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June 2017: Positive Half-Year Result - The Statistical Monthly Report Contains The Latest Trade And Turnover Figures For SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 12/07/2017

Trading turnover across all the securities traded on SIX Swiss Exchange totaled CHF 723.6 billion in the first half of 2017, which represents an increase of 5.3% on the corresponding period last year. The average trading turnover per day therefore came in at CHF 5.8 billion. The number of transactions also increased: 25'943'274 trades were conducted in total, a rise of 2.1% on the first half of 2016.
MGEX Marks Third Consecutive Day Of Record Open Interest

Date 12/07/2017

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has set a new open interest record for the third day in a row with 105,548 contracts after Tuesday’s activity. Open interest is currently fifteen percent higher than it was a month ago at the Exchange.
Axioma Names Thomas D. Severance As Chief Revenue Officer - Former IHS Markit Executive Led Risk Strategy And Analytics For The Americas

Date 12/07/2017

Axioma announced today the appointment of Thomas D. Severance to the newly created position of Senior Managing Director and Chief Revenue Officer. Severance was previously at IHS Markit for six years, where he most recently served as Managing Director, Markit Analytics, heading its risk strategy and analytics business in the Americas.
Joint Declaration Of Paris EUROPLACE And Frankfurt Main Finance On Euro Clearing

Date 12/07/2017

The United Kingdom is leaving the European Union and will in all likelihood lose access to the common market. In light of this, Frankfurt Main Finance and Paris EUROPLACE jointly request the concerned European authorities to consider some fundamental principles regarding future oversight of Euro Clearing:
Brexit: European Commission - Speaking Points By Michel Barnier After The College Meeting

Date 12/07/2017

Ladies and gentlemen,

I am happy to be here with you today.

I have just attended the meeting of the College of Commissioners, at the invitation of Jean-Claude Juncker.

Our first day of negotiations, on 19June, was useful to start off on the right foot.

But the hard work starts now.

European Commission - Fact Sheet: State Of play Of Article 50 Negotiations With The United Kingdom

Date 12/07/2017

The United Kingdom triggered Article 50 on 29 March 2017. What has happened since then on the EU side?

On 29 March 2017, the United Kingdom notified the European Council of its intention to leave the European Union, in accordance with Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union.

On 29 April 2017, the European Council at EU27 adopted a set of political guidelines, which define the framework for the negotiations and set out the EU's overall positions and principles.
ESMA Reviews The Application Of IFRS 13 – Fair Value Measurement Requirements

Date 12/07/2017

ESMA has published today a report providing an overview of the implementation of IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement by European issuers. The report assesses the level of compliance of IFRS financial statements with the requirements in IFRS 13 and the comparability amongst entities.
NYSE Group Expands Opportunities For Listings Of Special Acquisition Companies (SPACs) Through Listings Rule Enhancements - Launches Three SPAC IPOs In Three Months Raising $1.2B

Date 12/07/2017

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), part of the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), has enhanced its listing rules and services platform to attract Special Acquisition Companies (SPACs) to list on the NYSE. A final rule filing for NYSE’s SPAC listings was approved by the SEC late last week.
Canadian Depository For Securities Extends Agreement With DTCC’s GLEIF-Accredited GMEI Utility - Canada's National Securities Depository, Clearing And Settlement Hub Extends Commitment To Helping Clients More Effectively Manage Systemic And Counterparty Risk

Date 12/07/2017

The Canadian Depository for Securities (CDS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group, today commends The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's (DTCC) subsidiary operating the Global Markets Entity Identifier utility (GMEI utility) on receiving official accreditation from the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). The GMEI utility operates as the largest Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) issuer by share of the total LEIs issued worldwide.
Reuters.com Upgrades Reading Experience With Debut Of New Article Pages And Introduction Of New Advertising Units

Date 12/07/2017

Reuters, the world’s largest international multimedia news provider, today introduced user experience enhancements for Reuters.com including a new article page design that puts Reuters journalism at center stage. The redesign, with its clear and clean focus on Reuters content, features:
- Prominent use of Reuters striking imagery
- Simplified navigation, including a trending topics section at the top of each page
- Content widgets, such as interactive stock tickers, maps and in-line video that deliver supporting information to article content
- Personalized scroll feature, designed to drive new content discovery
- Fully responsive pages, optimized for viewing on all platforms