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State Street Comments On European Central Bank Monetary Policy Decision

Date 26/07/2018

In reaction to today’s European Central Bank (ECB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, Timothy Graf, head of macro strategy for EMEA at State Street Global Markets; and Antoine Lesné, head of EMEA strategy and research for SPDR ETFs, offer their views.

FIA Announces Partnership With Rise New York, Created By Barclays, To Promote Innovators Pavilion

Date 26/07/2018

• Rise New York joins four other community partners in support of FIA’s annual fintech showcase in October
• Rise will help introduce fintech startups to the derivatives industry

OpenDoor Sees Volumes Rally Following Treasury Platform Upgrade

Date 26/07/2018

OpenDoor Securities (“OpenDoor”), the first all-to-all marketplace for illiquid US Treasuries, has seen a 436% increase in average daily order volume since the introduction of a slew of new functionality in April 2018, while matched volumes on its platform have risen 403% in the same time period.

ETFGI Reports That ETFs And ETPs Listed In Canada Experienced Net Outflows Of US$328 Million During June 2018

Date 26/07/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Canada experienced net outflows of US$328 million during June 2018. This marks the first month of negative flows since September 2017, coinciding with the net outflows that occurred this month for ETFs and ETPs listed in the US. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

NYSE Completes Historic First Half Of 2018

Date 26/07/2018

• Holds #1 spot among global exchanges for capital raising and ETFs;
• Expands trading to include all U.S. securities;
• Successfully executes launch of the first direct listing

GLMX Appoints Repo Veteran As Managing Director For Europe

Date 26/07/2018

GLMX Europe Limited (GLMX), a comprehensive technology solution for the trading of repurchase agreements (“repo”) and securities lending transactions, has named Phil Buck as Managing Director for Europe. Buck brings to GLMX over 20 years of direct experience in repo and securities lending technology solutions. He will report directly to CEO and Co-Founder Glenn Havlicek and will play a key role in expanding the Company’s European presence.

EuroCCP Appoints Cécile Nagel As CEO

Date 26/07/2018

EuroCCP, Europe’s leading equities clearinghouse, today announces the appointment of Cécile Nagel as Chief Executive Officer. Ms Nagel joins from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) where she was most recently Head of LSE Markets Global Product Development and LSE Exchange Traded Products.

CME Group Inc. Reports Second-Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Date 26/07/2018

• Second-quarter 2018 revenue increased 15 percent compared with second-quarter 2017
• GAAP diluted earnings per share increased 36 percent and adjusted diluted earnings per share were up 41 percent compared with second-quarter 2017

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Account Executive Convicted And Fined For Illegal Short Selling

Date 26/07/2018

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court has convicted Mr Hui Kwok Piu and fined him $231,000 for illegal short selling in the shares of Coslight Technology International Group Limited (Coslight) (Note 1).

ING Turbo Structured Certificates On CD Projekt Shares Newly Listed On GPW

Date 26/07/2018

• ING Turbo structured certificates based on CD Projekt shares have been newly listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange on 26 July 2018
• More than 1 thousand structured certificates and bonds are listed in the UTP-W system on GPW for the first time ever