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Bank Of England: Minutes Of The UK Money Markets Code Committee - May 2018

Date 28/01/2019

The UK Money Markets Code Committee meets regularly to review and update the UK Money Markets Code.

Mickael Rouffiac Joins ResearchPool As Head Of Technology

Date 28/01/2019

ResearchPool launches more internalization of its technical resources, having demonstrated the quality of its platform with its clients through 2018.  Mickael Rouffiac joins as Head of Technology.

Tier1CRM Adds Tech Veteran To Board Of Directors After Record Year

Date 28/01/2019

Tier1CRM (“Tier1”), the leading provider of client relationship management software for capital markets, has added entrepreneur and tech veteran Neil Ferris to its Board of Directors. The appointment follows a year of rapid expansion for Tier1 that saw revenues and headcount reach record levels.

CME Group Clears First FX Cash-Settled Forwards

Date 28/01/2019

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced that Citi and Eaton Vance Management began clearing FX Cash-Settled Forwards at CME Group. CME cleared two Euro / US dollar trades on January 15, 2019.   

Horizon Software Shortlisted As ‘Best Trading System’ By FStech Awards

Date 28/01/2019

Horizon Software (Horizon), the world’s leading provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, has had an excellent start to the new year by being named finalist in the ‘Best Trading System’ category at the prestigious FStech Awards 2019. In their 19th year, the awards recognise information technology excellence and innovation in the financial services sector within the UK and EMEA. They are seen as highly reputable within the industry and are organised by FStech, the leading website for IT decision makers across the continent with a readership audience including executives within banks, trading houses, exchanges and other financial institutions.

Al Mawared Brokerage's Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report, 28 January 2019

Date 28/01/2019

Click here to download Al Mawared Brokerage's weekly report on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The Report is designed to give an overview of developments in the Jordan Capital Markets as well as ASE performance indicators.

Successful DriveWealth/Stake Relationship To Expand From Australia To South America

Date 28/01/2019

DriveWealth, LLC<https://drivewealth.com/>, a leader in global digital trading technology, today announced the expansion of its partnership with Stake, the first non-U.S. company to offer commission-free trading in U.S. stocks, Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) and American Depositary Receipts (ADRs). The DriveWealth platform is fueling the new offering, giving South American users their first zero-commission digital access to the U.S. equity markets, beginning in Brazil in early March.

London Stock Exchange Group CEO Gives Keynote Address At World Federation Of Exchanges London New Year Reception

Date 28/01/2019

David Schwimmer, Chief Executive Officer, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), gave one of the keynote speeches at the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) London New Year reception on Monday, 21 January.

LIBOR Transition And Contractual Fallbacks - Speech By Edwin Schooling Latter, Director Of Markets And Wholesale Policy At The FCA, Delivered At The International Swaps And Derivatives Association (ISDA) Annual Legal Forum

Date 28/01/2019

Highlights:

• On a monthly basis, cleared notional in Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) swaps is now higher than that for sterling London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR).
• The best and smoothest transition from LIBOR will be one in which contracts that reference LIBOR are replaced or amended before fallback provisions are triggered.
• Market participants should not rely on the availability of an option to use Libor for legacy contracts.

ACER Consults On The Amendments To The Determination Of Capacity Calculation Regions

Date 28/01/2019

The Agency launches today a public consultation on amendments to the determination of capacity calculation regions on the basis of the EU Regulation on Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management (CACM Regulation). All interested parties are invited to submit their comments by 17 February 2019. In October 2018, the Agency became competent to decide on the proposal by all Transmission System Operators’ for amendments to the determination of capacity calculation regions. Find out more here.