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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

GLMX Appoints Repo Veteran As Managing Director For Europe

Date 26/07/2018

GLMX Europe Limited (GLMX), a comprehensive technology solution for the trading of repurchase agreements (“repo”) and securities lending transactions, has named Phil Buck as Managing Director for Europe. Buck brings to GLMX over 20 years of direct experience in repo and securities lending technology solutions. He will report directly to CEO and Co-Founder Glenn Havlicek and will play a key role in expanding the Company’s European presence.

EuroCCP Appoints Cécile Nagel As CEO

Date 26/07/2018

EuroCCP, Europe’s leading equities clearinghouse, today announces the appointment of Cécile Nagel as Chief Executive Officer. Ms Nagel joins from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) where she was most recently Head of LSE Markets Global Product Development and LSE Exchange Traded Products.

CME Group Inc. Reports Second-Quarter 2018 Financial Results

Date 26/07/2018

• Second-quarter 2018 revenue increased 15 percent compared with second-quarter 2017
• GAAP diluted earnings per share increased 36 percent and adjusted diluted earnings per share were up 41 percent compared with second-quarter 2017

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Account Executive Convicted And Fined For Illegal Short Selling

Date 26/07/2018

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court has convicted Mr Hui Kwok Piu and fined him $231,000 for illegal short selling in the shares of Coslight Technology International Group Limited (Coslight) (Note 1).

ING Turbo Structured Certificates On CD Projekt Shares Newly Listed On GPW

Date 26/07/2018

• ING Turbo structured certificates based on CD Projekt shares have been newly listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange on 26 July 2018
• More than 1 thousand structured certificates and bonds are listed in the UTP-W system on GPW for the first time ever

Saudi Stock Exchange Added To S&P DJI Indices - Recent Upgrade To Emerging Market Status By All Three Leading Global Index Providers Reflects Rapid Progress Of Ongoing Market Enhancements

Date 26/07/2018

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) is pleased to announce today that S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), a leading provider of global equity indices, upgraded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to "Emerging Market" from its previous "Standalone Market" country classification.  The move by S&P DJI follows the recent decisions by MSCI and FTSE Russell to add Saudi Arabia to their respective emerging market indices.  The Kingdom will become eligible for inclusion in certain S&P DJI's global benchmark index families in two phases concurring with the March 2019 quarterly rebalancing and the September 2019 annual reconstitution. 

European Central Bank Monetary Policy Decisions

Date 26/07/2018

At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.40% respectively. The Governing Council expects the key ECB interest rates to remain at their present levels at least through the summer of 2019, and in any case for as long as necessary to ensure the continued sustained convergence of inflation to levels that are below, but close to, 2% over the medium term.