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EuroCCP Appoints Cécile Nagel As CEO

Date 26/07/2018

EuroCCP, Europe’s leading equities clearinghouse, today announces the appointment of Cécile Nagel as Chief Executive Officer. Ms Nagel joins from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) where she was most recently Head of LSE Markets Global Product Development and LSE Exchange Traded Products.

CME Group Inc. Reports Second-Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Date 26/07/2018

• Second-quarter 2018 revenue increased 15 percent compared with second-quarter 2017
• GAAP diluted earnings per share increased 36 percent and adjusted diluted earnings per share were up 41 percent compared with second-quarter 2017

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Account Executive Convicted And Fined For Illegal Short Selling

Date 26/07/2018

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court has convicted Mr Hui Kwok Piu and fined him $231,000 for illegal short selling in the shares of Coslight Technology International Group Limited (Coslight) (Note 1).

ING Turbo Structured Certificates On CD Projekt Shares Newly Listed On GPW

Date 26/07/2018

• ING Turbo structured certificates based on CD Projekt shares have been newly listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange on 26 July 2018
• More than 1 thousand structured certificates and bonds are listed in the UTP-W system on GPW for the first time ever

Saudi Stock Exchange Added To S&P DJI Indices - Recent Upgrade To Emerging Market Status By All Three Leading Global Index Providers Reflects Rapid Progress Of Ongoing Market Enhancements

Date 26/07/2018

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) is pleased to announce today that S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), a leading provider of global equity indices, upgraded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to "Emerging Market" from its previous "Standalone Market" country classification.  The move by S&P DJI follows the recent decisions by MSCI and FTSE Russell to add Saudi Arabia to their respective emerging market indices.  The Kingdom will become eligible for inclusion in certain S&P DJI's global benchmark index families in two phases concurring with the March 2019 quarterly rebalancing and the September 2019 annual reconstitution. 

European Central Bank Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 26/07/2018

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.40% respectively. The Governing Council expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at their present levels at least through the summer of 2019, and in any case for as long as necessary to ensure the continued sustained convergence of inflation to levels that are below, but close to, 2% over the medium term.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Awarded Top PRI Score For Fourth Consecutive Year

Date 26/07/2018

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) has been awarded the top score of A+ for its global approach to responsible investing.  The score was awarded by the Principles for Responsible Investment (‘PRI’) in its 2018 assessment report and demonstrates the level of excellence of BNPP AM's expertise in terms of research, transparency and integration of ESG criteria.

SatoshiPay Receives €566,000 Investment From Crypto Specialist And Targets London IPO

Date 26/07/2018

SatoshiPay (‘the Company’), at the vanguard of providing frictionless global micropayment infrastructure based on blockchain technology, initially to digital content creators, has received a €566,000 cash injection from serial technology/crypto investor Daniel Masters and announced its intention to IPO in London.  Already backed by Axel Springer, one of Europe’s biggest media houses, as well as specialised funds including Blue Star Capital and KR1 and experienced business angels such as Jim Mellon, the Company is aiming to rapidly scale its micropayment technology and build on its existing media focussed clients. 

ADX Grants Daman Investments Licenses To Provide Technical Short Selling Service

Date 26/07/2018

In line with its strategy to enhance the UAE’s investment environment and support its sustainable economic growth, the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the region’s leading financial market, granted Daman with the license to provide Technical Short Selling (TSS) service to its clients, making it the fifth company on the Exchange to do so. The announcement was made during a bell ringing ceremony on ADX’s trading floor, in the presence of representatives and executive management from both sides.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed In Japan Reached A Record High Of US$312 Billion At The End Of June 2018

Date 26/07/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Japan reached a record high of US$312 billion at the end of June 2018, surpassing the previous record of US$311 billion set at the end of May 2018. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)