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Pico Launches Direct Connectivity To The Warsaw Stock Exchange

Date 12/06/2018

• Pico’s clients interested in connecting to the largest and most liquid venue in Central and Eastern Europe have a chance do so via direct connectivity or by hosting with Pico within the Warsaw colocation facility

SIX Repo Ltd Announces Entris Banking AG As New Partner

Date 12/06/2018

Since 11 June 2018, Entris Banking AG has been using the regulated trading platform of SIX Repo Ltd for its repo transactions. This new partnership means that Entris Banking AG can also offer its own clients, the Swiss regional banks, access to the repo market.

RSRCHXchange Survey Reveals MiFID II Is Driving Global Standards For Research Unbundling - Global Poll Of 418 Fund Managers Representing Over $30trn In AUM Reveals Research Unbundling Is Expanding To The US And Asia, Is Mostly Seen As Positive For End Investors, Although Bad For Brokers, While Smaller Companies Are Expected To Be More Negatively Affected.

Date 12/06/2018

RSRCHXchange, the marketplace and aggregator for institutional research, today released headlines from the results of their latest survey on research unbundling which came into effect on January 3rd 2018 across Europe as part of MiFID II.

ASIC Implements Financial Benchmark Regulatory Regime

Date 12/06/2018

ASIC has today finalised and published benchmarks rules, a significant benchmarks declaration, and a regulatory guide in a further series of measures towards establishing a comprehensive regulatory regime for financial benchmarks. This follows the establishment of a robust licensing regime for financial benchmarks through the recent passage of legislation through the Parliament.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Statement On Thematic Review Into Fair Treatment Of Longstanding Customers In The Life Insurance Sector

Date 12/06/2018

On 3 March 2016 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced investigations into six firms as a result of its thematic review into the fair treatment of longstanding customers.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Samples Adjusted To SZSE Component Index, SME Index, ChiNext Index And SZSE 100 Index

Date 12/06/2018

According to the index compiling rules, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) and Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. have announced regular adjustment made to the sample stocks of SZSE series indexes including SZSE Component Index, SZSE 100 Index, SZSE SME Index and SZSE ChiNext Index. The adjustment will be effective as from the first trading day of July 2018.  

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For June 2018 Rubber Contract

Date 12/06/2018

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the June 2018 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules, the price differential between the Good Delivery materials RSS No.3 and the non-standard grade RSS No.4 for the June 2018 contract month shall be -3.0 yen/kg.

The Return Of Railway Bond To Shenzhen Stock Exchange Is Well Received By The Market

Date 12/06/2018

The 9th tranche of China Railway Construction Bond (hereinafter as “the Railway Bond”) shall be listed and traded both in the interbank market and stock exchanges. Successfully issued on June 6, the Railway Bond shall be listed in Shenzhen Stock Exchange (hereinafter as “SZSE”) on June 11. The bond was offered with a 5-year term and a 20-year term. The 5-year term bond (abbreviation: Railway 1817; code: 111901) pays 4.46% interest and has a subscription ratio of 1.96, while the 20-year term bond (abbreviation: Railway 1818; code: 111902) pays 4.78% interest and has a subscription ratio of 2.56, each raising CNY 10 billion respectively. The return of the Railway Bond to SZSE is well received and highly recognized by the market.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 11/06/2018

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of May 31 2018.

Nasdaq Announces End-Of-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date May 31, 2018

Date 11/06/2018

At the end of the settlement date of May 31, 2018, short interest in 2,332 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 7,265,743,263 shares compared with 7,154,838,079 shares in 2,341 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of May 15, 2018. The end-of-May short interest represents 4.33 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.04 days for the prior reporting period.