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CESC Monthly Index Report (October)

Date 21/11/2018

Highlights

• CES China 120 Index slumped 8.2 per cent month-on-month as Mainland economic data turned out worse than expected 
• Concerns over rumours about spy chips dragged CES China Semiconductor Index down 17.2 per cent 
• KOSPI plunged 13.4 per cent, its biggest one-month drop in 10 years, making Korea the world’s worst performing stock market 
• SSE began to accept brokers’ applications for Shanghai-London Stock Connect 
• MSCI indices will include weighted voting rights shares  
• Qingdao Haier became first company to list D shares in Germany 

HKEX Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 21/11/2018

Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Moscow Exchange: Trading In Aluminum Futures Resumed

Date 21/11/2018

From 10:00 MSK on 22 November 2018, Moscow Exchange resumes order submission and trading in the aluminum futures contract.

STOXX Introduces ESG-X Version Of STOXX Europe 600 Index

Date 21/11/2018

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, has launched the STOXX® Europe 600 ESG-X Index. The index was developed based on feedback of asset owners, in order to accommodate their need for a version of Europe’s key benchmark that is in line with the exclusion criteria of their responsible-investing policy.

More Than 100 Public Companies Join The TASE Nominee Company Launched At The Beginning Of 2018 - From Its Inception, The Nominee Company Cut Registration Costs By More Than 50% And Will Continue To Cut Joining Fees In 2019

Date 21/11/2018

Bank Whistleblower Releases Contents To Danske Bank Secrecy Agreement - Whistleblower’s Lawyer Calls For End To NDAs That Restrict Rights Of Whistleblowers To Report Crimes To Law Enforcement

Date 21/11/2018

Refinitiv Expands Data Partnership With National University Of Singapore - Brings CRI Credit Risk And Default Data Of More Than 35,000 Global Companies To Refinitiv Customers

Date 21/11/2018

Refinitiv is expanding its partnership with the National University of Singapore to launch a new service which see’s the NUS Risk Management Institute – Credit Research Initiative (CRI) provide specialist credit risk and default data through Refinitiv’s flagship data and information platforms, Eikon and DataScope.

Saxo Bank Launches New Platform For Investors In Denmark - Saxo Bank, The Leading Fintech Specialist Focused On Multi-Asset Trading And Investment, Launches A New User-Friendly And Simpler Platform Tailored To The Growing Segment Of Investors

Date 21/11/2018

Today, Saxo Bank launches SaxoInvestor, a new platform that gives the growing investor segment the opportunity to build long-term portfolios across stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and SaxoSelect portfolios

ETFGI Reports ETFs And ETPs Listed In Europe Gather Net Inflows Of US$1.39 Bn During October 2018

Date 21/11/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered net inflows of US$1.39 Bn during October. Following a turbulent month for financial markets, total assets invested in the European ETF and ETP industry fell 5.88% during October, from US$832 Bn at the end of September, to US$783 Bn, according to ETFGI’s October 2018 European ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 

Bank Whistleblower’s Attorney To Testify Before European Parliament - Qui Tam Attorney Stephen Kohn Asked To Offer Expert Testimony On “Best Practice” For European Whistleblower Law

Date 21/11/2018

The attorney for Danske Bank money-laundering whistleblower Howard Wilkinson has been invited to testify before the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Financial crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance in Brussels, Belgium as an expert witness on whistleblower rights.