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B3: ETFs Rocketing In Brazil In 2018

Date 03/07/2018

3 S.A. – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (B3) are experiencing a rising volume with the listed Exchange Trading Funds (ETFs), one of the main choices for foreign investors. ADTV jumps ~58% - from R$220MM to R$ 348MM - YTD May 2018 in comparison with same period in 2017 (see the chart below).

EBA Assesses Risks And Opportunities From Fintech And Its Impact On Incumbents Business Models

Date 03/07/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today the first products of its FinTech Roadmap, namely (i) a thematic report on the impact of FinTech on incumbent credit institutions' business models and (ii) a thematic report on the prudential risks and opportunities arising for institutions from FinTech. Both reports fall under the wider context of the newly established EBA FinTech Knowledge Hub and aim to raise awareness within the supervisory community and the industry on potential prudential risks and opportunities from current and potential FinTech applications and understand the main trends that could impact incumbents' business models and pose potential challenges to their sustainability. 

ESMA Publishes The Responses To Its Consultations On Securitisation Repositories

Date 03/07/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the responses received to its Consultations on securitisation repositories.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – June 2018

Date 03/07/2018

• Decrease of the value of trade in equities on the Electronic Order Book[1] on the GPW Main Market by 7.9% YoY to PLN 16.7 billion in June 2018
• Increase of the volume of trade in currency futures by 163.1% YoY to 267.6 thousand contracts in June 2018
• Increase of the total volume of trade in derivatives by 16.5% YoY to 896.1 thousand contracts in June 2018
• Increase of the value of issues of non-Treasury bonds listed on Catalyst by 29.7% YoY to PLN 80.1 billion
• Increase of the total volume of trade in electricity by 111.3% to 18.4 TWh in June 2018
• Increase of the total volume of transactions in gas by 6.7% YoY to 10 TWh in June 2018
• Increase of the volume of spot trade in property rights to certificates of origin[2] by 32.5% to 5.4 TWh in June 2018 

PEGAS Trading Volumes In June 2018 - PEGAS Spot Volumes Improve By 25% On Year, Tracking Strong Increases On Most Hubs

Date 03/07/2018

PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, registered a total volume of 130.4 TWh in June 2018 (June 2017: 167.7 TWh). The overall spot volume increased by 25% over the previous year, following the upward trend on most PEGAS spot market areas. 

Response To The Bank For Internal Settlements Crypto Report, Expert Comment From Bitcoin.Live Founder, Bob Loukas

Date 03/07/2018

With the recent report from the Bank for Internal Settlements (BIS) that called into question the stability and longevity of cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrencies expert Bob Loukas, has provided a comment. As the founder of Bitcoin.Live, a cryptocurrency platform designed to give any trading strategy a unique edge, he believes that nothing could be further from the truth when looking at the wider picture of cryptocurrencies

ISDA Publishes French And Irish Law Master Agreements

Date 03/07/2018

ISDA has published new French and Irish law versions of the ISDA Master Agreement, adding to the existing suite of English, New York and Japanese law choices.

Borsa Istanbul Has Completed Another Phase Of Its Extensive Technological Transformation

Date 03/07/2018

A new phase of BISTECH, which is one of the major technological transformations in Turkish financial history, has gone live today (June 2) with Borsa İstanbul’s morning bell. This phase enables the end-to-end operation of all four markets on the same platform.

ESMA Issues Clarifications On The Clearing Obligation For Pension Scheme Arrangements

Date 03/07/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a statement on the clearing obligation for pension scheme arrangements (PSAs), with the objective to avoid, to the extent possible, disruption to certain PSAs who may face potential challenges clearing their OTC derivative contracts on 17 August 2018, when the current, and final, exemption from the clearing obligation under EMIR expires.  

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Reveals The fourth Round Of Successful Firms In Its Regulatory Sandbox

Date 03/07/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today announces the 29 firms that were successful in their applications to begin testing in the fourth cohort of the sandbox.