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ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Active ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Reach Record High Of US$90.1 Billion At The End Of May 2018

Date 03/07/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in active ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a record high of US$90.1 Bn at the end of May 2018; representing an increase in assets of US$4.04 Bn from the previous record of US$86.1 Bn set at the end of April 2018. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 
 

Eurex Exchange: Partnership Program Gains Traction

Date 03/07/2018

Eurex Clearing continues to receive broad market support for its Partnership Program. So far, 29 market participants from the U.S., the U.K., Asia and Continental Europe have joined the program to back the joint objective of building a liquid alternative to clear Euro-denominated OTC interest rate derivatives in the EU27.

CME Group Averaged 18.4 Million Contracts Per Day In Second Quarter Of 2018, Up 12 Percent From Second Quarter Of 2017

Date 03/07/2018

• Record 2 million and 1.7 million agricultural contracts averaged per day in June and second quarter of 2018 respectively
• Double-digit growth across Metals, FX, Agricultural, Equity Index and Interest Rate products during second quarter
• 17.8 million contracts average daily volume in June 2018, up 8 percent from June 2017

Cyprus Stock Exchange: Members’ Market Shares For June 2018

Date 03/07/2018

Boerse Stuttgart Records June Turnover In Region Of EUR 5.9 Billion - Securitised Derivatives, ETPs And Investment Fund Units All Show Increase In Trading Volume Compared With May Figures

Date 03/07/2018

Based on the order book statistics, turnover at Boerse Stuttgart in June 2018 stood at roughly EUR 5.9 billion.

EDHEC: Recognised Leadership In Entrepreneurship

Date 03/07/2018

The most recent Financial Times Business School Ranking underlines the quality of the School’s entrepreneurial training:  EDHEC’s Global MBA was placed 2nd in France, out of only three French schools - EDHEC, INSEAD and HEC - considered eligible for ranking by the Financial Times.

Societe Generale Reaches An Agreement With Commerzbank To Acquire Its Equity Markets And Commodities Activities - The Transaction Includes Commerzbank’s Investment Products, Flow Products, And Asset Management Businesses Worldwide, Including Associated Market Making, Sales And Structuring Capabilities

Date 03/07/2018

Societe Generale is announcing that it has reached an agreement to acquire Commerzbank’s Equity Markets and Commodities business (EMC), a leading European manufacturer, distributor and market maker of structured and flow products as well as asset management solutions. With a state of the art technology platform, it benefits from significant franchises in diversified and complementary segments. The activities in the scope of this transaction are based in Frankfurt, London, Hong Kong, Paris, Luxembourg and Zurich. The transaction excludes the Cash Equity brokerage and commodities hedging businesses of Commerzbank.

Investing Is Not A Full-Time Job For Citizens - Investor Empowerment In The Digital Age – International BETTER FINANCE Conference, 2018, Brussels

Date 03/07/2018

With fewer individual investors investing directly in equities and bonds and households being sold packaged products instead, the products EU citizens invest in are becoming increasingly complex. As a result people struggle to understand and to trust the financial products they are invested in.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Appoints Global Head Of Client Experience

Date 03/07/2018

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces that it has appointed Melanie Aimer to the newly-created role of Global Head of Client Experience within its Client Marketing Office.  Melanie joined on 18 June and reports to Roger Miners, Chief Marketing Officer.

BCS Global Markets Appoints Marina Atavadzhieva As CRO.

Date 03/07/2018

BCS Global Markets today announces the appointment of Marina Atavadzhieva as Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Atavadzhieva, who was most recently the CRO of Sberbank Asset Management and Deputy CRO of Sberbank Wealth Management, will report to BCS CEO and Chairman Roman Lokhov.