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ESMA To Become Direct Supervisor For Two Additional Data Reporting Services Providers

Date 31/10/2024

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, published today the annual assessment of the derogation criteria for data reporting services providers (DRSPs). Two entities currently supervised at national level will come under ESMA’s direct supervision, as they do not fulfil the derogation criteria for the second consecutive year.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Meeting Of The Court Of Directors Held On 19 September 2024

Date 31/10/2024

The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.

NSE Indices Index Dashboard For The Month Ended October 2024

Date 31/10/2024

Click here to download the 'Index Dashboard' for the month ended October 2024.

ESMA Publishes Data For Quarterly Bond Liquidity Assessment And The Systematic Internaliser Calculations

Date 31/10/2024

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published the new quarterly liquidity assessment of bonds and the data for the quarterly systematic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments, bonds and for other non-equity instruments under MiFID II and MiFIR.

Intercontinental Exchange Approves Fourth Quarter Dividend Of $0.45 Per Share

Date 31/10/2024

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, announced today a $0.45 per share dividend for the fourth quarter of 2024, which is up 7% from the $0.42 per share dividend paid in the fourth quarter of 2023. The cash dividend is payable on December 31, 2024 to stockholders of record as of December 16, 2024. The ex-dividend date is December 16, 2024.

Intercontinental Exchange Reports Strong Third Quarter 2024

Date 31/10/2024

• Record 3Q24 net revenues of $2.3 billion, +17% y/y
• 3Q24 GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.14, +19% y/y
• 3Q24 adj. diluted EPS of $1.55, +6% y/y
• Record 3Q24 operating income of $1.1 billion, +31% y/y; record adj. operating income of $1.4 billion, +17% y/y
• 3Q24 operating margin of 47%; adj. operating margin of 59%

MNI Indicators: Chicago Business Barometer™ - Dropped To 41.6 In October - October 2024 Report

Date 31/10/2024

• The Chicago Business Barometer™, produced with MNI, dropped 5.0 points to 41.6 in October after edging up for two consecutive months, making the barometer the lowest since May 2024, and 1.6 points below the year-to-date average. 
• The decline was due to four out of the five subcomponents falling (Production, New Orders, Order Backlogs and Employment), with only Supplier Deliveries rising in October. • Production fell 7.8 points. This is significantly below the year-to-date average of 44.8 and the lowest reading since April 2024. This was due to nearly 40% of respondents reporting lower production – the highest proportion since June 2023. 
• New Orders dipped 4.6 points, making it the lowest level since May 2024. 

Dubai Financial Market Reports Strong Performance With 60% Increase In Net Profit (Pre-Tax) In The First Nine Months Of 2024

Date 31/10/2024

• DFM General Index (DFMGI) increased by 10.9% closing at 4,503.48 points, to its highest level since 2014, surpassing regional markets.
• DFM’s total consolidated revenues rose by 29% to AED 460.3 million in the first nine months of 2024. 
• Reflecting a significant boost in trading activity, the total number of trades reached 1.7 million, marking a 20% increase year-on-year.
• Market capitalization of DFM-listed companies reached AED 757 billion in 9M 2024.

Readout: Sixth Meeting Of The Financial Working Group Between The United States And The People’s Republic Of China

Date 31/10/2024

The United States and the People’s Republic of China held the sixth meeting of the Financial Working Group (FWG) on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington on October 28. The meeting was co-led by Brent Neiman, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Treasury, and Xuan Changneng, Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China.

S&P Global Market Intelligence And MarketAxess Announce Strategic Fixed-Income Data Partnership

Date 31/10/2024

S&P Global Market Intelligence (SPGMI), a leading provider of information services and solutions to the global markets, and MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, today announced a strategic data partnership that will result in increased transparency and efficiency for the fixed-income markets.