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European Commission: Statement By Michel Barnier At The Press Conference Following His Meeting With Dominic Raab, UK Secretary Of State For Exiting The EU

Date 26/07/2018

Ladies and gentlemen,

Dominic and I just had a second constructive meeting.

I agree with what Dominic said last week – we must bring new energy into these negotiations.

And we will need to sustain this energy over the coming weeks in order to reach an agreement.

We both want to conclude in October, with a deal.

Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul): Announcement Regarding Listing And Trading Government Debt Instruments

Date 26/07/2018

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) has issued its resolution approving the listing request of the debt instruments issued by the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia submitted by the Ministry of Finance as per the Listing Rules approved by the Board of the Capital Market Authority pursuant to its Resolution no. (3-123-2017) dated 9/4/1439H, corresponding to 27/12/2017G) with a total value of (3,465,000,000) SAR detailed as follow:

1- Issuance number 2018-07-5 with a total value of 2,100,000,000 SAR.

2- Issuance number 2018-07-7 with a total value of 962,000,000 SAR.

3- Issuance number 2018-07-10 with a total value of 403,000,000SAR.

MGEX Reports 25th Best Electronic Volume Day

Date 26/07/2018

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports July 25th as the fourth July date on the Daily Electronic Volume’s top 25 records list. Coming in at 19,396 contracts and beating out the previous title holder by 160 contracts, yesterday’s electronic volume now occupies the 25th-best overall spot.  

FINRA Announces Enforcement Structure, Senior Leadership Team - Integration Of Enforcement Functions Complete; Unified Enforcement Program Key Outcome Of FINRA360

Date 26/07/2018

FINRA announced today the Department of Enforcement’s new structure and senior leadership team. This marks the completion of the final phase of the integration of FINRA’s enforcement functions—a process that began with the July 2017 promotion of Susan Schroeder to FINRA’s Head of Enforcement to create a unified enforcement function. 

BME: MAB Already Provides Funding To 100 Growth Companies Of Small And Medium Capitalisation

Date 26/07/2018

• Since 2009 it has channeled 1.7 billion euros through 166 capital increases
• Between 2013 and 2017 these companies posted average annual growth rates of 29.9% in revenues, 21.2% in EBITDA and 8% in job creation

State Street Comments On European Central Bank Monetary Policy Decision

Date 26/07/2018

In reaction to today’s European Central Bank (ECB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, Timothy Graf, head of macro strategy for EMEA at State Street Global Markets; and Antoine Lesné, head of EMEA strategy and research for SPDR ETFs, offer their views.

FIA Announces Partnership With Rise New York, Created By Barclays, To Promote Innovators Pavilion

Date 26/07/2018

• Rise New York joins four other community partners in support of FIA’s annual fintech showcase in October
• Rise will help introduce fintech startups to the derivatives industry

OpenDoor Sees Volumes Rally Following Treasury Platform Upgrade

Date 26/07/2018

OpenDoor Securities (“OpenDoor”), the first all-to-all marketplace for illiquid US Treasuries, has seen a 436% increase in average daily order volume since the introduction of a slew of new functionality in April 2018, while matched volumes on its platform have risen 403% in the same time period.

ETFGI Reports That ETFs And ETPs Listed In Canada Experienced Net Outflows Of US$328 Million During June 2018

Date 26/07/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Canada experienced net outflows of US$328 million during June 2018. This marks the first month of negative flows since September 2017, coinciding with the net outflows that occurred this month for ETFs and ETPs listed in the US. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

NYSE Completes Historic First Half Of 2018

Date 26/07/2018

• Holds #1 spot among global exchanges for capital raising and ETFs;
• Expands trading to include all U.S. securities;
• Successfully executes launch of the first direct listing