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On-Demand Optical Network Provider AFIBER Deploys Connectivity PoP In Datacenter.com Amsterdam AMS1 Data Center

Date 31/07/2018

Datacenter.com, a channel-focused provider of on-demand colocation services with a ‘high-profile’ brand name and a planned roll-out of colocation data centers in strategic markets worldwide, has added AFIBER to its connectivity portfolio in Datacenter.com Amsterdam AMS1. To accomplish this, AFIBER has deployed a network Point of Presence (PoP) in the Datacenter.com Amsterdam AMS1 data center. AFIBER’s software-defined, on-demand networking proposition is the perfect fit for Datacenter.com’s own on-demand colocation proposition with month-to-month contracts.

Fiserv Reports Second Quarter 2018 Results

Date 31/07/2018

• GAAP revenue growth of 2 percent in the quarter and 3 percent year to date;
• GAAP EPS increase of 18 percent in the quarter and 49 percent year to date;
• Internal revenue growth of 6 percent in the quarter and 5 percent year to date;
• Adjusted EPS increase of 32 percent in the quarter and 27 percent year to date;
• Full year 2018 guidance affirmed 

S&P Dow Jones Indices Europe Dashboard

Date 31/07/2018

• European equities posted steady gains in July as last month’s focus on trade tensions and political risk largely gave way to earnings figures, economic data, and central bank guidance. The S&P Europe 350® gained, with nearly all countries contributing positively to returns. 
• Every S&P Europe 350 sector rose this month as Health Care topped the charts. As was the case in most regions, Telecoms performed well. 
• Risk Control offered the highest return among S&P Europe 350 equity strategies this month. Enhanced Value took second place, while Momentum – which has faltered elsewhere – continued to beat the benchmark in Europe.  

Cboe To Host First-Ever Risk Management Conference Tel Aviv In November

Date 31/07/2018

• Cboe to host first-ever Cboe Risk Management Conference Tel Aviv
• November 6, 2018 in Tel Aviv, Israel

ISDA Publishes ISDA 2018 US Resolution Stay Protocol

Date 31/07/2018

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today published the ISDA 2018 US Resolution Stay Protocol.

SIFMA Statement On Treasury Fintech Report

Date 31/07/2018

SIFMA today issued the following statement from president and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. on the new Department of Treasury report on nonbank financials, fintech, and innovation:

“We commend Secretary Mnuchin and the Treasury Department staff for the on-going, thorough review of our financial regulatory system. We are pleased that a core foundation of this report is to create a regulatory environment that encourages responsible innovation and improves regulatory coordination and responsiveness.  We are also pleased to see the strong attention paid to data aggregation, with recommendations that are consistent with and acknowledge the SIFMA Principles for Data Aggregation."

EEX New Participant: Polenergia Obrót S.A.

Date 31/07/2018

Polenergia Obrót S.A. has been admitted to exchange trading for Phelix Futures and Options, French Financial Power Futures and Options, Belgian Financial Power Futures, Dutch Financial Power Futures, Italian Financial Power Futures and Options, Nordic Financial Power Futures and Options, Spanish Financial Power Futures and Options, Swiss Financial Power Futures, Greek Financial Power Futures, PXE Polish Financial Power Futures, PXE Czech Financial Power Futures, PXE Hungarian Financial Power Futures, PXE Slovakian Financial Power Future, PXE Romanian Financial Power Futures, Phelix-DE (OTF) Futures (AMP) and Phelix-DE/AT Financial (OTF) Futures.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Begins Accepting National Bank Charter Applications From Financial Technology Companies

Date 31/07/2018

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced it will begin accepting applications for national bank charters from nondepository financial technology (fintech) companies engaged in the business of banking.

EEX New Participant: Cenergise Limited

Date 31/07/2018

Cenergise Limited has been admitted to exchange trading for Phelix Futures and Options, French Financial Power Futures and Options, Belgian Financial Power Futures, Dutch Financial Power Futures, Italian Financial Power Futures and Options, Nordic Financial Power Futures and Options, Spanish Financial Power Futures and Options, Swiss Financial Power Futures, Greek Financial Power Futures, PXE Polish Financial Power Futures, PXE Czech Financial Power Futures, PXE Hungarian Financial Power Futures, PXE Slovakian Financial Power Future, PXE Romanian Financial Power Futures and Futures and Options on Emission Rights.

ETFGI Reports That Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed In Latin America Reached US$7.99 Billion At The End Of June 2018

Date 31/07/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that that assets invested in ETFs listed in Latin America reached US$7.99 billion at the end of June 2018; increasing by 3.91% from US$7.69 billion at the end of May. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)