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Borsa Istanbul Has Completed Another Phase Of Its Extensive Technological Transformation

Date 03/07/2018

A new phase of BISTECH, which is one of the major technological transformations in Turkish financial history, has gone live today (June 2) with Borsa İstanbul’s morning bell. This phase enables the end-to-end operation of all four markets on the same platform.

ESMA Issues Clarifications On The Clearing Obligation For Pension Scheme Arrangements

Date 03/07/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a statement on the clearing obligation for pension scheme arrangements (PSAs), with the objective to avoid, to the extent possible, disruption to certain PSAs who may face potential challenges clearing their OTC derivative contracts on 17 August 2018, when the current, and final, exemption from the clearing obligation under EMIR expires.  

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Reveals The fourth Round Of Successful Firms In Its Regulatory Sandbox

Date 03/07/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today announces the 29 firms that were successful in their applications to begin testing in the fourth cohort of the sandbox.

BME: ALQUIBER Receives Favourable Report From MAB

Date 03/07/2018

The Coordination and Admissions Committee of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on ALQUIBER, following a thorough review of all the information presented by the company.

HKEX: Bond Connect Celebrates First Anniversary

Date 03/07/2018

The Bond Connect Company Limited (BCCL) today (Tuesday) marked the first anniversary of Bond Connect, a mutual bond access programme between Hong Kong and Mainland China, with a forum and awards gala held at the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEX) Connect Hall.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Active ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Reach Record High Of US$90.1 Billion At The End Of May 2018

Date 03/07/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in active ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a record high of US$90.1 Bn at the end of May 2018; representing an increase in assets of US$4.04 Bn from the previous record of US$86.1 Bn set at the end of April 2018. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 
 

Eurex Exchange: Partnership Program Gains Traction

Date 03/07/2018

Eurex Clearing continues to receive broad market support for its Partnership Program. So far, 29 market participants from the U.S., the U.K., Asia and Continental Europe have joined the program to back the joint objective of building a liquid alternative to clear Euro-denominated OTC interest rate derivatives in the EU27.

CME Group Averaged 18.4 Million Contracts Per Day In Second Quarter Of 2018, Up 12 Percent From Second Quarter Of 2017

Date 03/07/2018

• Record 2 million and 1.7 million agricultural contracts averaged per day in June and second quarter of 2018 respectively
• Double-digit growth across Metals, FX, Agricultural, Equity Index and Interest Rate products during second quarter
• 17.8 million contracts average daily volume in June 2018, up 8 percent from June 2017

Cyprus Stock Exchange: Members’ Market Shares For June 2018

Date 03/07/2018

Boerse Stuttgart Records June Turnover In Region Of EUR 5.9 Billion - Securitised Derivatives, ETPs And Investment Fund Units All Show Increase In Trading Volume Compared With May Figures

Date 03/07/2018

Based on the order book statistics, turnover at Boerse Stuttgart in June 2018 stood at roughly EUR 5.9 billion.