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Amman Stock Exchange: Non-Jordanian Ownership In Companies Listed Reached 51.7%

Date 04/03/2019

The value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) in February 2019 was JD 22.9 million, representing 23.2% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD 24.8 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments in February 2019 showed a decrease by JD 1.9 million, compared with an increase by JD 0.6 million during the same month of 2018.

Global Witness Response To Troika Laundromat Stories

Date 04/03/2019

The Global Witness response to the Troika Laundromat stories just published, on the same day the government pulled the Financial Services bill:

"On the same day that the Government pulled a bill rather than extend critical transparency measures to the Crown Dependencies, today’s stories of a new Russian laundromat reveals that companies serviced by UK tax havens are integral to the circulation of billions of dollars of apparently fraudulent funds.

How many more scandals and leaks are needed before Theresa May stops the UK territories from servicing the criminal and corrupt? We cannot, and should not, wait for the rest of the world to come on board before we open up our tax havens. Government must call time on the corrupt and push the UK to lead from the front in the fight against dirty money.” - Naomi Hirst, Senior Anti-Corruption Campaigner, Global Witness

Federal Court Orders Purported Metals Dealer And His Companies To Pay More Than $8 Million For Fraud And Misappropriation Of Customer Funds In CFTC Action

Date 04/03/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that a Florida federal court ordered Carlos Javier Ramirez (Ramirez) and his companies, Royal Leisure International, Inc. (RLI) and Gold Chasers, Inc. (GCI), to pay restitution and civil monetary penalties for fraudulently soliciting customers to purchase physical gold and misappropriating their funds.

CISI Launches New UK Pathway For Global Certified Financial Planner Licence

Date 04/03/2019

A new and improved study pathway has been announced by the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) for UK candidates for the world’s leading global financial planning credential, the Certified Financial Planner certification.

CFTC Commissioner Berkovitz To Participate In A Panel At CERAWeek 2019

Date 04/03/2019

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – February 2019

Date 04/03/2019

• Decrease of the value of trading in equities on the Electronic Order Book[1] on the GPW Main Market by 5.7% YoY to PLN 15.3 billion in February 2019
• Decrease of the total volume of trading in futures by 15.3% YoY to 529.1 thousand contracts in February 2019
• Increase of the value of trading in equities on the Electronic Order Book on NewConnect by 73.7% YoY to PLN 116.7 million
• Increase of the total value of trading in non-Treasury bonds on Catalyst by 2.8% YoY to PLN 280.9 million in February 2019
• Increase of the total volume of trading in electricity by 78.6% to 16.4 TWh in February 2019

Union Bancaire Privée Obtains Wholesale Bank License In Singapore

Date 04/03/2019

Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA (UBP) announced today that its Singapore branch, Union Bancaire Privée, UBP SA Singapore Branch (UBP Singapore), has received regulatory approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) for a wholesale bank license. UBP Singapore expects to commence operations as a wholesale bank from 1 April 2019.

Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In February 2019

Date 04/03/2019

Total trading volume across Moscow Exchange’s markets was RUB 62.3 trln in February 2019.

TickSmith Announces Its Partnership With Vela To Provide Storage And Analytics Capabilities

Date 04/03/2019

TickSmith, a software company that combines cutting-edge data management technology and deep knowledge in Capital Markets, has partnered with Vela, a leading independent provider of trading and market access technology for global multi-asset electronic trading. TickSmith’s big data based Analytics Platform is now compatible with Vela’s market data feed, SuperFeed.

EEX Trading Results For February 2019 - EEX Significantly Increases Trading Volumes In Power, Freight And Agricultural Products

Date 04/03/2019

In February 2019, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) increased volumes on its power derivatives markets by 31% to 359.3 TWh (February 2018: 274.3 TWh). In particular, significant increases in the German Phelix-DE product (248.4 TWh, + 62%) as well as in the Spanish market (13.1 TWh, +56%) contributed to this development. Volumes in the Dutch market more than doubled to 4.0 TWh (February 2018: 1.6 TWh). In the Central and South-Eastern European (CSEE) markets, EEX almost tripled its trading volumes year-on-year to 14.0 TWh (February 2018: 4.9 TWh).