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ELITE USA Launches In The State Of Ohio

Date 01/10/2018

• ELITE USA launches today; State of Ohio is first state in the United States to offer ELITE programme
• ELITE and JobsOhio sign a collaboration agreement to accelerate growth of midmarket companies in Ohio, supported by local network of partners
• Business support and capital raising programme to support job creation and economic development in the state
• Demonstrates LSEG’s commitment to strengthening ties with the U.S. capital markets
• More than 900 companies have joined ELITE from 32 countries across 34 sectors

OCC Cleared Contract Volume Up 8.7 Percent In September - Total Cleared Volume Up 18.6 Percent Year-To-Date - Equity Options Volume Up 14.3 Percent In September And Up 21.7 Percent Year-To-Date - Securities Lending Activity Up 6.9 Percent In September And 17.0 Percent Year-To-Date

Date 01/10/2018

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that total cleared contract volume in September reached 365,152,938 contracts, up 8.7 percent compared to September 2017 volume of 335,867,813. OCC's year-to-date average daily cleared contract volume is up 18.6 percent with 20,209,877 contracts compared to 17,038,958 contracts in 2017.

SEC To Focus On Empowering Main Street Investors For 2018 World Investor Week - Joint Investor Bulletin Issued On Understanding Digital Assets And Online Investing

Date 01/10/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that empowering Main Street investors will be the SEC’s focus during World Investor Week, which takes place Oct. 1-7, 2018.  SEC staff will emphasize both the basics of investing and savings as well as important emerging issues like the rise of initial coin offerings and digital assets, distributed ledger technology, and other innovations.

S&P Dow Jones Indices: S&P Europe 350 Factor Dashboard

Date 01/10/2018

• Each of our Momentum, Quality and Low Volatility factor indices based on the S&P Europe 350 outperformed in the third quarter. Momentum led the way.
   
• Meanwhile - due in part to its large overweight in a Financials sector battered by an end-of-quarter selloff in Italian banks - Enhanced Value lost ground.
   
• It was a mixed quarter for dividend-based strategies. Last quarter's standout performer, the S&P Europe 350 Dividend Aristocrats, came in at the top of the category again in Q3.

Prisoners, Wellness Programmes And The Rats Of Hanoi: Why The FCA Tests Its Interventions - Speech By Christopher Woolard, Executive Director Of Strategy And Competition At The UK Competition Network Conference

Date 01/10/2018

Highlights:

• The FCA has been at the forefront of recognising the value of testing interventions and was one of the first global regulators to set up a dedicated behavioural economics team.
• Testing helps us design better, more effective regulation by showing what works, and what doesn’t.
• The FCA has worked closely with practitioners and fellow regulators to share knowledge and design best practice.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc - Total Voting Rights

Date 01/10/2018

The following notification is made in accordance with the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

As at close of business on 28 September 2018, London Stock Exchange Group plc has in issue 350,600,994 ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each.

ESAs Highlight The Relevance Of Legislative Changes For The Key Information Document For PRIIPs

Date 01/10/2018

Today, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) wrote a letter to the European Commission expressing their concerns regarding the possibility of duplicating information requirements for investment funds from 1 January 2020 and the importance of legislative changes to avoid such a situation. 

SIX Welcomes Its Sixth New Trading Participant- MMX Trading B.V. Is The Latest Addition To The Growing List Of Participants On The Swiss Stock Exchange

Date 01/10/2018

"We welcome MMX Trading B.V. and wish them successful trading", comments Gregor Braun, Head Sales Switzerland & Europe, Securities & Exchanges, SIX. "We’re very happy to see our member base increase and diversify with already our sixth new participant joining this year."

ACER Publishes Study On The Value Of Lost Load In The Electricity Supply

Date 01/10/2018

The “Study of Value of Lost Load (VoLL) in electricity supply”-commissioned to a consultant and published today by the Agency- takes into account both a production-function approach through publicly available data and web-based surveys for domestic and non-domestic consumers. It presents the methodology for further development of VoLL and estimates of VoLL for each Member State for potential use in, for example, the assessment of new infrastructure’ benefits.

Christine Lagarde Appoints Gita Gopinath As IMF Chief Economist

Date 01/10/2018

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde appointed Gita Gopinath on Monday as Economic Counsellor and Director of the IMF’s Research Department. Ms. Gopinath will succeed Maurice (Maury) Obstfeld, who announced in July that he would retire at the end of 2018. Ms. Gopinath currently serves as the John Zwaanstra Professor of International Studies and Economics at Harvard University.