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ICE Data Services Selected As The New Benchmark For Four BlackRock iShares Fixed Income ETFs -Transition Completed On August 1

Date 06/08/2018

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced that ICE Data Services has been selected as the new benchmark provider for four of BlackRock’s iShares® U.S. bond exchange traded funds (ETFs), and the transition was completed on August 1. The four funds currently represent $18.9bn in AUM:

Changes On The Central Securities Depository Of Poland Management Board

Date 06/08/2018

The Supervisory Board of Krajowy Depozyt Papierów Wartościowych (KDPW, The Central Securities Depository of Poland) has appointed Mr Maciej Trybuchowski as President of the KDPW Management Board as of 10 September 2018. The Supervisory Board has appointed Mr Paweł Górecki as Vice-President of the KDPW Management Board as of 6 August 2018.

Third ACER Report On The Implementation Of The Gas Balancing Network Code Available

Date 06/08/2018

The Agency publishes today its third Report on the implementation of the Balancing Network Code. The Report presents findings and recommendations for seven balancing zones. The Agency invites interested parties to use the Agency’s Balancing Analytical Framework and carry out their own analysis. The Agency invites stakeholders to provide feedback on how to improve the Framework.

ESMA Updates Equity Derivatives, Equity And Equity-Like Instruments' Transitional Transparency Calculations For MiFID II/ MiFIR

Date 06/08/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today an updated version of the MiFID II/MiFIR transitional transparency calculations (TTC).

Borsa Istanbul: Committed Transactions Market Of Sukuk Launched

Date 06/08/2018

Committed Transactions Market of Sukuk (CTM) is launched within Borsa İstanbul at July 2, 2018 and trading of lease certificates commenced. CTM operates in accordance with working principles of participation banks and other banks are also eligible to trading.

HKEX Report: Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/08/2018

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first seven months of 2018 was $121.1 billion, an increase of 56 per cent when compared with $77.4 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants for the first seven months of 2018 was $17.3 billion, an increase of 66 per cent when compared with $10.4 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first seven months of 2018 was $7.5 billion, an increase of 83 per cent when compared with $4.1 billion for the same period last year.
• Funds raised through IPOs for the first seven months of 2018 was $118.4 billion, an increase of 66 per cent when compared with $71.4 billion for the same period last year.
• Total funds raised for the first seven months of 2018 was $272.9 billion, an increase of 35 per cent when compared with $202.0 billion for the same period last year.
• There were 142* newly listed companies for the first seven months of 2018, an increase of 41 per cent when compared with 101* for the same period last year.

ASX: Chair Of Corporate Governance Council Comments On The Debate About The Proposed Fourth Edition Of The Principles And Recommendations

Date 06/08/2018

The ASX Corporate Governance Council (the ‘Council’) welcomes the high-level of interest in, and robust debate on, the proposals to update and issue a fourth edition of its Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations (the ‘Principles and Recommendations’).

"Free Trading Suspension", "Arbitrary Trading Suspension" And "Long-Term Trading Suspension " Are Effectively Curbed - New Changes In The Trading Suspension And Resumption In Mergers And Acquisitions Of The Shenzhen Stock Exchange-Listed Companies

Date 06/08/2018

Since the beginning of this year, SZSE has continued to promote the reform of the trading suspension and resumption system, resolutely curb the phenomenon of "free trading suspension", "arbitrary trading suspension" and "long-term trading suspension", and earnestly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of investors, such as trading rights and right to know. Under the joint efforts of all parties involved in the market, the number of shares suspended by the SZSE-listed companies has decreased significantly recently, and new changes have occurred in the trading suspension and resumption in mergers and acquisitions.

"Fostering A Strong Corporate Governance Ecosystem" - Keynote Speech By Mr Ong Chong Tee, Deputy Managing Director, Monetary Authority Of Singapore, At Singapore Governance And Transparency Forum On 6 August 2018

Date 06/08/2018

Mr Yeoh Oon Jin, Divisional President – Singapore, CPA Australia
Associate Professor Lawrence Loh, Director, Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations, NUS Business School
Mr Willie Cheng, Chairman, Singapore Institute of Directors
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning.

Thank you for the kind invitation to my colleagues and I to join all of you here today. It is my pleasure to offer some remarks.

QuantHouse On-Boards Actant’s Automated Trading Solutions - Actant’s Fully Hosted Solution Now Accessible By All Members Of The Quanthouse API Ecosystem

Date 06/08/2018

QuantHouse, the leading independent global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure solutions, today announced that Actant’s derivative trading solutions have now been added to the ever-growing QuantHouse API Ecosystem.