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Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 29 September, 2017

Date 29/09/2017

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

Financial Conduct Authority Approves NEX Regulatory Reporting’s Abide Financial DRSP Ltd As An ARM Under MiFID II

Date 29/09/2017

NEX Regulatory Reporting, a NEX Group business which provides regulatory reporting services across global regulatory regimes, announces today that Abide Financial DRSP Ltd has received approval from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as an Approved Reporting Mechanism (ARM), with effect from 3 January 2018. The authorisation will allow NEX Regulatory Reporting to report client transactions to National Competent Authorities (NCA) across Europe under MiFID II.

ESMA Updates Q&A On MAR

Date 29/09/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its Questions & Answers (Q&A) document regarding the implementation of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).

ACER-CEER Launch Event: Annual Report On The Results Of Monitoring The Internal Electricity And Natural Gas Markets

Date 29/09/2017

On 24 October (14.00-17.00), ACER and CEER will present the main findings of their annual Market Monitoring Report on the internal electricity and natural gas markets. The event will be held in Brussels at the CEER premises at Cours Saint-Michel 30a.

ESMA Appoints New Standing Committee Chairs

Date 29/09/2017

ESMA has appointed new chairs for its Corporate Finance, Corporate Reporting, Financial Innovation, Market Integrity, Post-Trading and Secondary Markets Standing Committees as well as its Commodity Derivatives Task Force.

Moscow Exchange Names Maxim Lapin As New CFO

Date 29/09/2017

The Supervisory Board of Moscow Exchange at a meeting on 28 September 2017 confirmed Maxim Lapin as a Member of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer of the company.

ESMA Updates Q&As On The Benchmarks Regulation

Date 29/09/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published updated Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding the implementation of the Benchmarks Regulation (BMR).

HKEX Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions

Date 29/09/2017

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions
(As at 29 September 2017)

ESMA Finalises MiFID Ii’s Derivatives Trading Obligation

Date 29/09/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today its final draft Regulatory Technical Standard (RTS)implementing the trading obligation for derivatives under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR). ESMA’s draft RTS provides the implementing details for on-venue trading of interest rate swaps (IRS) and credit default swaps (CDS).

Speech By Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive Of The FCA, At The Official Monetary And Financial Institutions Forum Lecture - Free Trade In Financial Services Matters

Date 29/09/2017

Highlights

• We can learn lessons by putting the issues around Brexit into a historical context.
• Common regulatory standards are a necessary condition for free trade in finance.
• There are risks for disruption to financial services for the UK, EU and globally from Brexit. 
• Regulatory cooperation can minimise the risks from Brexit and support a transition to a new relationship between the UK and the EU.