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Cboe Global Markets Reports August 2019 Trading Volume

Date 05/09/2019

•  Futures ADV up 42% over August 2018 and up 53% over July 2019
• Options ADV up 24% over August 2018 and up 26% over July 2019
• U.S. Equities ADV up 17% over both August 2018 and July 2019
• August ADV in SPX options, RUT options and VIX futures highest of 2019

Judges Expected To Give A Decision On UK Parliament Suspension Challenge By Gina Miller On Friday

Date 05/09/2019

British Prime Minister's Boris Johnson's advice to Queen Elizabeth II  to prorogue parliament was an "unlawful abuse of power", judges in the UK have heard today.

Remarks To The SEC Investor Advisory Committee, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Sept. 5, 2019

Date 05/09/2019

Good morning. I understand the Committee will be continuing the discussion about our proxy system in today’s telephonic meeting.

ESMA Publishes Stress Simulation Framework For Investment Funds

Date 05/09/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets’ regulator, has developed a framework to be used for stress simulations for the investment fund sector. The method developed by ESMA is presented in detail in its Economic Report published today, and is accompanied by a case study where it is applied to 6,000 UCITS bond funds. 

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchange Index 3.7% Up In August, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Joins Index

Date 05/09/2019

The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index, which aims to reflect market sentiment and is a key indicator of exchanges performance closed at 60,528.99 on 30 August 2019, 3.7% up on the month, up 22.5% Year-to-Date and 20.2 % over 12 months (all in USD terms). The index set a new closing all-time high of 60,675.24 on 30 August 2019.

Qatar Stock Exchange: QE Index, QE AL Rayan Islamic Index And QE All Share Index Constituents October 1st 2019

Date 05/09/2019

QE Index

Ezdan Holding Group and Qatar Aluminium Manufacturing Company will replace Medicare Group and Qatar First Bank in the QE Index.

Mazen Wathaifi Is The Chief Executive Officer Of Amman Stock Exchange

Date 05/09/2019

The ASE Board of Directors has appointed, Mr. Mazen Wathaifi, as the CEO of the ASE as of the 3rd of Sep, 2019; following the Royal Decree acceptance of his resignation from the JSC Board of Commissioners. Mr. Wathaifi has a profound experience in the capital market and has several studies and researches in this field. He has participated in professional and training courses in a number of Jordanian, Arab and international institute’s university. It is noteworthy that Mr. Wathaifi is a member committees of Arab and international organizations. He also assumed high level positions during his career path in the capital market, most recently, a commissioner at the JSC Board of Commissioners since July, 2013 besides the duties of Secretary General of the JSC till August 2018. Mr. Wathaifi also was the CEO of JSC from July 2013 till July 2014, and the Head of Research and International Relations Department since 1999 - 2013.

ESMA Published Responses To Survey On Short-Termism In The Financial Sector

Date 05/09/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the responses it received to its call for evidence on potential short-term pressures on corporations stemming from the financial sector. 

CME Group Foundation Awards Nearly $1 Million In Grants To Reduce Computer Science Deserts

Date 05/09/2019

CME Group Foundation will award more than $900,000 in new grants to Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and local nonprofits to support in-school and after-school computer science programs with the goal of reducing "computer science deserts" in Chicago.

Tier1 Names Metacube A Certified Development Partner

Date 05/09/2019

Tier1 Financial Solutions (“Tier1”), a leading global relationship management technology provider for financial services, has named Metacube as a certified development partner, as well as a sponsor of Tier1's Capital Markets Lounge at Dreamforce 2019, an exclusive hub for markets and banking professionals.