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ICE ETF Hub Expands Custom Basket Pilot Program

Date 28/10/2020

• Four new market makers join the program
• New technology enhancements bring additional automation to ETF Primary Market

Mercury Digital Assets Launches Connectivity To Deribit For Crypto Derivatives Trading - Partnership Allows Traders To Use Mercury’s BEACON Platform And API To Trade Bitcoin And Ethereum Options, Futures, And Perpetual Swaps On Deribit’s Crypto Derivatives Exchange

Date 28/10/2020

Mercury Digital Assets (“Mercury”), a technology provider for digital asset markets, today announced the launch of connectivity to Deribit, a leading cryptocurrency derivatives exchange. Mercury is integrating with the exchange to allow professional and institutional traders using the BEACON platform and API to trade bitcoin and ethereum options, futures, and perpetual swaps on Deribit’s exchange.

AFME Report Tracks European Capital Markets Performance In 2020

Date 28/10/2020

• Unprecedented levels of capital markets funding supported businesses in the first semester of 2020
• Bond issuance has increased, with growth of social bonds consolidating Europe’s ESG leadership
• However, an undersized equities market means SMEs continue to rely on bank loans, restricting their opportunities to grow
• Securitisation volumes continued to fall, limiting bank’s capacity to expand their lending
• Capital markets union needed more than ever to support long term recovery

London Stock Exchange Welcomes Largest Ever Canadian Company To Join Its Markets

Date 28/10/2020

London Stock Exchange welcomed Canadian mining firm Wheaton Precious Metals to the Main Market today. Trading in the company's Common Shares commenced at 08.00 a.m. GMT, under the ticker "LSE:WPM".

ETFGI Reports ETFs And ETPs Listed In Europe Gathered Net Inflows Of US$8.93 Billion During September 2020

Date 28/10/2020

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered net inflows of US$8.93 billion during September, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$69.50 billion which is less than the US$75.37 billion gathered through Q3 in 2019. Assets invested in the European ETFs and ETPs industry have decreased by 2.5%, from US$1.14 billion at the end of August, to US$1.11 trillion, according to ETFGI's September 2020 European ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

CME Group Inc. Reports Third-Quarter 2020 Financial Results

Date 28/10/2020

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2020.

Guidelines On Digital Assets Come Into Force Today - Applications Open For IEO Platform Operators & Digital Asset Custodians

Date 28/10/2020

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has revised its Guidelines on Digital Assets (Guidelines), which came into force today to regulate Initial Exchange Offerings (IEO) and Digital Asset Custodians (DAC).

Prophet Mohamed's Birthday Holiday At EGX

Date 28/10/2020

EGX decided Thursday 29 October 2020 a holiday in celebration of Prophet Mohamed's birthday. Trading will be resumed effective Sunday 1 November 2020.

Boursa Kuwait Securities, Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange And Aquis Exchange Join FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index

Date 28/10/2020

Boursa Kuwait Securities, Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange and Aquis Exchange were added to the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index effective market open on Wednesday 28 October 2020.

ESMA Appoints Saxo’s Head Of Regulatory Affairs To Secondary Markets Standing Committee Consultative Working Group

Date 28/10/2020

Saxo Bank’s Head of Regulatory Affairs, Dr. Gary Chia-Hsing Li, has been selected by ESMA to join its Secondary Markets Standing Committee Consultative Working Group with a three-year mandate.