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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.

Vienna Stock Exchange: Equity Turnover Up 3.7% At HY1 2018 And 50% In Five-Year Comparison

Date 03/07/2018

• Vienna Stock Exchange ranks 11th by turnover among 22 stock exchanges
• International investors account for over 85% of trading volume on VSE
•  Global market is second-liveliest segment after prime market

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange: June 2018

Date 03/07/2018

In June, trading turnover fell by -1.4% to CHF 117.3 billion compared to the previous month. Since the beginning of the year, an average turnover of CHF 6 billion has been registered per trading day. Compared with the same period last year, trading revenue grew by 1.5% to CHF to reach 733.5 billion and the number of transactions rose by a striking 21.6% to 31,555,682.

Aussie Start-Up Trade Ledger Launches In Europe, Appoints Two Key Officers

Date 03/07/2018

The world's first corporate open banking lending platform, Sydney-based start-up Trade Ledger, has today announced the opening of its new European operation headquartered in London, and the appointment of two key management positions to help drive the expansion.

Cboe Announces Plans For New Venue In Amsterdam

Date 03/07/2018

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today announced plans to establish a new venue in Amsterdam to ensure the company is well-positioned to continue to serve its customers across Europe from April 2019, after the UK's planned exit from the European Union (EU).

Deutsche Börse: High Number Of IPOs And ETF Listings In The First Half Of The Year - Significant Increase In Trading Volumes Since January

Date 03/07/2018

In the first six months of the year, there have been significantly more IPOs and listings of new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the cash markets of Deutsche Börse than in previous years. Trading volumes on the platforms Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange were also significantly higher than in previous years; in the first six months of the year they stood at €906.7 billion, compared to €726.6 billion last year. That’s an increase of 25 percent.

United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: Treasury, BoE, FCA Asked To Publish Brexit Impact Analysis Ahead Of Vote

Date 03/07/2018

Rt Hon. Nicky Morgan MP, Chair of the Treasury Committee, has written to the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and HM Treasury, asking them to produce and publish an analysis of the impact of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and future framework, once it has been negotiated.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Statement On Blackfort/Arena Sentencing

Date 03/07/2018

The FMA acknowledges the sentencing today in the Serious Fraud Office’s criminal prosecution of Mr Jimmy McNicholl and Mr Lance Ryan, also known as Lance Jared Thompson. These individuals were prosecuted in relation to a Ponzi scheme in Christchurch that resulted in hundreds of people investing a total of $8.3m.

Nasdaq Launches U.S. Treasury Futures Product

Date 02/07/2018

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced it will launch U.S. DV01 Treasury Futures, a new interest rate risk product trading on the Nasdaq Futures Exchange (NFX).  U.S. DV01 Treasury Futures, or “the dollar value of one basis point,” will allow clients to hedge against the price sensitivity of a portfolio of cash market U.S. Treasuries across the yield curve from 2-year to 30-year maturities.  The new product will be available for trading on Thursday, July 19, 2018, pending regulatory approval.