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Nasdaq Launches New Machine Learning Technology For Surveillance Efforts On Nordic Markets

Date 06/09/2017

• Nasdaq’s SMARTS, in collaboration with Nasdaq Nordic, has deployed machine learning capabilities which analyze abnormal market events and improves the alerting processes surrounding market abuse detection

Eris Exchange Receives U.S. Patent For Swap Futures Product Design - Patent Award Secures Eris’ Competitive Position As The Leading Alternative To OTC Swaps

Date 06/09/2017

Eris Exchange (Eris), a U.S.-based futures exchange group that offers swap futures as a capital-efficient alternative to traditional over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate swaps, today announced that it has been awarded a patent on the principal component of its product design, the Eris Methodology, by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patented invention enables a cash-settled futures product to replicate the convexity of an OTC swap by incorporating interest on collateral within daily variation margin payments.

FTSE Russell Announces Enhancements To Its Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB) Following Market Consultation

Date 06/09/2017

• Realignment designed to better meet investor practices
• Real Estate to be added as newly created 11th ICB Industry
• Telecommunications expanded to reflect the continuing significance of the industry globally and the evolution of the Telecommunications-Media-Technology (TMT) segment

Deutsche Börse And German Council For Sustainable Development To Cooperate On Developing Sustainable Finance - New Hub For Sustainable Finance Pools Joint Activities - First “German Sustainable Finance Summit” To Be Held October 23 In Frankfurt

Date 06/09/2017

Deutsche Börse AG and the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE) announced their strategic cooperation on a sustainable financial sector on Wednesday. The two partners are to pool resources and coordinate joint activities to promote development of the sustainable finance sector. They will review regulatory issues, determine criteria and develop market incentives and instruments to support the development of sustainable finance.

Cobalt Joins BT Radianz Cloud - Financial Services Institutions Are Now Able To Benefit From Cobalt’s Cutting Edge Distributed Ledger Technology In Conjunction With BT’s Award Winning BT Radianz Services

Date 06/09/2017

BT today announced that Cobalt, the FX post-trade processing network based on distributed ledger technology, has joined the BT Radianz Cloud — the world’s largest financial community.  Organisations can now access Cobalt’s private peer-to-peer and blockchain services via their highly secure and resilient Radianz Cloud connections, helping firms reduce cost and operational risk.  

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights - August 2017

Date 06/09/2017

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first eight months of 2017 was $80.3 billion, an increase of 20 per cent when compared with $67.0 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first eight months of 2017 was $4.6 billion, an increase of 5 per cent when compared with $4.4 billion for the same period last year.
• There were 103* newly listed companies for the first eight months of 2017, an increase of 51 per cent when compared with 68* for the same period last year.

Intercontinental Exchange Announces Stuart Williams To Become President Of ICE Futures Europe - Finbarr Hutcheson Named President Of ICE Clear Europe And Timothy J. Bowler President Of ICE Benchmark Administration

Date 06/09/2017

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced that Stuart Williams has been appointed as President of ICE Futures Europe and Timothy J. Bowler has been appointed President of ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA), both effective October 2017. Williams will assume the role following David Peniket’s retirement, and Bowler will succeed Finbarr Hutcheson, who will succeed Paul Swann following his retirement.

Plato Partnership And Imperial College Business School Announce Intention To Establish The European Market Structure Research Network

Date 06/09/2017

Plato Partnership Limited (“Plato Partnership”), a not-for-profit company bringing creative solutions and efficiencies to today’s equity marketplace, has today announced its intention to enter into an agreement with Imperial College Business School to establish and lead a European Market Structure research network.

The World Federation Of Exchanges Launches Joint Report Into Role Of Exchanges In Fostering Economic Development With The United Nations Conference On Trade And Development

Date 06/09/2017

The World Federation of Exchanges (“The WFE”), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, today published a report examining the role of stock exchanges in promoting economic growth and sustainable development, with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (“UNCTAD”).

Torstone Technology Further Expands Leadership Team - Appoints Mack Gill As Chief Operating Officer, Board Director

Date 06/09/2017

Torstone Technology, the leading provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, today announces plans to expand with the appointment of Mack Gill as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and member of the Board of Directors, based at Torstone’s London headquarters.