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IMF Executive Board Reviews Fiscal Policies For Paris Climate Strategies

Date 03/05/2019

On March 18, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) discussed a paper providing country-level guidance on the role, and design of, fiscal policies for implementing climate mitigation strategies that countries have submitted for the 2015 Paris Agreement and for addressing vulnerabilities in disaster-prone countries.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Launch The Financial Services Regulatory Partners Phoenixing Group

Date 03/05/2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) held a round table event with its regulatory partners to build on existing collaboration and launch a working group to tackle the ongoing issue of phoenixing in financial services.

Intercontinental Exchange Reports April Statistics

Date 03/05/2019

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today reported April trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company’s investor relations website at http://ir.theice.com/ir-resources/supplemental-information in the Monthly Statistics Tracking spreadsheet.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Summary Report - 3 May 2019

Date 03/05/2019

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly summary report. 

Sub-Saharan Africa Group Meets To Discuss FSB Activities, Regulatory Developments And Financial Vulnerabilities

Date 03/05/2019

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group (RCG) for Sub-Saharan Africa held a meeting on 2-3 May in Balaclava, Mauritius, hosted by the Bank of Mauritius.

Ljubljana Stock Exchange Monthly Statistical Report April 2019.

Date 03/05/2019

Click here to download comprehensive monthly statistics of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange for April 2019.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands Kinsteel Berhad [In Liquidation] And Its Directors And Fines 4 Directors

Date 03/05/2019

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded Kinsteel Berhad (In Liquidation) (KINSTEL) and 5 of its directors for breach of Bursa Malaysia Securities’ Main Market Listing Requirements (Main LR). In addition, 4 directors of KINSTEL were also imposed total fines of RM44,800.

Default And Non-Default Risks Squarely On The Radar For CCPs, By Tan Boon Gin, CEO, Singapore Exchange Regulation

Date 03/05/2019

(This article first appeared in the April 2019 issue of Focus which provides monthly insight from the World Federation of Exchanges and its member exchanges.)

It is often said that regulators spend too much time looking in the rear-view mirror instead of the road in front of them to address new and emerging risks. I would agree only to the extent that we do glance behind once in a while, to remind ourselves that during the Global Financial Crisis of 2008, Lehman Brothers’ cleared derivative portfolio was in the trillions, yet it took mere weeks for the Central Counter Parties (CCPs) to close out the position. A CCP eliminates counterparty risk for participants in the financial market by assuming the role of seller to the buying Clearing Member and the role of buyer to the selling Clearing Member. By doing so, the CCP assumes most of the credit risks of the seller and the buyer.

ESMA Submits Technical Advice On Sustainable Finance To The European Commission

Date 03/05/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its technical advice to the European Commission (EC) on Sustainable Finance initiatives to support the EC’s Sustainability Action Plan in the areas of investment services and investment funds

The Spanish Exchange Traded €49.04 Bn. In April - Monthly Trading Statements For BME Markets

Date 03/05/2019

• Up 41.4% from March, it has been the highest figure since last October
• Fixed Income trading in April reached €27.77 billion, up 101.6% yoy
• Trading in Financial Derivatives grew 13.5% in the first four months of the year