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Solactive No. 1 Index Provider For ETF Launches In January Close To 50% Of ETF Launches In The First Month Of 2018 Rely On Solactive Services

Date 09/02/2018

This year has started strong for Solactive and the ETF industry. The German index engineer has achieved a record number of index-linked launches, making it the number one provider of indices for ETFs in January 2018. With 55 ETF launches globally, 25 have involved Solactive as either creator, calculator, or administrator of the underlying index. ETF launches have covered both the equity and fixed-income spaces, and have involved a wide array of strategies including broad-based benchmark solutions and more niche strategies, such as smart beta or thematic indices.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Letter To Treasury Select Committee On RBS GRG

Date 09/02/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published a response to the letter received from the Chair of the Treasury Select Committee on 7 February 2018 relating to the publication of the skilled persons’ report into RBS Global Restructuring Group. 

ESMA Publishes Risk Assessment Work Programme For 2018

Date 09/02/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published its Risk Assessment Work Programme, setting out its priorities in assessing risks for securities markets for 2018. This Risk Assessment Work Programme provides an overview of the analytical, research, data and statistical activities by ESMA. 

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 9 February, 2018

Date 09/02/2018

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report.

Licensing Of Indian Indices And Market Data Of The Securities Listed Or Traded In India

Date 09/02/2018

Indian Exchanges(“Exchanges”), through a licensing arrangement, provide their Market Data at various levels (Real time, Delayed feed and End of the day feed) to Index Providers either directly or through their subsidiaries/group entities or through third party data vendors, for creating Indices. Such indices are licensed by the Index Providers to prospective licensees, including foreign stock and derivatives exchanges and other foreign trading platforms (“foreign exchanges and/ or trading platforms”) for enabling them to provide products for trading and settlement on such foreign exchanges and/ or foreign trading platforms. Additionally, it is possible that Exchanges could also create indices based on their Market Data which could then be licensed to such foreign exchanges and/ or trading platforms, for the purpose of trading and settlement of products based on such indices outside India. It is observed that for various reasons the volumes in derivative trading based on Indian securities including indices have reached large proportions in some of the foreign jurisdictions, resulting in migration of liquidity from India, which is not in the best interest of Indian markets.

Cboe Global Markets Reports 2017 Fourth Quarter And Full Year Results

Date 09/02/2018

• Fourth Quarter and Full–Year Diluted EPS of $2.26 and $3.69, Respectively, Which Includes a One–Time Benefit of $191.5 Million or $1.70 Per Share and $1.78 Per Share, Respectively, From Enactment of Tax Reform
• Fourth Quarter and Full–Year Adjusted Combined Diluted EPS of $0.871 and $3.571, Respectively
• Net Revenue of $265.6 Million for the Quarter, up 86 Percent, Reflects the Bats Acquisition
• Net Revenue up 7 Percent for Fourth Quarter and Full–Year Compared to Adjusted Combined Net Revenue for Prior–Year Periods1
• Organic Net Revenue up 8 Percent for the Quarter and 9 Percent for the Year1,2
• Record–setting Year for Trading in VIX Futures, VIX Options, and SPX Options Volume
• Bats Integration on Track; Realized Cost Synergies of Approximately $25 Million in 2017
• Debt Reduction of $75 Million in 4Q17; $400 Million for the Year

Moscow Exchange: RUB Penalty Rate Change From February 12, 2018

Date 09/02/2018

Due to decision of CCP NCC starting from February 12, 2018:

ETFGI Reports That Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Broke Through The US$5 Trillion Milestone At The End Of January 2018

Date 09/02/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally broke through the US$5 trillion milestone at the end of January 2018 (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Japan’s Financial Services Agency Publishes The Status Of Loans Held By All Banks As Of The End Of September 2017, Based On The Financial Reconstruction Act

Date 09/02/2018

Loans based on the Financial Reconstruction Act (FRA)

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contract

Date 09/02/2018

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 13 February 2018, the margin levels of the following Futures Contract shall be as follows: