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Barclays: John Mcfarlane To Retire As Chairman In May 2019 - Nigel Higgins Appointed To Succeed Him

Date 01/11/2018

Barclays announces that John McFarlane will retire as Chairman of Barclays in May 2019, and that Nigel Higgins has been appointed to succeed him, subject to regulatory approval by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority.

MATBA And ROFEX Sign Merger Commitment

Date 01/11/2018

Representatives of MATba (Mercado Term of Buenos Aires S.A , the Buenos Aires Futures and Options Exchange) and ROFEX (Rosario Futures Exchange) are pleased to announce they have signed a merger agreement. The two exchanges met at the headquarters of MATba and committed to continue with the merger process, in order to operate as a single integrated exchange. In December, both exchanges will hold a special assembly where the merger will be submitted to the shareholders’ vote.

EEX To Conduct Secondary Market Auction For Emission Allowances On Behalf Of Latvia

Date 01/11/2018

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will conduct a secondary market auction for European emission allowances (EUAs) on behalf of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development from Latvia. The auction is scheduled for 16thNovember 2018 with the bidding window being open from 09:00 to 11:00 (CET). The auction volume amounts to 3,126,500 EUAs. This is the first auction on behalf of a public auctioneer on the EEX secondary market which means that the certificates have already been allocated to the market, but have not been used for compliance before.

SIX Swiss Stock Exchange - Exchange Services Trading Key Figures: October 2018

Date 01/11/2018

In October, trading turnover on the Swiss stock exchange was up by 30.3% on the prior month to reach CHF 128.2 billion, equating to an average turnover of CHF 5.5 billion per trading day. There was also a rise in the number of transactions by 50.2% to 6,210,713, compared to September. In comparison with the corresponding period last year, trading turnover was up by 1.5% to CHF 1,147.2 billion, while the number of trades rose by 18.7% to 50,707,484.

OCC Clears Record Monthly Volume In October

Date 01/11/2018

• Over 567 million contracts cleared in October, up 48.9 percent compared to 2017
• Fourth-highest single-day volume on October 11 at 37,989,245 contracts
• Cleared futures volume up 17.0 percent, securities lending CCP activity up 25.7 percent

NEX Markets Connects With Eurex To Launch New Clearing Solution For BrokerTec Europe Customers

Date 01/11/2018

NEX Markets, a NEX Group business providing electronic trading technology solutions at the centre of the FX and fixed income global markets, announces today that BrokerTec Europe Limited has worked with Eurex Clearing, one of the largest global CCPs, to launch a new clearing solution for the European repo market.

Brexit And The Future Economy Debated At PIMFA Annual Summit

Date 01/11/2018

PIMFA – the UK’s Personal Investment Management and Financial Advice association – yesterday hosted their Annual Summit. PIMFA’s CEO, Liz Field, welcomed over 270 senior industry figures to the conference which addressed key issues for the industry such as Brexit, the future of the UK economy, regulatory attitudes and how climate change will affect investment strategies.

ETFGI Reports Currency Hedged ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Gathered Net Inflows Of US$506 Million During September

Date 01/11/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that currency hedged ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$506 billion during September 2018. Total assets decreased to US$146 billion at the end of September 2018, down 0.52% from US$147 billion at the end of August, according to ETFGI’s September 2018 Currency Hedged ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

CME Group's First Multi-Lateral Equity Options Compression Cycle Successfully Reduces Nearly 590,000 Contract Sides

Date 01/11/2018

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced four firms participated in its first-ever multi-lateral compression cycle for equity options on futures, which successfully reduced 587,000 contract sides and compressed portfolios submitted for this cycle by 22 percent.

TheCityUK: Financial Firms Seek Digital Shared Platform Solutions To Common Challenges

Date 01/11/2018

A new report by TheCityUK and Deloitte presents the strategic benefits, increased efficiencies and cost savings that could result from government, regulators and financial firms working together to develop shared digital platforms.