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Statement By The Brexit Steering Group On UK Paper On EU Citizens In The UK

Date 03/07/2018

Responding to the release of the UK’s policy paper “EU Settlement Scheme statement of intent” policy paper, which describes how EU citizens and their families can obtain settled status in the UK, Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit Coordinator, today issued a statement on behalf of its Brexit Steering Group:

“While we have taken note and welcomed the UK Government’s statement of intent outlining how the UK’s EU Settlement Scheme will work, we still have a number of outstanding concerns. We ask the UK Government to take these on board during the consultation and testing phase of the Scheme before its official launch.”

EEX New Participant: Nordic Power Trading France A/S

Date 03/07/2018

Nordic Power Trading France A/S has been admitted to exchange trading for Phelix Futures and Options, French Financial Power Futures and Options, Italian Financial Power Futures and Options, Nordic Financial Power Futures and Options, Spanish Financial Power Futures and Options, Belgian Financial Power Futures, Dutch Financial Power Futures, Swiss Financial Power Future, Greek Financial Power Futures, PXE Polish Financial Power Futures, PXE Czech Financial Power Futures, PXE Hungarian Financial Power Futures, PXE Slovakian Financial Power Future and PXE Romanian Financial Power Futures.

ESMA Publishes 2017 Annual Report

Date 03/07/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its 2017 Annual Report, which sets out ESMA’s objectives, activities and key achievements during the course of 2017.

ETFGI Reports Currency Hedged ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Gathered Net Inflows Of US$3.13 Billion During May 2018

Date 03/07/2018

According to ETFGI’s May 2018 Currency Hedged ETF and ETP industry insights report, a monthly report included in an annual paid-for research subscription service, currency hedged ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered US$3.13 billion in net inflows during May. This was over 10 times the net inflows gathered during April. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

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