News Centre

NASDAQ OMX Nordic Trading Statistics November 2015

Date 01/12/2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic[1] and Baltic[2] markets.

The Spanish Stock Market Traded €894.5 Bn. To November, Up 11.4% Year On Year

Date 01/12/2015

• The equity trading volume in November reached €70.1 billion
• Trading volume in ETFs to November increased 31.1% to €11.7 billion
• The trading volume in the Warrants and Certificates market in the first eleven months was up 39%
• Trading volume in IBEX 35 Futures to November was up 7% year on year
• New issues on the Corporate Debt market in November were up 61,1%, at €7.7 billion

ESMA Registers Rating-Agentur Expert RA GmbH As A Credit Rating Agency

Date 01/12/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s direct supervisor of credit rating agencies (CRAs), has registered Rating-Agentur Expert RA GmbH as a CRA under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies (the CRA Regulation), with effect from 1 December 2015. Rating-Agentur Expert RA GmbH is based in Germany, issuing solicited credit ratings on financial institutions, insurance undertakings and non-financial corporates as well as public finance. In addition, the CRA also issues unsolicited sovereign ratings. 

Clearstream, Eurex Repo And Eurex Clearing Offer Clients Joint Agency Securities Lending - New Service Expected To Boost Securities Lending Fixed-Income Volumes

Date 01/12/2015

Deutsche Börse Group has enhanced its securities lending services by linking a new agency lending service by Clearstream with Eurex Repo and Eurex Clearing. The new offering combines several elements of the broad Deutsche Börse value chain. The joint new service is already available with first users reaching readiness. It offers customers advantages in terms of capital efficiency, straight-through-processing and potential higher returns for lenders as they can maximise the yield on their assets in a low-risk environment.

EPEX SPOT Traded Volumes Hit 50 TWh

Date 01/12/2015

In November 2015, a total volume of 51.3 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT and APX Day-Ahead and Intraday power markets (November 2014: 41.4 TWh). With 24% growth year-on-year, November 2015 was the strongest month in the history of the power exchanges in Central Western Europe and the UK.

Bank Of England: Financial Stability Paper No. 35: Measuring The Macroeconomic Costs And Benefits Of Higher UK Bank Capital Requirements - Martin Brooke, Oliver Bush, Robert Edwards, Jas Ellis, Bill Francis, Rashmi Harimohan, Katharine Neiss And Caspar Siegert

Date 01/12/2015

The baseline bank capital requirements in the United Kingdom are being set to comply with agreed international standards established in Basel III (as implemented in Europe through CRD IV). The minimum Tier 1 requirement to be met at all times is 6% of risk-weighted assets, comprised of at least 4.5% Common Equity Tier 1 and at most 1.5% Additional Tier 1 capital. Internationally-agreed buffers, on top of this minimum, can be used to absorb losses under stress.

R.J. O'Brien (UK) Limited Wins "Best FCM - Innovation" Award At CTA Intelligence European Services Awards 2015

Date 01/12/2015

Chicago-based R.J. O'Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, today announced that its London-based affiliate R.J. O'Brien (UK) Limited has won the award for "Best FCM – Innovation" at the CTA Intelligence European Services Awards 2015.  The awards issued by CTA Intelligence magazine recognize those who have provided outstanding support and services to the European managed futures industry over the past 12 months.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Publication Of The 149th Issue Of The FSA’s Monthly Journal, Access FSA

Date 01/12/2015

The 149th issue of the FSA’s monthly journal, Access FSA (in Japanese), is now available on the website (http://www.fsa.go.jp/access/index.html ).

European Commission - Structured Dialogue - European Parliament: Economic & Monetary Affairs Committee - Opening Statement By Commissioner Jonathan Hill, Brussels, 30 November 2015

Date 01/12/2015

It's good to be here. Looking back on the six months since our last structured dialogue, I am struck by how much we have done. Not just in terms of taking forward existing legislation but also in developing a new agenda on the capital markets union and, more recently, on strengthening the Banking Union.

European Commission - Fact Sheet: Revamping The Prospectus, The Gateway To European Capital Markets

Date 01/12/2015