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FSB Publishes Report On Market Fragmentation

Date 04/06/2019

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a report on market fragmentation and identified several areas for further work to address it. The report was delivered to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ahead of their meetings in Fukuoka on 8-9 June.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Meeting Of The Court Of Directors Held On 8 April 2019

Date 04/06/2019

The Bank's Court of Directors acts as a unitary board, setting the organisation's strategy and budget and taking key decisions on resourcing and appointments. Required to meet a minimum seven times per year, it has five executive members from the Bank and up to nine non-executive members.

With More Than 250 TWh Traded In May, PEGAS Scores A New Volume Record

Date 04/06/2019

PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, registered in May 2019 the highest total volume ever traded on the platform: 254.3 TWh. The previous record dates back February 2016 when 228.4 TWh were traded. 

CME Group Reaches Second-Highest Monthly Volume Ever, Averaging 23.9 Million Contracts Per Day In May 2019

Date 04/06/2019

• Record Non-U.S. average daily volume of 5.9 million contracts
• Second-highest options monthly average daily volume of 5 million contracts
• Record open interest surpassing 143 million contracts

EEX Trading Results: May 2019

Date 04/06/2019

Power Derivatives

In May 2019, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) significantly increased trading in Austrian power futures, achieving a volume of 862,481 MWh (May 2018: 52,486 MWh) and thereby completing the shift in liquidity from the former combined DE/AT contract to the current individual DE and AT contracts. In addition, the Central- and South-Eastern European power derivatives markets also saw a strong upswing, increasing volumes by 62% to 15.9 TWh (May 2018: 9.8 TWh).  In total, EEX reached a volume of 269.4 TWh on its power derivatives markets (May 2018: 306.9 TWh). The decline is mainly driven by decreased trading volumes in power options trading.

FTSE Russell Indexes Selected By Franklin Templeton For Four New Equity ETFs

Date 04/06/2019

• Indexes track mid-to-large capitalisation stocks in four high-growth markets 
• Four new ETFs will be available for trading on several European exchanges including London Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana 

Instituto BME Signs Agreement With European Open Business School (EOBS)

Date 04/06/2019

• Reinforcing the online edition of the Master mFIA

Bletchley Park Asset Management Makes Strategic Investment In Digital Securities Exchange Archax - Adds London-Based Institutional Venture To Portfolio

Date 04/06/2019

Bletchley Park Asset Management, the Jersey-based growth-oriented blockchain investment firm, today announced its latest strategic investment, taking a stake in Archax, the forthcoming institutional digital securities exchange based in London. Digital securities, also known as security tokens, take real-world assets and ‘tokenise’ them using blockchain technology.

May Sees Mixed Trading Figures For Eurex

Date 04/06/2019

Despite a slight decrease in total trading volume, Eurex, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange and part of Deutsche Börse Group, saw increases in equity and equity index derivatives trading and a number of new trading records.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Confirms New Rules For P2P Platforms

Date 04/06/2019

Following consultation, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is introducing rules designed to prevent harm to investors, without stifling innovation in the peer-to-peer (P2P) sector. When the FCA set its first rules for P2P, it committed to keep these under review as the sector evolved. These new rules are designed to help better protect investors and allow firms and fundraisers to operate in a long-term, sustainable manner.