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Remarks Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo At The Association Of German Banks, Berlin, Germany

Date 07/05/2018

Thank you, Andreas Krautscheid for that kind introduction.  I also wish to thank the Bankenverband for hosting this event.  Good afternoon.  Thank you all for coming.

It is good to be in Berlin.

My last name is Italian.  However, my mother’s maiden name is German: Schwarz.  My great-great grandfather, Josef Alfons Schwarz, taught pharmacology at Humboldt University here in Berlin over a hundred and twenty-five years ago.

Dubai Financial Market Company Posts Net Profit Of AED 48.9 Million During The First Quarter Of 2018

Date 07/05/2018

H.E. Essa Kazim underlining key developments of the period:

• The launch of the Allocation Account as an innovative mechanism that streamlines international funds’ accessibility to the market
• The launch of Dividend Distribution System, in a first step of its kind, fortifies DFM’s position at the forefront of the most innovative exchanges
• The DFM maintains its position as the most favored listing venue with the listing of Bahrain’s Ithmaar Holding and Egypt’s NAEEM Holding
•  The DFM attracted 1586 new investors, lifting the total number of registered investors to 842568 investors
• Commencement of trading on Nasdaq Dubai on futures linked to DFM’s General Index, providing investors with a new investment tool
• The launch of the launch of a first of its kind Brokers Excellence Rating initiative in order to assess excellence of services provided by brokerage firms to their clients

Warren Buffett Needs To Be Educated On Cryptocurrencies deVere Group Founder And CEO, Nigel Green

Date 07/05/2018

Warren Buffett’s comments on cryptocurrencies highlight how he needs to be educated on the future of money, affirms the boss of one of the world’s largest independent financial services organizations.

ACER Adopts A Decision On Intraday Cross-Zonal Gate Opening And Closure Time

Date 07/05/2018

The Agency decided that the intraday cross-zonal market shall open at 15:00 market time day-ahead and shall close 60 minutes before the start of the relevant market time unit, except for the bidding zone border of Estonia-Finland where it shall close 30 minutes before. The Agency expects that, in the forthcoming regional intraday capacity calculation methodologies, TSOs will evaluate and justify how much cross-zonal capacity they will be able to offer to the intraday market and when, taking into account the impact on operational security. Find out more here.

HKEX: Appointment Of Chairman Approved

Date 07/05/2018

Reference is made to the announcement of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEX”) dated 26 April 2018 in relation to the appointment of Mrs Cha May-Lung, Laura as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of HKEX (the “Chairman”).  

Financial Stability Board Publicly Consults On Recommendations For Compensation Data Reporting To Address Misconduct Risk

Date 07/05/2018

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a public consultation on Recommendations for consistent national reporting of data on the use of compensation tools to address misconduct risk. Collecting and evaluating compensation data on a regular basis can provide both firms and supervisors with important insights into the effectiveness of compensation programmes and potential areas of weakness. Currently the gathering and analysis of compensation data varies significantly across jurisdictions and firms.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets - April 2018 - Trading On GPW Group Markets

Date 07/05/2018

• Decrease of the value of trade in equities on the Electronic Order Book on the GPW Main Market by 22.7% YoY to PLN 14.2 billion in April 2018
• Decrease of the total volume of trade in derivatives by 2.4% YoY to 522.6 thousand contracts in April 2018
• Increase of the value of issues of non-Treasury bonds listed on Catalyst by 28.5% YoY to PLN 79.1 billion
• Increase of the total volume of trade in electricity by 129.7% to 18.1 TWh in April 2018
• Decrease of the total volume of transactions in gas by 22.1% YoY to 5.7 TWh in April 2018
• Increase of the volume of spot trade in property rights to certificates of origin by 4.1% to 5.8 TWh in April 2018

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 07/05/2018

HIGHLIGHTS

Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first four months of 2018 was $137.1 billion, an increase of 85 per cent when compared with $74.3 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants for the first four months of 2018 was $21.5 billion, an increase of 97 per cent when compared with $10.9 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first four months of 2018 was $9.1 billion, an increase of 112 per cent when compared with $4.3 billion for the same period last year.
• Total funds raised for the first four months of 2018 was $133.4 billion, an increase of 29 per cent when compared with $103.6 billion for the same period last year.
• There were 77* newly listed companies for the first four months of 2018, an increase of 51 per cent when compared with 51* for the same period last year.

Vienna Stock Exchange Expands International Segment 'Global Market' - Springer Nature To List On Vienna Stock Exchange As Of Wednesday

Date 07/05/2018

The Vienna Stock Exchange is again expanding its range of international securities on the 'global market'. From today, 60 new titles are tradable, including world-renowned brands and companies such as the French high fashion luxury goods manufacturer Hermes International, Berkshire Hathaway (the US investment company headed by Warren Buffet), the micro-blog operator Twitter, the US sports goods manufacturer Under Armour and the file hosting provider Dropbox. With this expansion, a total of 539 securities from 19 countries are available to domestic interested investors in the global market segment. This week is also the first trading day of the global research, educational and professional publisher Springer Nature at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Immediately after the opening auction in Frankfurt on 9 May, the stocks of the science publisher, which publishes the world-famous science magazine "Nature", will also be available on the Vienna Stock Exchange. Investors can choose the Vienna trading centre at their bank or online broker of their confidence and benefit from the advantages of their local stock exchange. "Our investors are very positive about the new offer," says a pleased Christoph Boschan, CEO of Vienna Stock Exchange. "We can score points in trading the most internationally sought-after stocks with domestic quality standards, familiar trading hours and lower expenses than abroad," Boschan adds.

Party Central Committee, State Council Appoint Shanghai Stock Exchange Official

Date 07/05/2018

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) held a general staff meeting on May 4. Liu Shiyu, Chairman and Party Secretary of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), was present and delivered a speech. Zhong Haidong, Director of the No. 4 Cadres Bureau of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, announced the decision made by the Party Central Committee and the State Council: Huang Hongyuan was appointed Party Secretary of the SSE and nominated as the candidate for Chairman of the SSE Board of Governors (Vice-Ministerial Level). The SSE has held the 8th Session of the 4th Board of Governors meeting, in which Huang Hongyuan was elected Chairman of the SSE Board of Governors according to legal procedures.