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CME Group Appoints Young-Jin Chang As Global Head Of Metals

Date 06/07/2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the appointment of Young-Jin Chang to Global Head of Metals Products.

CFTC Staff Issues Advisory Reminding Commission Registrants Of Compliance Requirements Regarding Suspicious Activity Reporting And Economic Sanctions Programs

Date 06/07/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight today issued a Staff Advisory to remind Futures Commission Merchants and Introducing Brokers of their compliance obligations to report suspicious activities to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, a bureau of the U.S. Department of Treasury.

ESMA Issues Positive Opinion On Short Selling Ban By Italian CONSOB

Date 06/07/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued an official opinion agreeing to an emergency short selling prohibition, for a period of 90 calendar days, by the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) on net short positions in Banca Monte dei Pascha di Siena spa (BMPS) shares under the Short Selling Regulation.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Temporary Restriction In Short Selling: Banca Monte Dei Paschi Di Siena SpA

Date 06/07/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) notifies that it temporarily prohibits short selling in the following instrument under Articles 23 (1) and 26 (4) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012.  This follows a decision made by another EU Competent Authority.

Nasdaq Is Global Leader For New Listings In First Half Of 2016 - Welcomes Record Total Of U.S. Listing Exchange Transfers - Extends Track Record As Leading U.S. Exchange For Total IPOs To 10 Consecutive Quarters

Date 06/07/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced today that it welcomed a combined 176 new listings – including 68 initial public offerings (IPOs) – in the first half of 2016 to its U.S. and Nordic exchanges, maintaining its position as the leading global exchange venue.  This includes DONG Energy – the largest IPO of 2016 YTD across global exchanges – and a record number of 13 company listing transfers from NYSE. Despite a global market under pressure from a combination of economic and political uncertainty, companies from a diverse range of industries and geographies successfully launched their IPOs on Nasdaq’s U.S. and Nordic exchanges, raising $3.8 billion and €4.2 billion, respectively.

SIX Swiss Exchange: Kepler Cheuvreux Connects To SLS

Date 06/07/2016

Intercontinental Exchange Reports ICE & NYSE June 2016 Statistics

Date 06/07/2016

• Daily futures volume up 9%, cash equities up 19% y/y
• Double-digit volume growth in ags, other oil, interest rates and equity indices
• 2Q16 daily futures volume up 8%, cash equities up 17% y/y

VITRUVIO Real Estate SOCIMI To Start Trading On MAB On 8 July - Nineteenth SOCIMI (REIT) To Join The Market

Date 06/07/2016

The Coordination and Admissions Committee of the MAB has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on VITRUVIO REAL ESTATE SOCIMI, stating that the company is eligible for admission to the SOCIMIs (REITs) segment of the market, following a review of all the information presented by the company.

Borsa Italiana Monthly Update June 2016

Date 06/07/2016

Click here to download Borsa Italiana's monthly update for June 2016.

EEX & EPEX SPOT Publish Joint Comments On The Interim Report Of The European Commission On The Sector Inquiry On Capacity Mechanisms

Date 06/07/2016

EEX and EPEX SPOT explicitly support the interim report’s conclusion that wholesale electricity markets (the ‘Energy Only Market’) are able to provide the price signals necessary for investment, while defining clear criteria and requirements for capacity mechanisms where they are being implemented in order to minimize their impact on electricity markets.