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ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Environmental, Social, And Governance (ESG) ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Reaches A Record US$25 Bn At The End Of January 2019

Date 27/02/2019

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$730 million during January. Total assets invested in ESG ETFs and ETPs increased by 9.97% from US$22.47 billion at the end of December, to a record US$24.71billion, according to ETFGI’s January 2019 ETF and ETP ESG industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 

Tadawul Announces Key Developments on Nomu – The Parallel Market

Date 27/02/2019

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) announces  today a series of structural changes to Nomu - the Parallel Market aimed at supporting the growth, development and sustainability of the market, and increasing the number of listed companies on Nomu and enhancing the market liquidity.

Europe’s Leading Trading Firms Respond To Political Agreement On A New Prudential Regime For Investment Firms

Date 27/02/2019

Piebe Teeboom, Secretary-General of FIA EPTA, the association representing the leading principal trading firms in Europe, welcomed yesterday’s political agreement between the Eu- ropean Parliament and the Council on the Investment Firm Review (IFR/IFD) -- but stressed the importance of implementing the new regime in a proportionate way for Europe’s capital markets to be able to further develop and grow.

Apex Group Selects GoldenSource For Centralised Pricing And Reference Data Services

Date 27/02/2019

GoldenSource today announced that it has been selected by Apex Group Ltd. (“Apex”), the world’s fifth largest fund administrator, to deliver its centralised pricing and reference data service.

GPW Introduces Macrosector Indices

Date 27/02/2019

• GPW starts to publish WIG.GAMES (game developer index) and macrosector indices including: banking-insurance-capital market-debt collection, fuels-gas-chemicals, and energy-mining-resources
• Macroindices will be used as the underlying of futures in line with GPW’s strategic initiative

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review - 23 February 2019 To 27 February 2019

Date 27/02/2019

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's weekly market review.

Horizons ETFs To Track Solactive Index For Canadian Preferred Share ETF

Date 27/02/2019

Solactive is pleased to announce that Canadian ETF provider Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. (“Horizons ETFs”) utilizes the Solactive Laddered Canadian Preferred Share Index as the underlying index for the Horizons Laddered Canadian Preferred Share Index ETF (“HLPR”), which lists on the Toronto Stock Exchange today. The index includes more than 170 Canadian preferred share securities that generally have an adjustable dividend rate.

EEX Granted Recognised Overseas Investment Exchange Status In The United Kingdom

Date 27/02/2019

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has been awarded Recognised Overseas Investment Exchange (ROIE) status for the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), effective from 21st February 2019.

The Case For Cooperation: Cross-Border CCP Supervision And The Role Of Central Banks - Introductory Remarks By Benoît Cœuré, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, At A Conference On CCP Risk Management Organised By The Deutsche Bundesbank, The ECB And The Federal Reserve Bank Of Chicago, Frankfurt Am Main, 27 February 2019

Date 27/02/2019

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to Frankfurt. I thank you all for coming, especially those who have travelled from far away.

I am delighted to open this conference, which has been organised jointly with our colleagues from the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The idea behind today’s event is to establish a regular forum to exchange views on pressing issues around central clearing and its challenges in terms of risk management.

BETTER FINANCE: The Chief Lobbyist Of The Biggest European Bank To Be Named Chair Of The European Banking Authority… In Charge Of Supervising EU Banks

Date 27/02/2019

Back in 2015, a senior executive of the BNP Paribas group was appointed Governor of the French Central Bank. Now Jose Manuel Campa, the top Banco Santander lobbyist, is to be nominated as the new Chairperson of the European Banking Authority (EBA), following decisions of the EBA Board of Supervisors and of the ECON Committee of the European Parliament.