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MOEX FX Futures Settlement On 21 December 2017

Date 21/12/2017

As Thomson Reuters has ceased publishing FX fixings at FXFIX from 8 September 2017, MOEX FX Futures will be settled by using data on the relevant currencies from the Thomson Reuters system as of 14:00 MSK (according to Clauses 2.2.4 and 5.1.3 of the Specification of futures contract on USD based currency and the Indicative FX Rate Methodology).

ESM Board Of Governors Appoints Mário Centeno As Its Chairman

Date 21/12/2017

The Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) today appointed the President-Elect of the Eurogroup Mário Centeno as its Chairman, effective from 13 January 2018. In this capacity Mr Centeno succeeds Jeroen Dijsselbloem, whose term of office as President of the Eurogroup ends on the same date.

Moscow Exchange: Change Of Settlement Codes For Repos With The CCP And Deposits With The CCP For 28 And 29 December 2017

Date 21/12/2017

Moscow Exchange informs customers that, on 28 and 29 December 2017, repo transactions with the CCP (anonymous orders) will be executed as follows: second parts of the transactions with a one-week maturity executed on 28 December will be settled on 9 January 2018, while repo transactions with the CCP executed on 29 December will be settled on 10 January 2018.

ETFGI Reports Smart Beta ETFs And ETPs Have Gathered 69 Billion US Dollars In Net New Assets In The First 11 Months Of 2017

Date 21/12/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today Smart Beta ETFs and ETPs have gathered 69 billion US dollars in net new assets in the first 11 months of 2017.

Nasdaq Receives European Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) License

Date 21/12/2017

Today Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) Nordic announced that it has been approved as an Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) by Finansinspektionen, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA). The license, within Nasdaq Stockholm, is a requirement in order to publish trades executed OTC, outside a regulated trading venue, on behalf of all European investment firms.

ETFGI Reports Record Year For ETFs And ETPs Listed In Japan With Over 50% Increase In Invested Assets During First 11 Months Of 2017

Date 21/12/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan increased by over 50% during the first 11 months of 2017 to reach a new high of US$269 billion at the end of November.
 

DFM Welcomes The Listing Of AWTAD (PJSC) On The “Second Market”

Date 21/12/2017

• His Excellency Essa Kazim: “The “Second Market” enables private companies that play an integral role in the economic activity, to avail various benefits of being a listed company”
• Majid Abdullah Alsari: “The listing is a tremendous opportunity to grow our investments and increase investor base”

ETFGI Reports Record Year For ETFs Listed In Canada With Highest Ever Annual Increase In Invested Assets Of US$28.3 Billion During First 11 Months Of 2017

Date 21/12/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs listed in Canada increased by a record $28.3 billion during the first 11 months of 2017, the greatest annual increase on record, to reach a new high of US$113 billion at the end of November.

The Securities Commission Malaysia Initiates aFINity Innovation Lab For Alternative Trading System

Date 21/12/2017

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced that parties interested in establishing and operating an Alternative Trading System (ATS) in Malaysia can apply to participate in regulatory sandbox sessions under the SC’s FinTech Innovation Lab (aFINity - alliance of FinTech community). This follows the Budget 2018 announcement on the introduction of ATS in the Malaysian capital market.

ETFGI Reported That Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed In Asia Pac Ex-Japan Increased By A Record US$34.8 Billion During The First 11 Months Of 2017

Date 21/12/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) increased by a record US$34.8 billion during the first 11 months of 2017, the greatest annual increase on record, to reach a new high of US$164 billion at the end of November.