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First Non-Bank Payment Service Provider (PSP) Directly Accesses UK Payment System

Date 18/04/2018

The Bank has reached an important milestone in its work to facilitate greater innovation and competition in the payments industry in order to improve financial stability. 

Madrid Stock Exchange 2017 Ombudsman Report - The Ombudsman Answered 13,000 Information Requests And Dealt With 12 Claims

Date 18/04/2018

• Retail investors accounted for 86% of information requests
• Numerous doubts and complaints associated with Banco Popular

EEX New Participant: IREN MERCATO S.p.A.

Date 18/04/2018

IREN MERCATO S.p.A. has been admitted to exchange trading for Phelix Futures and Options, French Financial Power Futures and Options, Italian Financial Power Futures and Options, Nordic Financial Power Futures and Options, Spanish Financial Power Futures and Options, Belgian Financial Power Futures, Dutch Financial Power Futures, Swiss Financial Power Futures, Greek Financial Power Futures, PXE Polish Financial Power Futures, PXE Czech Financial Power Futures, PXE Hungarian Financial Power Futures, PXE Slovakian Financial Power Futures and PXE Romanian Financial Power Futures.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: The Fifth Meeting Of The Working Group On Corporate Disclosure Of The Financial System Council

Date 18/04/2018

The Working Group on Corporate Disclosure of the Financial System Council will hold its fifth meeting on April 23, 2018 as follows.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Making Clear Risk Control, Supervision Requirements, Ensuring Stable Market Operation – Explanation Of Relevant Rules On Ushering In Overseas Traders Of Iron Ore Futures (V)

Date 18/04/2018

The ushering-in of overseas traders for iron ore futures has entered into the home stretch along with the releasing of relevant rules on the special products of iron ore by Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE). How to strengthen the market’s regulation and prevent trading risks so as to protect industry clients in the world has been the focus of all market participants.

Fidessa Partners With Tower To Extend Access To SI Liquidity

Date 18/04/2018

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that it has added Tower Research Capital - TRSi (Tower) - to its Intelligent SI Liquidity Program. This latest partnership with Tower leverages Fidessa's award-winning market access architecture and smart order routing capabilities, and further helps Fidessa customers meet the liquidity challenges they now face under MiFID II.

Axiom Global Advisors: A New Company Providing Business Assessments And Recommendations To Market Participants Adhering To The FX Global Code

Date 18/04/2018

Nick Downes and Julian Gladwin, Co-Founders, today announced the launch of Axiom Global Advisors, the London-based consultancy that specialises in the delivery of independent business assessments and recommendations to FX Market Participants, for their on-going adherence to the FX Global Code (FXGC).

EEX: Liquid Milk Future To Be Launched In August

Date 18/04/2018

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will expand trading in dairy products with a Liquid Milk Future on 15 th August 2018. As a result, EEX will become the first exchange in Europe to offer such a product. So far, EEX offers trading with futures on butter, skimmed milk powder and whey powder.

OpenFin Appoints Mark Yallop, Bank Of England Prudential Regulation Committee Member And Chair Of The FICC Markets Standards Board, As Non-Exec Board Director

Date 18/04/2018

OpenFin, the operating system powering digital transformation across financial desktops globally, today announced that Mark Yallop has joined the firm as a non-executive board director. Yallop is an experienced industry practitioner dedicated to driving innovation and standards in capital markets. He joins OpenFin’s board at a time when the company is spearheading the creation of application interoperability standards across the industry.

ETFGI Reports ETFs And ETPs Listed In Europe Gathered Net Inflows Of US$1.46 Bn US Dollars During March 2018

Date 18/04/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered US$1.46 Bn in net inflows during March 2018, the lowest monthly amount since June 2015 when net inflows were US$882.99 Mn. Year-to-date net inflows for 2018 reached US$27.40 Bn at the end of March which is less than the US$35.37 Bn in net inflows at this point last year. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)