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Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Falls To Record Low - Export Order Outlook Drops As Possible Removal Of Tax Rebates Spooks Market

Date 10/11/2014

Chinese steel market participants expect steel demand to weaken further this year, with the outlook for new export orders dropping dramatically, according to the latest Platts China Steel Sentiment Index (Platts CSSI), which showed a headline reading of 25.61 out of a possible 100 points in November.

Newedge: CTAs Push On Higher In October With More Positive Returns - Trend Following Strategies Show Positive Performance For Third Month In A Row

Date 10/11/2014

Newedge, a global leader in multi-asset brokerage and clearing, today announces the October performance data for its CTA performance indices.  

ICE Futures Europe Sets Daily Volume And Open Interest Records In Low Sulphur Gasoil Related Contracts

Date 10/11/2014

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that ICE Futures Europe achieved a daily volume record in trade for ICE Low Sulphur Gasoil futures. A new total daily volume record for ICE Low Sulphur Gasoil futures across ‘G’ and ‘ULS’ code contracts was set on Friday, November 7, 2014 with 86,289 contracts traded. The previous total daily volume record of 67,110 contracts was established on October 14, 2014.

FlexTRADER Chosen As Best Buy-Side Algorithmic/DMA Product In This Year's Buy-Side Technology Awards

Date 10/11/2014

FlexTrade Systems, Inc., a leader in multi-asset, algorithmic trading systems, today announced its FlexTRADER algorithmic trading platform has grabbed the top spot in the Best Buy-Side Algorithmic/DMA Product or Service category of this year’s Buy-Side Technology Awards, which was held at The May Fair Hotel in London on Friday, November 7. 

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Rollover Of Leading Contract Month For Three-Month Euroyen Futures (Effective From 7 November 2014)

Date 10/11/2014

Tokyo Financial Exchange has decided to shift the leading contract month for Euroyen futures from the current June 2015 contracts to the September 2015 contracts, effective from 7 November 2014.

Nasdaq Buyback Index Launched As ETF In Europe - Nasdaq Aligns With Invesco PowerShares To Expand Smart Beta Buyback Line-Up

Date 10/11/2014

Nasdaq today announced that the Nasdaq Global Buyback Achievers™ Index is serving as the basis for Invesco PowerShares' most recent ETF launch – the PowerShares Global Buyback Achievers UCITS ETF (symbol: BUYB). This marks the first product, which is based on the successful Nasdaq Buyback Achiever Index family to launch in the UK and Europe. 

ETFGI’s Research Finds ETFs/ETPs Listed In Europe Gathered 8.7 Billion US Dollars In Net New Assets In October 2014 And A Record 56.2 Billion US Dollars In NNA Year-To-Date

Date 10/11/2014

ETFGI’s research finds ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe gathered US$8.7 Bn in net new assets (NNA) in October 2014 and a record US$56.2 Bn in NNA year-to-date, which surpasses any full year NNA for the European-listed ETF/ETP industry. At the end of October 2014 the European ETF/ETP industry had 2,111 ETFs/ETPs, with 6,323 listings, assets of US$459 Bn, from 51 providers listed on 26 exchanges, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s end October 2014 Global ETF and ETP industry insights report.

BlackRock ETP Landscape: Record Fixed Income Flows

Date 10/11/2014

The BlackRock ETP Landscape series of reports, the Industry Highlights provides commentary on the global Exchange Traded Product (ETP) industry as of October 2014. 

Alternative UCITS, 3Q 2014 Update - MondoAlternative

Date 10/11/2014

Main findings

• 161 Euro billion of total assets under management monitored at end of September 2014, up from 147.5 Euro billion at end of June 2014
• Alternative UCITS inflows in 3Q 2014: +8.5 Euro billion for Single managers; -14 Euro million for Fund of funds: Long/short equity and Fixed income strategies continue to drive the growth of the sector in the first nine months of 2014: +11.2 Euro billion and +9.6 Euro billion of inflows respectively
• Fixed income (45.3 Euro billion), Long/short equity (33.3 Euro billion) and Multistrategy (12.8 Euro billion) are the top three strategies by assets managed
• 15 new alternative UCITS funds were launched, 12 were liquidated

Shanghai Stock Exchange Studies, Implements Requirements In 4th Plenary Session Of 18th CPC Central Committee

Date 10/11/2014

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) recently holds an outreach meeting for the leading group of the SSE CPC Committee to study and implement the requirements put forward at the 4th Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee (the “4th Plenary Session” for short). The meeting analyzes and discusses how the SSE will implement the requirements at the “4th Plenary Session”, cement the legal construction of the market, and elevate the level of ruling the market according to laws.