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Powernext Has Been Re-Appointed As The Operator Of The Registry For Guarantees Of Origin In France And Will Operate The New Auction Platform

Date 10/09/2018

Powernext has been reappointed as the operator of the national registry for guarantees of origin in France for electricity produced from renewable sources or via co-generation. In addition, the mandate of Powernext has been extended to include the organization of auctions for guarantees of origin issued for generation facilities benefitting from state subsidies. This appointment, as announced by the Ministry for an Ecological and Solidary Transition via a decree dated 24th of August 2018, will enter into force on the 1st of January 2019 for a period of five years.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: The Second Yangon Stock Exchange Expo Keynote Speech By State Minister Ochi

Date 10/09/2018

1. On September 9th, State Minister Mr. Takao Ochi gave the keynote speech on Japan’s support for the development of Myanmar’s capital market at the Second YSX EXPO organized by Yangon Stock Exchange.
2. Japan has provided a seamless and continuous support to the Myanmar’s capital market. The collaborative effort by Financial Services Agency, Daiwa Securities Group Inc., and Japan Exchange group Inc. contributed to the establishment of Yangon Stock Exchange in December 2015.
3. Japan will continue and strengthen its support for the development of YSX as “the Symbol of Japan-Myanmar Friendship” based on Myanmar Capital Market Activation Support Plan “LIST (Listing + Investment Strategy and Timeline) for Myanmar’s Future(Myanmar LIST)”, thereby contribute to further activation of Myanmar’s capital market in tandem with the Myanmar government.

IPC Expands GreenKey Partnership, Striking Financial Markets Software Co-development Agreement

Date 10/09/2018

IPC<http://www.ipc.com/>, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, and GreenKey Technologies<http://greenkeytech.com>, creator of voice-automated workflows for the financial markets, today announced they have expanded their partnership, entering into a new co-development agreement to bring to market a new, comprehensive set of tools and capabilities to enhance voice-to-text user workflows. Purpose-built for regulated users in the global IPC community, the new ground-breaking cloud-based solution, which will enable IPC Unigy 360 users to integrate voice across application and instant message services, is expected to be available in the first quarter of 2019.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Submission Of “Progress Report Of Myanmar’s Capital Market Activation Support Plan” To Ministry Of Planning And Finance Of Myanmar

Date 10/09/2018

1. On September 9th, State Minister Mr. Takao Ochi had a meeting with Mr. Maung Maung Win, Deputy Minister of Planning and Finance of Myanmar together with representatives from Daiwa Securities Groups Inc. and Japan Exchange Group Inc..
2. In the meeting, State Minister Ochi submitted the Progress Report of Myanmar Capital Market Activation Support Plan “LIST (Listing + Investment Strategy and Timeline) for Myanmar’s Future(Myanmar LIST)”, which was presented in January.
3. The Progress Report is to analyze and report the progress and the issues of Plan and to strengthen the bilateral cooperation for further development of Myanmar’s capital market.
4. Japan will continue to support the development of Myanmar’s capital market based on this Progress Report to further implement the Plan.

Aquis Exchange To Set Up Paris Venue - In Preparation For Brexit

Date 10/09/2018

Aquis Exchange PLC (AQX.L), the exchange services group, which operates the pan-European cash equities trading MTF, Aquis Exchange, and develops and licenses exchange software to third parties, today announced that it is establishing a new venue in Paris to ensure it is able to continue providing financial services to its Members across Europe following the UK’s planned departure from the European Union (Brexit), which may be as soon as end March 2019.

Deutsche Börse Widens Its Market Data Offering To Include FX Markets

Date 10/09/2018

• Deutsche Börse and 360T, Deutsche Börse Group’s FX unit, to serve FX markets with independent streaming swap market data

The World Federation Of Exchanges Responds To ESMA On Tick Size Consultation

Date 10/09/2018

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has published its response to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) consultation paper proposing amendments to the tick size regime in the EU with reference to third country (or, non-EU) instruments.

Good Delivery Material Price Differential For September 2018 Rubber Contract

Date 10/09/2018

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the September 2018 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules, the price differential between the Good Delivery materials RSS No.3 and the non-standard grade RSS No.4 for the September 2018 contract month shall be -3.0 yen/kg.

TISE Home To World-First Listing Of Digitised Notes

Date 10/09/2018

The International Stock Exchange (TISE) has become home to what is believed to be the first ever listing on a regulated exchange of notes digitised on a blockchain.

REGIS-TR Confirmed As The SFTR Trade Repository For BME Group

Date 10/09/2018

REGIS-TR, the pan-European leader in G20 trade repository services will be the Trade Repository of choice for the BME Group, providing a fully flexible reporting service solution for Securities Finance Transaction Regulation (SFTR) requirements.