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Eurex Launches Additional ESG Futures After Successful First Year Of ESG trading - New STOXX USA 500 ESG-X Index Futures Tradable At Eurex - First ESG Contract Covering The U.S. That Excludes Thermal Coal - Broadest ESG Offering Worldwide In Listed ESG Derivatives

Date 10/02/2020

Eurex, the leading European derivatives exchange, looks back on a successful first year in ESG trading. Investment companies are increasingly using ESG derivatives to hedge sustainably invested assets, as demonstrated by Metzler Asset Management's recently launched value protection fund. The launch of the new STOXX® USA 500 ESG-X Index Futures is the next step to support market participants in their sustainable investment strategies beyond Europe. 

Joint Statement From EFAMA And EFSA: Reasonable Market Data Costs Benefits The Real Economy(1)

Date 10/02/2020

The fundamental function of a trading venue is to match buyers and sellers of securities at a price that balances supply and demand through transparent rules and processes. The sale of market data is a related but separate by-product of that primary function.

FTSE Russell introduces Target Exposure Indexes

Date 10/02/2020

• New FTSE Russell Target Exposure Indexes are designed to meet investor demand for greater control and transparency of portfolio exposures over time
• Indexes are available for FTSE All-World and Russell 1000, amongst others
• LGIM among first to deploy a FTSE Target Exposure Index on behalf of a UK based pension fund
• Investors are increasingly looking for enhanced alignment between exposures and investment objectives

Nasdaq, Inc. Announces Proposed Senior Notes Offering

Date 10/02/2020

Nasdaq, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that it plans to offer, subject to market and other conditions, Euro-denominated senior notes (the “Offering”). The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Offering to refinance indebtedness and for other general corporate purposes.

Munic Lists On Euronext Growth - €18.4 Million Raised – Market Capitalisation Of €60.6 Million

Date 10/02/2020

Euronext today congratulated Munic, a French company using onboard technologies and AI to analyse and process automotive data, on its listing on Euronext Growth in Paris (ticker code: ALMUN).

Transcend Hires Former Managing Director Of CloudMargin - Lis Hadingham To Help Drive The Company’s Growth And Expansion

Date 10/02/2020

Transcend, a leading provider of real-time collateral and liquidity optimization technology, has hired Lis Hadingham to join Transcend’s sales team, led by BJ Marcoullier. Hadingham brings more than 20 years of experience in the securities finance industry, with extensive background in collateral management and financial technology sales. Her start coincides with an accelerating pipeline of opportunities for Transcend, whose solutions are currently implemented at major banks, including GSIBs.

Wintermute Trading Raises Seed Funding Led By Blockchain.com to Improve Crypto Markets for All Traders - Funding From Blockchain.com Ventures, FBG, And Angel Investors Will Empower More Liquid, Efficient, And Professional Markets

Date 10/02/2020

Wintermute Trading, a global algorithmic market maker for digital assets, has raised a seed funding round led by Blockchain.com Ventures, with participation from FBG. Wintermute will use the funding to further enhance its technology and bolster its team to further enable liquid, efficient, and professional cryptocurrency markets.

Integration Of Fiserv And SAP Solutions Helps Businesses Improve Working Capital And Accelerate Digital Transformation

Date 10/02/2020

Business-to-business companies around the world have the opportunity to improve working capital, increase operating efficiency, and continue their digital transformation through an integration of technology from Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV) and SAP® SE (NYSE: SAP).

Intercontinental Exchange Launches FIX Connectivity And Multi-Order Functionality For ICE ETF Hub

Date 10/02/2020

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced the launch of two key enhancements for its ICE ETF Hub platform:

• FIX Connectivity: ICE ETF Hub has launched a FIX (Financial Information eXchange) application programming interface (API), which allows Authorized Participants to connect to the ICE ETF Hub platform and manage create/redeem orders in a seamless, automated way. With this new functionality, ICE ETF Hub is the first platform to offer FIX access to both Issuers and Authorized Participants. The FIX protocol is used by global financial markets to communicate trade information and complete millions of transactions each day.

• Multi-Order Functionality: ICE ETF Hub’s new multi-order functionality enables Authorized Participants to submit multiple transactions to an ETF Issuer as one order, enhancing operational efficiency, reducing human error and cutting transaction times down to seconds.

Empowering Community Banks, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman, At The Conference For Community Bankers Sponsored By The American Bankers Association, Orlando, Florida

Date 10/02/2020

Thank you to the American Bankers Association for inviting me to address this year's Conference for Community Bankers. I am delighted to be here with you again. Let me begin by stating that the views I express today are my own, and not necessarily those of the Federal Reserve.