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SIX And Swisscom Join Forces With Swiss Banks To Promote Paymit And Create Added Value For Customers And Retail

Date 05/08/2015

SIX and Swisscom are working towards a strategic partnership to establish a Switzerland- wide, universal mobile payment solution in collaboration with banks. The basis for this partnership has been established in May 2015 when SIX, UBS and Zürcher Kantonalbank launched the Paymit payment solution. Paymit will now enter the next phase with the expansion to retail and commerce segments. SIX and Swisscom are confident that this will generate added value for customers and business. Both companies also aim to develop state-of-the-art services to transform the customer shopping experience.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: 3 New ETFs To Be Listed On August 24, 2015(Mon.) ‐Daiwa Asset Management‐ “Daiwa ETF Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Leveraged (2x) Index” “Daiwa ETF Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Inverse (-1x) Index” “Daiwa ETF Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Double Inverse (-2x) Index”

Date 05/08/2015

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listings of new ETFs managed by “Daiwa Asset Management Co., Ltd.”. These ETFs will be listed on Monday, August 24, 2015.

Summary Of July 2015 Activities At TOCOM - July Volume Averaged 109,677 Contracts Per Day, Up 18.5% M-on-M

Date 05/08/2015

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that average daily trading volume for July 2015 was 109,677 contracts, up 18.5% from June 2015. Year-on-year volume gained 43.2%. TOCOM’s most actively traded product, Gold increased 11.1% to 31,836 contracts. Platinum volume gained 38.9% to 19,530 contracts and Corn increased 49.6% to 3,235 contracts. Gold Daily Futures continues to build up with the increase in average daily volume of 35.1% to 15,335 contracts and in its month-end open interest of 11.1 % to 66,586 contracts.

Share Of Investors In Financial Instrument Trading On GPW In H1 2015

Date 05/08/2015

• The structure of investors on the GPW Main Market changed modestly in H1 2015. Foreign investors generated 51% of trade (+2 percentage points compared to all of 2014), institutional investors 37% (-1 percentage point), and retail investors 12% (-1 percentage point).
• Retail investors remained in the lead on NewConnect with a share of 79% of trade in H1 2015 (+9 percentage points compared to all of 2014). The share of institutional investors was 15% (-8 percentage points) while the share of foreign investors was 6% (-1 percentage point).
• Domestic individual investors were in the lead on the derivatives market in H1 2015.

July Turnover At Boerse Stuttgart Around EUR 7.7 Billion - ETP Trading Delivers Biggest Increase - Equities Generate Higher Turnover

Date 05/08/2015

Based on its order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart turned over roughly EUR 7.7 billion in July 2015. The total volume of trading was therefore unchanged on the preceding month and 9 percent up on the figure for July 2014.

LSEG: Announcement Of Interim Results For The Six Months Ended 30 June 2015

Date 05/08/2015

Unless otherwise stated, all figures below refer to the six months ended 30 June 2015.  Comparative figures are for the six months ended 30 June 2014 (H1 2014). 

• Continued delivery of strategy - good financial performance driven by contribution from Russell as well as from underlying growth in Capital Markets, Information Services, OTC clearing at LCH.Clearnet and Italian Post Trade operations
• Revenue1 up 90% to £1,164.9 million (H1 2014: £611.5 million); on a continuing operations basis2, revenue up 9% and up 14% after adjusting for the loss of LME business
• Total income1 up 83% to £1,208.7 million (H1 2014: £661.2 million)
• Operating expenses of £842.5 million, up 4% on an organic and constant currency basis as the Group invests in growth initiatives, and flat after excluding cost of sales
• Adjusted operating profit3 up 27% at £366.1 million (H1 2014: £ 288.8 million); operating profit of £239.4 million (H1 2014: £205.7 million); profit after tax of £165.1 million (H1 2014 £136.0 million)
• Adjusted EPS1,3 up 14% at 65.5 pence (H1 2014: 57.3 pence); basic EPS1 of 43.4 pence (H1 2014: 40.5 pence)
• Interim dividend increased 11% to 10.8 pence per share (6 months to 30 September 2014: 9.7 pence per share), reflecting good performance and confidence in future prospects as investment for growth continues
• Good progress with integration and development of global indexes business, FTSE Russell, and with the sale of Russell Investment Management
• Open access is delivering - agreement with CME to launch US futures contracts on FTSE Russell indexes;  Turquoise entered exclusive discussions with Plato Partnership, to collaborate on market structure initiatives in Europe

Platts Report: China Oil Demand Grows 4% Year Over Year In June - Growth Slows From Previous Three Months As Gas Oil, Jet Fuel Demand Contracted

Date 05/08/2015

China's apparent oil demand* rose 4.1% in June from a year earlier to 11.25 million barrels per day (b/d), according to a just-released Platts analysis of Chinese government data. This is in contrast with year-over-year increase of around 10% seen in the previous three months.

Moscow Exchange Announces 2Q 2015 Results

Date 05/08/2015

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results for the second quarter (2Q) 2015 according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Strong earnings were driven by growth across our highly diversified business, particularly the Money Market, FX Market and Depository & Settlement Services.

Innovation Hub: ASIC Update

Date 05/08/2015

ASIC’s Innovation Hub has got off to a strong start, with 32 external meetings with new fintech businesses and industry organisations since it was established.

New York State Department Of Financial Services: Report On Investigation Of Promontory Financial Group, LLC

Date 05/08/2015

The New York State Department of Financial Services (the “Department”) was created in 2011 to help ensure the safety and soundness of New York’s banking, insurance and financial services industries, to help ensure prudent conduct by providers of financial products and services, and to promote the reduction and elimination of unethical conduct by and with respect to banking, insurance and other financial services institutions. Pursuant to this mandate, on September 4, 2013, the Department undertook an investigation into Promontory Financial Group, LLC (“Promontory”). The conduct in question relates to reports that Promontory prepared and submitted to the Department in 2010-2011 detailing the findings of its review of certain transactions by Standard Chartered Bank (“Standard Chartered” or the “Bank”), an institution regulated by the Department.