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MDX Technology Announces Project IOWA - Liberating Commodities & Energy Trading Firms & Financial Institutions From The Restrictions Of The Current Market Data Vendor Monopoly - ‘On Demand’ Commercial Model Like The Entertainment Industry’s Approach To Content Provision - First Public Showing At The Annual IECA Conference In Florida

Date 28/09/2018

MDX Technology, a leading provider of real-time data distribution solutions for the global trading community announces the launch of Project IOWA. Project IOWA is game changing for both data content creators and data content consumers. Underpinned by the proven MDX Technology, in use by major trading venues, commodities and energy trading firms, investment banks, intermediaries and asset managers, Project IOWA is a modern data driven ecosystem designed to redefine the way content owners and content subscribers can meet and transact business using flexible, multi-channel subscriptions to data. It will liberate both the content owners and subscribers from the restrictions imposed by the current market data vendor monopoly by providing easy access to a much-needed alternative venue at significantly lower cost.

ESMA Updates The Q&As On ESMA’s Temporary Product Intervention Measures

Date 28/09/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers on ESMA’s temporary product intervention measures on the marketing, distribution or sale of CFDs and binary options to retail clients based on Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR).

HKEX: Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions (As At 28 September 2018)

Date 28/09/2018

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions
(As at 28 September 2018)

Updated Methodology For MOEX Indicative FX Rates Comes Into Force

Date 28/09/2018

On 5 October 2018, an updated version of the Moscow Exchange Indicative FX Rate Methodology will take effect. The indicative FX rate for Indian rupee/US dollar has been added.

FTSE Russell’s 2018 China A-Shares Evaluation Results Press Conference And Seminar Was Successfully Held

Date 28/09/2018

On 27 September, 2018, FTSE Russell's 2018 China A-Shares Evaluation Results Press Conference and Seminar was held at the trading floor of the Shanghai Stock Exchange. In the morning, FTSE Russell announced that it would include A-shares into its Global Equity Index Series (“FTSE GEIS”) with the secondary emerging market status from June 2019.

HKEX To Expand Its Stock Index Products With Total Return Index Futures

Date 28/09/2018

• HKEX to offer four Total Return Index Futures contracts from 5 November 2018
• New futures will complement HKEX’s existing stock index products

ESMA Consults On Stress Testing Rules For Money Market Funds

Date 28/09/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today opened a public consultation on how European money market funds (MMFs) should conduct their internal stress testing. While MMFs invest in highly liquid and low risk short-term debt instruments, they play an important role in the financial system and are interconnected with other key market participants.

HKEX: Exchange Seeks Views On Proposed Rule Changes Relating To Disclaimer Or Adverse Opinion On Issuer’s Financial Statements

Date 28/09/2018

• Exchange proposes to require trading suspension if listed issuers publish financial statements with disclaimer or adverse audit opinion
• Proposed Rule changes aim to enhance the quality and reliability of financial statements published by issuers
• Deadline for responses is 30 November 2018

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Actively Managed ETFs And ETPs Reached A New High Of $104 Bn At The End Of August 2018

Date 28/09/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in actively managed ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a new high of US$104 billion, following net inflows of US$2.86 billion and market moves during August. Actively managed ETFs/ETPs in the US and Canada attracted the greatest net inflows, while actively managed ETFs/ETPs in Europe saw net outflows, according to ETFGI’s August 2018 Global Active ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)  

CNH Industrial Financial Services Selects AxiomSL’s Strategic Platform For AnaCredit And Schema-A Reporting In Belgium

Date 28/09/2018

AxiomSL, the leading provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, today announces that CNH Industrial Financial Services, a global financial services player in the Capital Goods financing business, has selected AxiomSL’s strategic platform to implement AnaCredit and local statistical (Schema-A) reporting in Belgium.