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EDHEC-Risk Institute: Is Factor Investing A Welfare-Improving New Investment Paradigm Or Yet Another Marketing Fad?

Date 08/09/2015

In a new study entitled “Factor Investing: A Welfare-Improving New Investment Paradigm or Yet Another Marketing Fad?”, drawn from the Lyxor research chair on “Risk Allocation Solutions”, EDHEC-Risk examines the relative efficiency of standard forms of practical implementation of the factor investing paradigm based on commonly used factors in the equity, fixed-income and commodity universes.

ICE Endex And Gasterra Open Registration For Gas Storage Service Auctions - First Auction On November 18

Date 08/09/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that ICE Endex has agreed with GasTerra, the international natural gas trading firm, to open the registration for the auctions for the facilitation of natural gas storage services in the Netherlands for the contract year 2016-2017.

Although August Was A Roller Coaster Ride For Investors ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Gathered 20.8 Billion US Dollars In Net New Assets, According To ETFGI

Date 08/09/2015

Although August was a roller coaster ride for investors, ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered US$20.8 billion in net new assets, marking their 19th consecutive month of positive net inflows, according to ETFGI’s preliminary ETF and ETP global insights report for August 2015.

World Economic Forum Honours 132 Companies As Global Growth Companies

Date 08/09/2015

• 132 of the world’s fastest-growing companies have been invited to join the Global Growth Companies community at the Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions.
• Companies are nominated on the strength of their potential to become global economic leaders and drawn from a broad spectrum of sectors, including banking, energy and aviation.
• The Global Growth Companies community currently consists of 400 companies from around the world.
• For more information about the meeting: http://wef.ch/amnc15

Taiwan Stock Exchange And Japan Exchange Group Link Markets With Cross-listing Of Index Products

Date 08/09/2015

Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE) and Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) will formally link their capital markets with the listing of the “Fubon TOPIX Leveraged 2X Index ETF” and the “Fubon TOPIX Inverse -1X Index ETF” on the Taiwan Stock Exchange on 10 September 2015. Fubon Asset Management will issue both ETFs.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Chief Executive Looks Forward, To Long-Term Benefits Of New Regulation

Date 08/09/2015

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) chief executive Rob Everett has told a trans-Tasman audience that it will be four to five years before New Zealand sees the full economic and business benefits of the new financial services regulatory regime.

Osaka Exchange: Outline Of Specifications For TAIEX Futures

Date 08/09/2015

Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) has made the outline of specifications for TAIEX futures(*) to be launched at the same time with the release of the next derivatives trading system scheduled for the middle of 2016.

Summary Of August 2015 Activities At Tokyo Commodity Exchange - August Volume Averaged 114,564 Contracts Per Day, Up 4.5% M-On-M

Date 08/09/2015

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that average daily trading volume for August 2015 was 114,564 contracts, up 4.5% from July 2015. Year-on-year volume was up 62.3%. Gold, TOCOM’s most actively traded product, increased 16.4% to 37,043 contracts. Crude Oil was up 24.3% to 16,421 contracts.

JP Morgan Securities Plc To Cease Open Outcry Trading On London Metal Exchange

Date 07/09/2015

With effect from Tuesday 8 September 2015, J.P.Morgan Securities Plc will be re-categorised from a Category 1 member to a Category 2 member of The London Metal Exchange.

Thomson Reuters To Host Global Sports Forum For 2015 Rugby World Cup- Forum Will Provide News, Commentary And Discussion Blogs For Eikon Messenger Users, With Participation By Leading Rugby Experts And Reuters Reporters And Editors

Date 07/09/2015

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, announced today that it will be running the Global Sports Forum for Thomson Reuters Eikon Messenger users throughout the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The Forum, the world’s first online sports forum for the financial and professional services industries, will feature news, scoring updates, commentary, interviews and discussion blogs during the World Cup, including commentary from Reuters reporters and editors.