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ESMA Sees Continued Decline In Number Of Prospectus Approvals

Date 03/07/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), in itsannual report on prospectus activity, has found that the number of prospectus approvals across the European Economic Area (EEA) fell by around 8.5% from 2015 to 2016, continuing the overall decreasing trend seen since the start of the financial crisis. 

Bats Europe Reports Record Month For Bats LIS With Over €2 Billion Traded On Platform

Date 03/07/2017

• 85+ buy-side firms connected to and utilising Bats LIS
• Total notional value traded on Bats LIS up 137% over last two months
• Bats LIS average trade size in June was €1,030,780
• Seventh consecutive increase in monthly volume since December 2016
• More than €5.6 billion traded in large-in-scale trades since launch

Deutsche Börse: New T7 Trading Technology Goes Live On Xetra

Date 03/07/2017

Deutsche Boerse’s T7 trading technology went live today for Xetra trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, thereby putting both Xetra and Eurex derivatives trading on the same system.

The Trading Volume On The Spanish Stock Market Reached €73.2 Billion, The Best Month Since April 2016

Date 03/07/2017

• The equity trading volume is up 18% from May and up 11.1% from the same month in 2016
• The number of trades in June was 4.8 million, up 1.1% from May
• Trading in Financial Derivatives in June was up 94% from the previous month
• New admissions on MARF in June were €483 million, up 165% year-on-year

Japan Exchange Group: Trading Overview In June 2017 & First Half Of 2017 (January To June)

Date 03/07/2017

Japan Exchange Group released Trading Overview in June 2017 & First Half of 2017 (January to June).

FSB Video: Financial System Is Safer, Simpler And Fairer

Date 03/07/2017

In advance of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Hamburg this weekend the Financial Stability Board (FSB) today launched a video for the public explaining how regulatory reforms since the financial crisis have made the financial system safer, simpler and fairer.

GPW: Record-High Performance Of Catalyst In 2016

Date 03/07/2017

• The value of non-Treasury debt listed on Catalyst reached PLN 81.8 billion at the end of Q4 2016 according to a Grant Thornton report published under the auspices of the Warsaw Stock Exchange
• This was the highest value since Catalyst was launched
• In 2016 the value of instruments listed on Catalyst did not fall quarter on quarter for the first time in three years

NEX Optimisation Launches The Industry’s First Automated Settlement Netting Service - New Service Launched For OTC FX And Will Expand To All Asset Classes In The Future

Date 03/07/2017

NEX Optimisation, which helps clients reduce complexity and optimise resources across the transaction lifecycle, announces today that it has launched the industry’s first fully automated Settlement Netting Service to streamline the bilateral settlement netting process for market participants. 

Qianhai Authority And Abu Dhabi Global Market Partner To Promote Investment And FinTech Cooperation

Date 03/07/2017

The Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone (Qianhai Authority) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) entered into a new partnership to further develop and promote closer investment and financial innovation opportunities and collaborations for enterprises in Qianhai, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi.  In support of China’s One Belt One Road economic ambition, this landmark development between Qianhai Authority and ADGM reinforces the deep mutual respect and long-term economic cooperation between China and Abu Dhabi in bolstering meaningful investment and trade opportunities.   

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Volume In June 2017

Date 03/07/2017

(1) Interest Rate Futures contracts

The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 143,008 ( + 113.2% MoM / - 31.0% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 6,500 . See the TABLE 1 for the composition of the trading volume.