Category: Financial Services

moex moscow exchange
August 03, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX FX Market turnover up 15% MoM in July

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has just released its market report for the month of July 2018. Total trading volume across Moscow Exchange’s markets was RUB 75.2 trln in July 2018. The key growth drivers were the Bond Market (+28.1%), FX Market (+21.3%) and Equity Market (+9.6%). Equity and Bond Market Total trading volumes on the Equity…

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IOSCO issues statement on liquidity risk management recommendations for investment funds
August 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

IOSCO concludes that Canada has broadly implemented the PFMI

An assessment report published today concludes that Canada´s legal, regulatory and oversight frameworks for financial market infrastructures (FMIs) are generally complete and consistent with the Principles for financial market infrastructures (PFMI), with some exceptions. The report on the Implementation monitoring of PFMI: Level 2 assessment report for Canada, published by the Committee on Payments and…

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DTCC Data Repository (Ireland) PLC registers with ESMA as a trade repository
August 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FSA authorizes the Central Securities Depository of Poland as ARM

The Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) has announced that it has authorized Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych (KDPW, The Central Securities Depository of Poland) to provide transaction reporting services as an Approved Reporting Mechanism (ARM). As an ARM, KDPW is authorised to provide transaction reporting services in the European Union. The ARM is a mechanism of…

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fca warning clone firm
August 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Capricorn Finance clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Capricorn Finance. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to…

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Stock Exchange of Thailand SET
August 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SET signs MoU with Thailand Productivity Institute

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Thailand Productivity Institute, under the Ministry of Industry, have announced that they have jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance small and medium-sized listed companies’ knowledge in process innovation to create valuation and business opportunities toward sustainable growth. SET Senior Executive Vice President Krisada Sektrakul said…

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Eurex volumes
August 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Strong July volumes for Eurex' Equity segment

In July, Eurex, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange and part of Deutsche Börse Group, has announced that it has seen strong demand for its equity products. Traded equity contracts were up by 76 percent to 23,790,806 from 13,506,099 in July 2017. Demand was particularly high for Single Stock Dividend Futures (+87 percent) with 435,018 traded contracts.…

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bscs warning
August 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Zealand FMA warns against Sanderson Consultants

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has just issued a warning against a scam company called Sanderson Consultants. Sanderson Consultants Trading name: Sanderson Consultants Address: Level 41, Gangnam Finance Center, 152 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea Website: www.sanderson-consultants.com Phone: +82-2-2008-3245 Email: [email protected] Reason for warning: The FMA has received a report from a New Zealand resident…

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Nasdaq Dubai
August 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nasdaq Dubai launches equity futures on 12 Saudi companies

Nasdaq Dubai has announced the names of 12 Saudi Arabian companies on which the exchange will launch equity futures in September 2018. The 12 companies are some of the Middle East’s largest businesses, active in sectors from real estate and petrochemicals to banking and transport. Their combined market capitalisation is 859 billion Saudi riyals (229…

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Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE:ICE)
August 02, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Intercontinental Exchange to launch ICE one and three month SOFR futures

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, has announced that subject to relevant regulatory approvals, ICE Futures Europe plans to launch one month and three month, cash-settled futures contracts based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) on October 1, 2018. ICE also intends…

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clone firm FCA warning
August 01, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against Purple Bridge Services Limited clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Purple Bridge Services Limited. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their…

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