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ESMA Provides Interim Transparency Calculations For MiFID II

Date 03/07/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an opinion with interim transparency calculations for non-equity instruments in relation to the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive/Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFID II).

First Fully Electronic China Bond Connect Trades Executed Through Tradeweb

Date 03/07/2017

Tradeweb Markets, a leading global marketplace for electronic fixed income, derivatives and ETF trading, announced that the first direct and fully electronic CNY cash bond transactions between offshore investors and Mainland Chinese liquidity providers on Bond Connect have been executed via the Tradeweb trading link. Already 70+ institutions from more than 10 countries had onboarded for today’s launch to access Bond Connect through Tradeweb.

PEGAS Trading Volumes In June 2017 - PEGAS Trading Volumes Improve By 34% Year-On-Year, With Futures Volume Over 100 TWh

Date 03/07/2017

PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, registered a total volume of 167.7 TWh in June 2017, including 108.1 TWh traded on its futures segment. The overall volume increase was supported notably by new high marks on the CEGH VTP and ZTP delivery areas.

Quayle Munro Advises Funds Managed By Oaktree On The Merger Of Its Portfolio Company Bellpenny With Ascot Lloyd

Date 03/07/2017

Quayle Munro is pleased to announce that it has advised funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management (“Oaktree”) and its portfolio company Bellpenny on the merger of Bellpenny and Ascot Lloyd, creating a leading UK private wealth management and financial advisory business.

FSB Reports To G20 Leaders On Progress In Financial Regulatory Reforms

Date 03/07/2017

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today, ahead of the G20 Summit in Hamburg on 7-8 July, a letter from its Chair Mark Carney to G20 Leaders. The FSB is also publishing today its third Annual Report on the Implementation and Effects of the G20 Financial Regulatory Reforms and, to further enhance the analysis in future, a framework for evaluating such effects.

June Statistics Report From The Nasdaq Nordic Exchanges

Date 03/07/2017

Share Trading

The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 3.4 billion, compared to EUR 2.9billion during the past 12-month period. The average number of trades per trading day was598,340 compared to 478,837 during the past 12-month period. The total market cap oflisted companies at Nasdaq Nordic Exchange amounted to EUR 1 286 billion, compared toEUR 1 100 billion in June 2016.

EEX Trading Results For June 2017 - EEX Increases Emissions Volumes And Launches New Power Products

Date 03/07/2017

In June 2017, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) achieved a total volume of 181.2 TWh on its power derivatives markets (June 2016: 374.7 TWh).

The June volume comprises 106.5 TWh traded at EEX via Trade Registration with subsequent clearing. Clearing and settlement of all exchange transactions was executed by European Commodity Clearing (ECC).

Turnover At Deutsche Börse’s Cash Markets At 127.4 Billion Euros In June

Date 03/07/2017

Order book turnover on Deutsche Börse cash markets totalled €127.4 billion in June (June 2016: €134.9 billion). Of the €127.4 billion, €116.9 billion were attributable to Xetra (June 2016: €123.9 billion). A turnover of €3.7 billion was attributable to Börse Frankfurt (June 2016: €4.2 billion). Order book turnover on Tradegate Exchange totalled approximately €6.9 billion in June (June 2016: €6.8 billion).

CFETS And HKEX: Bond Connect Successfully Launched

Date 03/07/2017

An event was held at the Exhibition Hall of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today (Monday) to celebrate the successful launch of Bond Connect, a mutual bond market access programme between Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China with Northbound trading link initially and Southbound trading link to be added later.

Nasdaq Nordic And Baltic M arkets Trading Statistics June 2017

Date 03/07/2017

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets.