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Financial Conduct Authority Statement On The Opinion Of ESMA On The FCA's Final Rules For CFDs And CFD-Like Options

Date 02/07/2019

This notice sets out the FCA's reasons for acting contrary to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) Opinion of our national product intervention measures restricting how CFDs and CFD-like options are sold to retail consumers. This is required by article 43(3) of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation(link is external).

Eurex June Figures: Eurex Exchange Falls Slightly, EEX And Eurex Repo On An Upward Trend

Date 02/07/2019

Eurex, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange and part of Deutsche Börse Group, saw an increase of 12 percent in the number of traded contracts in European equity derivatives (41m compared to 36.5m in June 2018). Across all Eurex markets there was a slight reduction of 7 percent in the number of traded contracts (185.4m compared to 199.8m in June 2018).

UK Financial Conduct Authority Statement On The Joint Declaration On Climate Change

Date 02/07/2019

Today we have published a Joint Declaration with the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA), The Pensions Regulator (TPR) and Financial Reporting Council (FRC), welcoming the publication of the Government’s Green Finance Strategy and setting out our shared understanding of the financial risks and opportunities of climate change. We will work in a collaborative way to address these risks.

CME Group Reaches Second-Highest Quarterly Volume Ever, Averaging 20.9 Million Contracts Per Day In Second-Quarter 2019

Date 02/07/2019

• Record quarterly average daily volume in Agricultural Commodities, Interest Rate options, Agricultural options and Metals options
• Record monthly average daily volume in Agricultural Commodities, Metals, Interest Rate options and Metals options
• Record monthly non-U.S. average daily volume of 6.2 million contracts and quarterly average daily volume of 5.4 million contracts

Globacap Partners With Archax For Digital Securities Trading - Archax To Provide Secondary Market For Token Issuances

Date 02/07/2019

Archax, the forthcoming London-based institutional digital securities exchange, today announced a partnership with Globacap, a regulated primary issuance platform for security tokens also based in London. Under this partnership, Globabcap will use Archax as a secondary market for the digital securities it creates for its clients, and Archax will integrate its exchange with the Globacap platform.

ESMA Issues Opinions On Product Intervention Measures By Sweden, France And The United Kingdom

Date 02/07/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued three opinions on product intervention measures taken by the National Competent Authorities (NCAs) of Sweden, France and the United Kingdom. ESMA’s opinion finds that the proposed measures are justified and proportionate and that it is necessary for NCAs of other Member States to take product intervention measures that are at least as stringent as ESMA’s measures. 

Nasdaq To Deliver Post-Trade Technology To Caja De Valores, Argentina’s Central Securities Depository - The CSD Will Upgrade Its Full Technology Platform, Boosting Transaction And Processing Capabilities

Date 02/07/2019

Nasdaq Inc.(Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Caja de Valores S.A., Argentina’s Central Securities Depository (CSD) and an integral part of Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos (BYMA), have signed a new agreement for Nasdaq to deliver a full CSD technology solution to Caja de Valores including registrar services. The deal marks Nasdaq’s second CSD client in Latin America.  

Nasdaq Dubai And Samruk-Kazyna Sign MoU To Promote Investor Awareness Of Kazakhstan Companies And Explore Market Access

Date 02/07/2019

Nasdaq Dubai and Samruk-Kazyna JSC today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote international awareness of investment opportunities in Kazakhstan and explore market access.

HKEX Completes Acquisition Of Ronghui Tongjin Majority Stake

Date 02/07/2019

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce the completion of its acquisition of a 51 per cent equity interest in Shenzhen Ronghui Tongjin Technology Co Ltd (Ronghui Tongjin), a specialist financial markets technology firm.

ESMA Withdraws The Registration Of Moody's Investors Service EMEA Ltd

Date 02/07/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today withdrawn the credit rating agency (CRA) registration of Moody’s Investors Service EMEA Limited (MIS EMEA - UK).