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PEGAS Achieves Record Results In 2015 - Volume Increases By 81 % To 1,025 TWh

Date 26/01/2016

PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, recorded its best annual traded volume to date with a total of 1,024.8 TWh traded in 2015. This accounts for an increase of 81% compared to 2014 (567.2 TWh). This upsurge was achieved across all PEGAS market segments. 

Solactive Launches Low Carbon Index Family - A Smart Way For Investor To Take Action On Climate Change

Date 26/01/2016

Solactive AG in collaboration with South Pole Group has launched a low-carbon equity index family. The low-carbon index family will cover global and regional exposures to carbon, and aside from the liquid benchmark, offer a smart beta version for investors focusing on income generation.

Tradeweb's 2015: A Year In Market Milestones

Date 26/01/2016

2015 will go down in history as a milestone year for global financial markets. Consider the list of monumental, one-of-a-kind market events, which reads like the résumé of an outrageous political candidate known for their liberal use of superlatives:

• Record low yields in German 10-year Bunds
• Largest one-day increase in Greek government bond yields on Tradeweb
• Widest 10-year U.S. Treasury swap spreads in history
• Highest yields in over 5 years for short-term U.S. Treasury notes

Thailand Futures Exchange Ready For First Agricultural Trading “RSS3 Futures” On Feb 15, 2016

Date 26/01/2016

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) - under the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, has planned to launch its first agricultural derivatives product ‘RSS3 Futures’, ribbed smoked rubber sheet futures, on February 15 2016, after the exchange had merged with The Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET), with an aim to internationalize agricultural futures trading in order to drive Thai economy. Furthermore, TFEX would also welcome two brokers from the Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET) to join TFEX.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Signs The Virtual Simulation For The Trading Environment Agreement With Think Financial Studies - Rashid Al Baloushi: A Step That Confirms The Exchange’s Efforts To Continue Playing Its Pioneering Role In Spreading The Culture Of Investment In Securities

Date 26/01/2016

In its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange organized a special event during which it signed an agreement with Think Financial Studies Company to launch a new virtual simulation system for the trading environment. The signing event was attended by Sheikh Jum’a Bin Majid Bin Obaid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Think Financial Studies, and His Excellency Rashid Al Baloushi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, as well as a group of managers and officials from both side and a number of experts. Think Financial Studies specializes in providing integrated solutions services for local, regional and global trading.

The Fastest Growing Derivatives Market In EMEA And The Americas: Borsa Istanbul VIOP - By Muammer Cakir, Head Of Derivatives Market At Borsa İstanbul

Date 26/01/2016

The fastest growing derivatives market in EMEA and the Americas: Borsa Istanbul VIOP

• Trading volume increase by 52 percent in 2015, reaching all-time record of 90.3 million contracts
• FX Options, Single Stock Futures, and Power Futures achieved four-digit growth and whereas FX Futures, Index Options, and Single Stock Options achieved three-digit growth in 2015.
• FX futures volume reach a record 37 million contracts, up 163 percent
• FX options volume reach a record 1.5 million contracts, up 5,356 percent
• Foreign investor trading volume increase by 122 percent, reaching a record 30 percent of total volume
• Options volume grow by 10 times to a record 2.6 million contracts
• Daily average number of open interest reached 875,314 contracts, up 83 percent
• Retail investors account for 63 percent of the total trading volume
• Power futures volume reach a record 27,949 contracts, up 1,264 percent

Irish Stock Exchange Q4 2015 Statistics And Review Of 2015

Date 26/01/2016

Irish Stock Exchange Q4 2015 statistics and review of 2015

• ISE tops global rankings with 27,124 bond and 7,123 investment fund listings
• New equity listings - four IPOs raise €980m
• ISEQ rises 30% while equity trading reaches record highs
• New IPOready programme supports high potential entrepreneurs
• ISE Chief Executive becomes President of European exchange

Source Appoints Jane Drew As Head Of Corporate Communications

Date 26/01/2016

Source, one of the largest providers of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in Europe, has appointed Jane Drew to the new role of Head of Corporate Communications. The appointment is part of the ongoing expansion of Source in the UK and across Europe.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: The Third Meeting Of The Advisory Council On The Systems Of Accounting And Auditing

Date 26/01/2016

The Advisory Council will hold its third meeting as follows.

Andrew Bailey Appointed As New Chief Executive Of The UK Financial Conduct Authority

Date 26/01/2016

HM Treasury have today announced the appointment of Andrew Bailey as the new permanent Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).