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ESMA Sets Out Expectations Regarding Application Of IAS 12

Date 15/07/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets’ regulator, has published today a Public Statement on IAS 12 Income Taxes, setting out its expectations regarding the application of the requirements relating to the recognition, measurement and disclosure of deferred tax assets (DTAs) arising from unused tax losses in IFRS financial statements.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In The Global ETF And ETP Industry Reached A Record US$5.64 Trillion At The End Of June 2019

Date 15/07/2019

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed Globally gathered net inflows of US$68.95 billion in June, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$209.54 billion. Assets invested in the Global ETF/ETP industry have increased by 6.1%, from US$5.31 trillion at the end of May, to US$5.64 trillion setting a new record, according to ETFGI's June 2019 Global ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

CME Group Achieves Record Quarterly International Average Daily Volume Of 5.3 Million Contracts In Q2 2019 - Highest Quarterly ADV Records In Europe, Asia Pacific And Latin America

Date 15/07/2019

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that it achieved its highest quarterly international ADV on record, with 5.3 million contracts traded during the second quarter of 2019, up 25% year over year and surpassing the previous quarterly record of 4.9 million contracts traded in Q1 2018.  This record, reflecting all trading done outside North America, was driven mainly by growth of Interest Rate, Equity Index and Agricultural products. 

BME Admits To Trading 331 Warrants From Banco Santander

Date 15/07/2019

• The underlying assets are 16 Spanish stocks, 15 European and the IBEX35®      index
• The number of admissions of these products has increased by 11% so  far this year

Deutsche Boerse: Major Italian Bank Implements STOXX Low Carbon Products

Date 15/07/2019

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, has licensed the EURO iSTOXX® 50 Low Carbon NR Decrement 3.75% Index to Banca IMI, Intesa Sanpaolo Group, as an underlying for structured products. This is the first time that an Italian bank is distributing a product linked to a low-carbon index on the Italian market.

Al Mawared Brokerage's Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report, 15 July 2019

Date 15/07/2019

Click here to download Al Mawared Brokerage's weekly Report on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The Report is designed to give an overview of developments in the Jordan Capital Markets as well as ASE performance indicators.

£50 Note Character Selection Announcement - Speech By Mark Carney, Governor, Bank Of England, Given At Science And Industry Museum, Manchester

Date 15/07/2019

In his speech, Mark Carney announces that Alan Turing will appear on the new £50 polymer note.

Bank Of England: Alan Turing To Be The Face Of New £50 Note

Date 15/07/2019

Today, Bank of England Governor, Mark Carney, announced that Alan Turing will appear on the new £50 polymer note.

ESMA Amends Enforcement Decisions For Nordic Banks Following Appeal

Date 15/07/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today amended enforcement decisions regarding Nordea Bank, Svenska Handelsbanken, SEB, and Swedbank following a decision by the Board of Appeal of the European Supervisory Authorities (BoA).

Money Markets Network Instimatch Global Accelerates Growth In H1 2019

Date 15/07/2019

Instimatch Global, the digital network for institutional money market lending, has announced its performance highlights for the first half of 2019:

• Trade intent on the network averaged €30 billion monthly in the second quarter of 2019, up 100% compared to the first quarter of the year.
• Average transaction size on the network is currently around €50m.
• The number of active customers on the company’s international money markets network has grown to over 50, compared with around 30 in the first quarter of the year, and with a steady average onboarding rate of 1-2 institutional clients a week.  In total, Instimatch Global has nearly 100 clients.
• The client base has expanded to 11 countries – United Kingdom, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Portugal, Liechtenstein, Sweden, Austria, Georgia and British Virgin Islands.
• A focus for Instimatch Global has been actively introducing counterparties across borders and thus facilitating KYC and cross-border/cross-sector transactions.
• Product extensions under development include a fiduciary management solution and intraday liquidity management.
• Expansion of the money market network into the Middle East is scheduled for Q3 2019.
• Instimatch Global was nominated for “Capital Markets Startup of the Year” in the Financial News Trading and Technology Awards and in the Top 19 Swiss Fintechs 2019 in Fintechnews (CH).