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TOM MTF Statistics Week 19, 2015

Date 08/05/2015

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 19, 2015. 

EBA Publishes Updated DPM And XBRL Taxonomy For Remittance Of Supervisory Reporting Of Funding Plans And Supervisory Benchmarking

Date 08/05/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an update to the XBRL taxonomy that Competent Authorities shall use for the remittance of data under the EBA Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting. The revised taxonomy will be used for reports on funding plans and supervisory benchmarking regarding reference dates of 31 December 2014 onwards.

New Academic Research Finds Options-Based Investment Strategies Outperform Long Stock Strategy - Covered Combination Strategy Yields Highest Performance Over 10-year Period

Date 08/05/2015

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today the release of a new academic research study, “The Performance of Options-Based Investment Strategies: Evidence for Individual Stocks During 2003-2013,” conducted by Professors Michael L. Hemler, University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business,, and Thomas W. Miller, Jr., Mississippi State University. The study, which was supported by OIC, found that some options-based portfolio strategies seemingly outperform long stock and improve the risk-return tradeoff of long equity portfolios over time. The authors presented the results of the study today at the 2015 Financial Advisors Forum held in conjunction with the 33rd Annual Options Industry Conference taking place this week in Miami Beach, Florida.

EBA Publishes Its Final Guidelines On Triggers For The Use Of Early Intervention Measures

Date 08/05/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its final Guidelines on triggers for the use of early intervention measures. These Guidelines aim at promoting convergence of supervisory practices in relation to the application of early intervention measures as provided for in the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD). The Guidelines establish a link between the on-going supervision conducted by the Competent Authorities according to the Capital Requirement Directive (CRD) and the early intervention powers set out in the BRRD.

David Grim Named As SEC Director Of The Division Of Investment Management

Date 08/05/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that David Grim has been named as Director of the Division of Investment Management.  Mr. Grim has been the division’s acting director since February, following the departure of former director Norm Champ.

Dalian Commodity Exchange - PP Futures: Petrochemical Enterprises' Hedging Tool

Date 08/05/2015

The development of PP futures has entered a new stage after it was launched one year ago. In this March and April, PP futures witnessed an average daily trading volume of 998,900 contracts (bilateral). The PP futures price and the PP spot price were highly correlated, and the hedging function of PP futures was fully exerted. PP futures has become one of the major products in the domestic futures market, and it has provided a new channel for hedging of petrochemical enterprises.

London Stock Exchange Welcomes Egypt’s Integrated Diagnostics Holdings

Date 08/05/2015

• IDHC becomes first Egyptian healthcare company to complete a UK offering
• Second listing by an Egyptian company in London this year
• Third healthcare company from the MENA region to list in London

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities FEES, URKA

Date 08/05/2015

The following risk parameters will be changed:

For FEES:

• Minimum level of Interest Risk Margin (Delta_1(2,3)_min) to 77% for the period from May 12, 2015 to May 13, 2015
• Lower REPO Penalty Rate (LPenRate) to -200% for May 12, 2015.

Assets In ETFs/ETPs Listed In The United States Reached A New Record 2.132 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of April According To ETFGI

Date 08/05/2015

Assets in ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States reached a new record 2.132 trillion US dollars at the end of April according to ETFGI’s preliminary monthly ETF and ETP global insight report for April 2015.

Uniwheels Newly Listed On GPW

Date 08/05/2015

• Uniwheels is the 52nd foreign company listed on the Main Market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) and the first foreign new listing on the market in 2015.
• It is the third German issuer listed on the trading floor in Warsaw. GPW is the only listing market of Uniwheels.
• The total value of the public offering of the automotive supplier was PLN 504 million.