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Second-Best November Is Recorded At MGEX

Date 01/12/2017

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has recorded the second-highest monthly exchange volume number for November with 245,980 contracts. This number is also 9% greater than last year’s November total.  

Moscow Exchange Announces Results Of Index Review

Date 01/12/2017

Moscow Exchange announces the updated list of index components and free float ratios effective from 22 December 2017. The indices were reviewed according to the new calculation methodology that came into force on 27 November 2017. 

Cboe Risk Management Conference Asia Begins Next Week

Date 01/12/2017

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE) will host the 3rd annual Cboe Risk Management Conference (RMC) Asia next week at the Conrad Hong Kong Hotel.

The 21st Annual ASEA Conference - November 20-21,2017

Date 01/12/2017

The 21st Annual African Securities Exchanges Association (ASEA or the Association) Conference was hosted by the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) from November 20-21, 2017 at the Nile Ritz Carlton Hotel in Cairo, Egypt. The theme of this year’s Conference was Africa Mapping the Future; a timely topic that sought to reemphasis the importance and potential of the continent in shaping the global future.

Finansinspektionen Establishes An Innovation Centre

Date 01/12/2017

FI is establishing a fintech innovation centre that will provide information to and maintain a dialogue with companies conducting innovation-based business. This centre and additional initiatives are presented in FI's report to the Government regarding an assignment.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange: November 2017

Date 01/12/2017

• Trading turnover in the year to date: CHF 1,245.1 billion (+6.3% year-on-year)
• Number of trades 47,453,956 (+8.4% year-on-year)
• All-time record annual ETF turnover achieved in 2016 already broken in November 2017
• Poenina Holding AG becomes the sixth company this year to complete its initial public offering on SIX

Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) Benchmark Publishes New WIBID And WIBOR Reference Rate Documentation

Date 01/12/2017

• GPW Benchmark has published the New Reference Rate Documentation effective as of 1 February 2018
• It is another step in the alignment of the WIBID and WIBOR reference rates with the European requirements
• The New Reference Rate Documentation supersedes the Rules for Fixing WIBID and WIBOR Reference Rates

ESMA Seeks Two Candidates As Consumer Representatives For Its Stakeholder Representative Group

Date 01/12/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is seeking two candidates to represent the interests of consumers, as members of its Securities Markets Stakeholders Group (SMSG).

Federal Reserve Board Announces It Has Voted To Affirm Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB) At Current Level Of 0 Percent

Date 01/12/2017

The Federal Reserve Board announced on Friday it has voted to affirm the Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB) at the current level of 0 percent. In making this determination, the Board followed the framework detailed in the Board's policy statement for setting the CCyB for private-sector credit exposures located in the United States.

2017 Government–Business Forum On Small Business Capital Formation Opening Remarks By SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein

Date 01/12/2017

Good morning.  Welcome to the SEC’s annual Government–Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation.  I would like to start by thanking Chairman Clayton for his decision to hold this annual forum outside the Capital Beltway and in Austin, Texas.  I would also like to thank Sebastian Gomez Abero, Anthony Barone and the entire SEC team who worked hard to bring this forum to Texas.  Most importantly, I would like to thank the University of Texas–Austin and the MacCombs School of Business for hosting us.