Aquis Exchange Regulatory News (AQX)

5 March 2019

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Aquis Exchange PLC

("Aquis", the "Company" or the "Group")

AkinovA Marketplace incorporates trading technology from Aquis

The AkinovA Marketplace is incorporating Aquis' Matching Engine and Surveillance Tools within its technology stack to enhance its electronic platform for the transfer and trading of (re)insurance risks.

AkinovA Limited, has selected Aquis Technologies, the financial and regulatory technologies arm of Aquis Exchange, to be part of its marketplace technology stack. AkinovA and Aquis Technologies have already developed specific functionalities and services for use in AkinovA's electronic marketplace for the transfer and trading of (re)insurance risks. AkinovA is incorporating Aquis' suite of exchange technologies and services, including the market-leading Aquis Matching Engine (AME) together with its state-of-the-art Aquis Market Surveillance (AMS) system. Assistance in the post trade environment will involve reporting and a first line surveillance service.

Aquis will supply AkinovA with an institutional grade, high speed, high capacity matching engine and a surveillance solution, including first line surveillance, as well as market operations and reporting. Across financial services, the importance of compliance and surveillance systems continues to increase due to the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) and MiFID II regulations. These require that trading firms of all types must have systems in place to monitor and analyse their order flow and transactions to enable detection of actual and attempted market abuse and to fulfil Best Execution criteria.

Jonathan Clelland, COO, Aquis Exchange, said:

"We are very pleased that AkinovA has picked Aquis Technologies to help it launch such an innovative marketplace. This signifies yet another milestone in the sophistication of the products and services Aquis offers the financial industry.

"The AkinovA team brings with it extensive experience from Insurance, Capital Markets and Technology that we believe is needed to launch a successful electronic marketplace for the (re)insurance industry. We are confident that with our expertise and innovations, we will make this partnership a lasting and influential one."

Commenting on the agreement, AkinovA CEO Henri Winand, said:

"Having reviewed a number of options, we selected Aquis because of their cutting-edge technology, desire to innovate and their range of solutions and services. We look to work with partners who are prepared to learn and evolve with us and Aquis are without a doubt a forward-thinking company whose dynamism and proven success in building a market leading matching engine make them an obvious choice of partner."

Enquiries

Alexander Pike: +44 (0)7712 042 113 | Alexander.Pike@AkinovA.com

Belinda Keheyan +44 (0)7768 078 110 | bkeheyan@aquis.eu

About Aquis Exchange

Aquis Exchange PLC is an exchange services group, which operates a pan-European cash equities trading exchange (Aquis Exchange) and develops and licenses exchange software to third parties (Aquis Technologies).

Aquis Exchange PLC (AQX.L) is listed on the London Stock Exchange's AIM.

Aquis Exchange is authorised and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority to operate a Multilateral Trading Facility. Aquis MTF operates a lit order book and does not allow aggressive non-client proprietary trading, thus toxicity and signalling risk are lower on Aquis than other trading venues in Europe. According to independent studies, trades on Aquis are less likely to lead to price movement than on other lit markets. Aquis uses a subscription pricing model which works by charging users according to the message traffic they generate, rather than a percentage of the value of each stock that they trade.

Aquis Technologies is the software and technology division of Aquis Exchange PLC. It creates and licenses cost-effective matching engine and trade surveillance technology for banks, brokers, investment firms and exchanges.

For more information, please go to www.aquis.eu and www.aquis.technology

About AkinovA

AkinovA is building an independent electronic marketplace for the transfer and trading of (re)insurance risks. Founded by experts from Insurance, Technology and Capital Markets, AkinovA is working with the existing (re)insurance value chain to help grow the overall market.

AkinovA is backed by an accomplished Advisory Board with a wealth of experience in Insurance, Capital Markets and Technology. Whilst remaining an independent marketplace, AkinovA is working with leading insurance industry participants, including Hiscox and MS&AD Insurance Group.

For more information, please go to: www.AkinovA.com