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Christian Voigt, Fidessa Regulatory Expert On MiFID II Anniversary: Ground-Breaking Or Just More Box Ticking? One Year On And None The Wiser

Date 03/01/2019

MiFID has achieved the rare feat of becoming a genericized trademark. In the same way that Xerox stands for copy machines in general, MiFID has turned into a synonym for all financial markets regulation. With the scorecard for its first birthday due, whether MiFID II really is ground-breaking, or deserving remains debatable. However, there is no doubt about its voluminous size. And it is because of this unusual size that even one year on, we are none the wiser.

Morgan Stanley Retains Global Equity Top Spot With A Market Share Of 9.5%, According To Bloomberg League Table

Date 03/01/2019

Bloomberg has this morning made available its final Q4 / FY 2018 league table reports. The tables represent market leaders across a broad range of deal types, including M&A, Equities, loans and bonds transactions over the last quarter. 

Dame Colette Bowe And Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia Appointed To The UK Financial Policy Committee

Date 03/01/2019

Dame Colette Bowe and Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia have been appointed as external members of the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC), the Chancellor announced today (3 January 2019).

EEX Trading Results For December 2018 - EEX Quadruples Trading Volumes On EUA Secondary Market

Date 03/01/2019

In December 2018, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) increased volumes on its power derivatives markets by 17% to 273.7 TWh (December 2017: 234.5 TWh). In power futures for Germany (Phelix-DE), at 159.1 TWh, trading volumes more than doubled compared to the previous year (December 2017: 72.9 TWh). Trading volumes in Austrian power futures (Phelix-AT) which have increased continuously and significantly since July 2018, reached a new record of 5.8 TWh. As a result, also the Phelix-AT contract has successfully established itself in the market and is increasingly used for hedging purposes. On the Dutch power market, trading volumes increased by 24% to 2.3 TWh (December 2017: 1.8 TWh).

State Street Global Exchange Global Investor Confidence Index: Investor Confidence Declined In December By 2.8 Points To 79.8

Date 03/01/2019

State Street Global Exchange yesterday released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® (ICI) for December 2018.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – December 2018: Trading On GPW Group Markets

Date 03/01/2019

• Decrease of the value of trading in equities on the Electronic Order Book on the GPW Main Market by 9.7% YoY to PLN 14.8 billion in December 2018
• Increase of the total volume of trading in derivatives by 34.9% YoY to 840.5 thousand contracts in December 2018
• Increase of the total value of trading in equities on NewConnect by 7.0% YoY to PLN 85.4 million in December 2018
• Increase of the value of trading in structured products by 51.9% YoY to PLN 95.0 million in December 2018
• Increase of the total volume of trading in electricity by 15.9% to 15.4 TWh in December 2018
• Increase of the total volume of trading in natural gas by 52.1% YoY to 11.5 TWh in December 2018
• Decrease of the volume of spot trading in property rights to certificates of origin by 28.9% to 3.7 TWh in December 2018

Non-Jordanian Ownership In Companies Listed At The Amman Stock Exchange Reached 51.7%

Date 03/01/2019

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors in December 2018 was JD495.7 million, representing 83.7% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD34.8 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments in December 2018 showed an increase by JD460.9 million, compared with a decrease by JD2.9 million during the same month of 2017. 

Bursa Malaysia Brings The Marketplace To Penang - Fun-Filled Financial Investment Fair Kicks Off Retail Invest Year

Date 03/01/2019

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the Exchange”) is kicking off its Retail Invest Year themed “Invest Bursa, Invest in You” this 5 January 2019 with its fun and educational cultural-themed retail investor event in Penang - The Marketplace Fair @ Penang at the Setia SPICE Convention Centre.

B3 Breaks New Record On Mini Ibovespa Futures Contracts

Date 02/01/2019

B3’s Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract hit a record high today ending the day at 5.225.047 trades. The previous record of 5.150.360 Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract was recorded on October 29, 2018.

B3: Ibovespa Breaks New Record And Reaches 91.012 Points

Date 02/01/2019

B3’s main stock market performance index – Ibovespa – hit a record high today ending the day at 91,012 points, up 3,55%  from last trading session. The previous Ibovespa record of 89,820 points was recorded on December 3^rd, 2018.