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Swiss Equivalence - Setting A Good Example: Anne Plested, Fidessa

Date 06/12/2018

Meanwhile in another part of Europe, time is running out for Swiss equivalence. The one year period previously granted in December 2017 is set to expire on 31st December. Switzerland needs equivalent third-country status in order to preserve the status quo and allow EU trading participants bound by MIFID to continue accessing the Swiss market locally in the EU.

CryptoCompare Publishes November Monthly Exchange Review

Date 06/12/2018

CryptoCompare, the global cryptocurrency market data provider, today published its monthly Exchange Review for November 2018, offering institutional and retail investors insights into the cryptocurrency exchange industry as well as any changes to constituent exchanges that make up CryptoCompare’s CCCAGG price indices.

EEX And IBEX Sign Agreement On Cooperation - EEX Further Extends Its Offering For South-Eastern Europe – Derivatives Trading To Cover 20 European Market Areas In 2019

Date 06/12/2018

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange (IBEX), have signed an agreement on the cooperation in the Bulgarian power market. As part of the cooperation and subject to the approval of the relevant authorities, EEX will list Euro-denominated and financially settled Base Week, Month, Quarter and Year Futures for the Bulgarian market. The new Bulgarian power futures will be settled against the day-ahead spot market price calculated by IBEX. The introduction of the contracts is planned for the first half of 2019.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Strengthens Global Fixed Income Capability With Appointment Of Olivier de Larouzière As Head Of Global Multi-Strategy Products

Date 06/12/2018

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the appointment of Olivier de Larouzière as Head of Global Multi-Strategy Products (‘GMS’) within Global Fixed Income. 

DGCX Wins ‘EMEA Exchange Of The Year’ At The FOW Global Investor Awards 2018

Date 06/12/2018

The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has been named for the first time ‘EMEA Exchange of the Year’ at the Future & Options World (FOW) Global Investor Awards 2018 held in London. The exchange was carefully selected from a pool of international candidates based on its innovations in the derivatives industry, which have included new products, services and technology upgrades over the last 12 months.

"Punitive Tariffs" Is Stock Market Taboo Word Of The Year For The Austrian Financial Community

Date 06/12/2018

• "cryptomania" and "Brexit" were the other two contenders
• Stock market impacted by punitive tariffs disruptions in 2018

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/12/2018

Highlights

Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first 11 months of 2018 was $110.4 billion, an increase of 27 per cent when compared with $86.9 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants for the first 11 months of 2018 was $16.2 billion, an increase of 35 per cent when compared with $12.0 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first 11 months of 2018 was $7.6 billion, an increase of 62 per cent when compared with $4.7 billion for the same period last year.
• Funds raised through IPOs for the first 11 months of 2018 was $261.5 billion, an increase of 124 per cent when compared with $116.9 billion for the same period last year.
• There were 196* newly listed companies for the first 11 months of 2018 which reached a record high, an increase of 30 per cent when compared with 151* for the same period last year.

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission Concludes Consultation On Amendments To The Code On Unit Trusts And Mutual Funds

Date 06/12/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today released consultation conclusions on proposed amendments to the Code on Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds (UT Code).  

Qatar Stock Exchange Concludes A Workshop On Combating Money Laundering And The Financing Of Terrorism

Date 06/12/2018

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) today concluded a three-day training program on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT). The training was organized in collaboration with Qatar Finance and Business Academy under the supervision of the National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (NAMLC).

State Street Quarterly Brexometer Index Reveals Latest Investor Sentiment Towards Brexit

Date 06/12/2018

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) today launched the latest findings from its Brexometer Index, a quarterly pulse survey of institutional investor sentiment on the economic impact of Brexit.