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CME Group Announces Launch Of Bitcoin Futures - New Contract To Provide Regulated Trading Venue For Cryptocurrency Market

Date 31/10/2017

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it intends to launch bitcoin futures in the fourth quarter of 2017, pending all relevant regulatory review periods.

Cboe Welcomes New Issuer Sage Advisory To Marketplace With Launch Of ESG ETF

Date 31/10/2017

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | NASDAQ: CBOE), one of the world’s largest exchange holding companies, today welcomed new issuer Sage Advisory to the Cboe ETF Marketplace with the launch the Sage ESG Intermediate Credit ETF (Cboe: GUDB).  

Record-High Net Profit Of GPW Group In Q3 2017 Driven By One-Offs

Date 31/10/2017

• Record-high net profit of PLN 47 million in Q3 2017
• Historically high EBITDA at PLN 57.4 million and EBITDA margin at 70.7% in Q3 2017
• Cost/income ratio at 45% in 9M 2017 vs. 49.1% in 9M 2016

HKEX Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions

Date 31/10/2017

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions
(As at 31 October 2017)

Broadway Technology Adds Three Major Banks As It Expands Into Global Fixed Income

Date 31/10/2017

Broadway Technology, a provider of high-performance fintech and infrastructure solutions, has signed three tier-one banks, including Barclays, to mark its expansion into the global fixed income marketplace. With this move, Broadway is extending its advanced trading capabilities to enable global financial institutions to more efficiently address capital, operational and business model challenges caused by shifting market structure.

Dubai Financial Services Authority Continues To Develop Its Funds Regime

Date 31/10/2017

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has today consulted on a comprehensive package of proposals to support the continued development of the growing funds industry in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).The proposals are wide-ranging and are designed to provide greater flexibility for investors and fund managers in the Centre.

BT Announces Major Evolution In ‘Cloud Of Clouds’ With Amazon Web Services

Date 31/10/2017

• BT and AWS to focus on networking, security and managed services to transform enterprise cloud adoption at scale
• BT to launch new ‘hybrid cloud landing zone’, developed in collaboration with customers through an early adoption program
• Research and innovation to cover the evolution of network services and a comprehensive approach to security in the cloud

BETTER FINANCE: ESMA Study Finds That Charges Eradicate Returns - It's Even Worse

Date 31/10/2017

BETTER FINANCE thanks ESMA for its study on the impact of fees and inflation on fund performance.

CME Group Expands Base Metals Offering With New Copper Premium Shanghai (Metal Bulletin) Futures Contract

Date 31/10/2017

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will expand its base metals offering with the introduction of a new Copper Premium Grade A CIF Shanghai (Metal Bulletin) futures contract to begin trading on November 20, 2017. Pending regulatory approvals, the new contract will be available for trading on CME Globex and for submission for clearing through CME ClearPort.  It will be listed with and subject to the rules and regulations of COMEX.

ESMA Publishes The 21st Extract From The EECS’s Database Of Enforcement

Date 31/10/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an extract from its confidential database of enforcement decisions on financial statements. The extract includes a selection of 12 decisions taken by national enforcers in the period from June 2015 to February 2017.