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ETFGI Reports That Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed In Middle East And Africa Decreased By US$343 Mn In April 2018

Date 06/06/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Middle East and Africa decreased by 1.03% during April 2018 to reach US$37.92 Bn at the end of the month. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

ATX & ATX prime: New free Float Factors For Immofinanz, S Immo & Wolford

Date 06/06/2018

Following the quarterly review of the calculation parameters of the Austrian indices, above all the leading Austrian index ATX, the Vienna Stock Exchange announces the new factors. The free float factor of Immofinanz AG decreases from 0.9 to 0.8 following the entry of S Immo AG. For S Immo AG the free float factor rises from 0.6 to 0.7 following Sparkassen Versicherung AG Vienna Insurance Group’s sale of a larger block of S Immo shares. At the fashion group Wolford AG, the free float factor decreases from 0.4 to 0.3 after Fosun’s purchase of a major stake in the company. The free float factor expresses how many shares of a company are spread among the public and influences how strongly a share is weighted in the index. The changes will take effect on 18 June 2018. The next scheduled review of the composition of the ATX will take place on 4 September 2018.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Currency Hedged ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Decreased By 1.1% Year To Date Through End Of April 2018

Date 06/06/2018

According to ETFGI’s April 2018 Currency Hedged ETF and ETP industry insights report, a monthly report included in an annual paid-for research subscription service, assets invested in currency hedged ETFs/ETPs reached US$143.94 Bn at the end of April 2018, decreasing by 1.1% from US$146.14 Bn in December 2017. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

FSB Seeks Feedback On Technical Implementation Of The TLAC Standard

Date 06/06/2018

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a call for public feedback on the technical implementation of the FSB’s Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) Standard.

ETFGI Reports ETFs And ETPs Listed In Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Gathered Net Inflows Of 5.29 Billion US Dollars During April 2018, The Highest Amount In Two Years

Date 06/06/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) gathered US$5.29 Bn in net inflows during April 2018, the highest monthly amount in two years. Year-to-date net inflows for 2018 reached US$13.91 Bn at the end of April, compared to US$6.23 Bn in net outflows at this point last year. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)  
 

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement With Jilin Province To Support A New Round Of Northeast Revitalization

Date 06/06/2018

On June 1, 2018, SZSE and Jilin Province jointly held a signing ceremony for a strategic cooperation agreement in Shenzhen, which is one more major achievement made by SZSE through strengthening cooperation with local governments, leveraging the capital market platform, serving the transformation and upgrading of local economies, and promoting coordinated development between regions. Jing Junhai, Governor of Jilin Province, Jin Yuhui, Deputy Governor of Jilin Province, Liu Changlong, Mayor of Changchun, Peng Yonglin, Secretary General of the Jilin Provincial Government, and Wu Lijun, Chairman of SZSE attended the signing ceremony; Hu Bin, Director of Financial Office of Jilin Province, and Wang Jianjun, President & CEO of SZSE jointly signed the agreement. Other leaders from Jilin Province, Shenzhen and SZSE participated in the event.

ASX Monthly Activity Report - May 2018

Date 06/06/2018

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and warrant trades)

• In May 2018, the average daily number of trades was 2% higher than the pcp. The average daily value traded onmarket of $4.5 billion was down 3% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.3% in May on par with the previous month (0.3%). 
• Expected future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in May was an average of 12.0 (compared to 13.3 in April).

Railway Bond To Return To The Shenzhen Stock Exchange Bond Market - SZSE Has Itself Well Prepared

Date 06/06/2018

To improve capability of the SZSE bond market to serve national strategies and the real economy and to diversify the investors in China Railway Construction Bond (hereinafter as the “Railway Bond”), SZSE has completed preparations for the listing of Railway Bond under guidance of the National Development and Reform Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission. On June 1, SZSE officially released the Notice on the Listing and Trading of China Railway Construction Bonds to clarify arrangements for the listing on SZSE. The first tranche of the Railway Bond is expected to be issued in early June to raise CNY20 billion.

Cboe Global Markets Reports May 2018 Trading Volume

Date 05/06/2018

• Year-to-date ADV across options, futures, U.S. and European equities and global FX up over 2017
• May ADV in S&P 500 Index (SPX) options up 17% over 2017
• ]May ADV in global FX up 45% over 2017

CME Group Chairman And Chief Executive Officer To Present At Sandler O'Neill Conference

Date 05/06/2018

CME Group announced today that Terry Duffy, CME Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Sandler O'Neill 2018 Global Exchange and Brokerage Conference in New York on Thursday, June 7, at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time).