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Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And SIX Structured Products Exchange: June 2016

Date 01/07/2016

• Trading turnover of CHF 118.1 billion (+29.7% month-on-month)
• Average trading turnover per day: CHF 5.5 billion
• Third IPO in the year to date: Investis Holding SA
• BREXIT: fourth-highest number of trades in the history of SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange

ESMA Appoints New Securities And Markets Stakeholder Group

Date 01/07/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the new list of members of its Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) following its approval by its Board of Supervisors. The selected individuals begin a 2½ year term on 1 July 2016 and will replace the group whose mandate expired on 30 June 2016.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters For New Bonds

Date 01/07/2016

New bonds will be accepted to margin trading starting from July 04, 2016. 

MGEX June Volume Is 5th-Best In History

Date 01/07/2016

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has concluded the month of June with a total volume of 245,738 making it the 5 th -highest volume in MGEX history. Electronic volume for the month totaled 206,355. Each of the top five months in MGEX history have occurred in the last year. 

PEGAS Trading Volumes In June 2016 - PEGAS Volumes Increase By 81% Year-On-Year

Date 01/07/2016

The pan-European gas trading platform PEGAS registered a total volume of 124.9 TWh in June 2016, which amounts to an increase of 81% compared to the volume traded over the same period last year (June 2015: 68.9 TWh). 

European Supervisory Authorities Plan To Issue Q&As On PRIIPs

Date 01/07/2016

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) – EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – has published today a letter to the European Parliament and European Council on the supervisory convergence work by the ESAs in relation to the draft regulatory technical standards on Key Information Documents (KIDs) for Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs).

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Date 01/07/2016

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European Supervisory Authorities Write To Commission On Delay To Bilateral Margin Rules For Derivatives

Date 01/07/2016

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) – EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – has issued a joint letter to Jonathan Hill, European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, on the delayed adoption of the joint draft regulatory technical standards on risk mitigation techniques for non-centrally cleared ​OTC derivatives​. 

EEX Trading Results For June 2016 - Power Derivatives Volume Doubles In June

Date 01/07/2016

In June 2016, the monthly volume on EEX’s power derivatives market amounted to 374.7 terawatt hours (TWh), more than doubling the volume achieved in June 2015 (184.0 TWh). EEX recorded increased volumes in German (+106%), French (+65%) and Italian (+40%) power futures and in particular in Spanish power futures where trading volumes increased more than five-fold compared to June 2015. In power options, EEX registered the highest monthly volume of 2016 so far. 

ESMA Proposes Two Amendments To Natural Person Identifiers Under MiFID II

Date 01/07/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority has today submitted two amendments to the European Commission in relation to the draft regulatory technical standards on reporting obligations under Article 26 of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation- MiFIR (RTS 22). ESMA first submitted RTS 22 to the European Commission on 25 September 2015.