 16/05/2019

Results Of The Annual Load Testing Of Moscow Exchange Trading And Clearing Systems

Date 16/05/2019

Moscow Exchange announces the results of the annual public load testing of its FX, derivative and equity trading and clearing platforms.

Dubai Financial Market Achieves 97% Compliance In Listed Companies’ Disclosure Of Q1-2019 Results

Date 16/05/2019

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that its listed companies have recorded a 97% compliance regarding the disclosure of Q1-2019 results within the deadline of 45 days from the end of the period.

Complacency Within UK Businesses Could Drive Money Laundering Risks, Latest Report By LexisNexis Risk Solutions Warns

Date 16/05/2019

• The majority of businesses think enough is being done to tackle the UK’s dirty money problem, despite potentially £100bn+ of illicit funds impacting the UK each year
• New research from LexisNexis Risk Solutions examines the business view of the UK’s anti-money laundering regime
• The firm warns that the UK is at risk of complacency when tackling illicit funds
• Legal and property sectors still perceived as low risk, despite recent crackdowns 

Yury Denisov Takes Office As CEO Of Moscow Exchange

Date 16/05/2019

Yury Denisov has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Moscow Exchange with effect from 16 May 2019. The decision was made by Moscow Exchange’s Supervisory Board and approved by the Bank of Russia.

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission Bans Wang Can For 30 Months

Date 16/05/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Wang Can, a former licensed representative of China Galaxy International Securities (Hong Kong) Co., Limited (CGIS), for 30 months for misconduct.

Factor Investing In Fixed-Income: EDHEC-Risk Institute Paper Shows That It Is Possible To Build Duration-Timing Strategies That Are Economically Superior To Bearing Unconditional Duration Risk

Date 16/05/2019

The abundance of theoretical and empirical research on factor investing in the equity universe contrasts strongly with the relative scarcity of research on the existence and exploitability of risk premia in bond markets. Recently, some managers have been focusing on risk premia in fixed income, but the academic knowledge remains limited and it seems that it is not possible to apply the same factors that have been identified for equities in a straightforward way.