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Intercontinental Exchange Announces Bakkt, A Global Platform And Ecosystem For Digital Assets - Launch Of Regulated, Physical Bitcoin Futures Contract And Warehouse Planned For November 2018 - Bakkt To Draw On Expertise From Leading Companies Across Regulated Markets, Risk Management, Technology And Consumer Experience Including BCG, Intercontinental Exchange, Microsoft And Starbucks

Date 03/08/2018

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges, clearing houses, data and listings services, announced today that it plans to form a new company, Bakkt, which intends to leverage Microsoft cloud solutions to create an open and regulated, global ecosystem for digital assets. The new company is working with a marquee group of organizations including BCG, Microsoft, Starbucks, and others, to create an integrated platform that enables consumers and institutions to buy, sell, store and spend digital assets on a seamless global network.

Statutory Statements Of Procedure In Respect Of The Bank Of England’s Supervision Of Financial Market Infrastructures

Date 03/08/2018

This document was updated as part of the Bank of England’s Policy Statement ‘Enforcement Decision Making Committee’. 

Taiwan Futures Exchange Newsletter - August 2018

Date 03/08/2018

On July 23, 2018, the Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX) Board Members elected Mr. Yu-Jer Sheu as the Chairman of the Board. Prior to joining TAIFEX, Mr. Sheu served as the Minister of the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Taiwan. With over 30 years’ dedication in the finance public sector, Mr. Sheu previously also acted as Administrative Deputy Minister and Director General of Taxation Agency at MOF. Mr. Sheu received his bachelor's and master’s degrees in Finance and Taxation from National Chengchi University in Taiwan, and as well, he acquired another master's degree in law from Harvard University in the United States. Mr. Bing-Jing Huang, former Deputy CEO of Taipei Exchange (TPEx), became TAIFEX’s new CEO and succeeded Dr. Peter Chiu, who retired on July 22.

BME: Mistral SOCIMI To Start Trading On MAB On August 7th - The Seventeenth To List On MAB In 2018

Date 03/08/2018

The Board of Directors of MAB has approved the listing of MISTRAL PATRIMONIO INMOBILIARIO SOCIMI, following a thorough review of all the information presented by the company and after the favourable assessment report on its listing issued by MAB’s Coordination and Admission Committee.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange: July 2018

Date 03/08/2018

• Trading turnover of CHF 100.0 billion (-14.9% month-on-month)
• Number of trades 4,584,998 (-6.8% month-on-month)
• Average turnover per trading day of CHF 5.7 billion in the year to date
• SMI® index at 9,174.3 points at the end of July (+6.6% month-on-month)

Euronext Dublin Statistics July 2018

Date 03/08/2018

Overall Market Statistics Report - July 2018
Investment Funds Statistics Report - July 2018

HKEX: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 03/08/2018

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), announces that with effect from 10 August 2018 (Friday), 25 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 48 existing designated securities will be removed from the list.  The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 946 after the revision.

Consolidate System Foundation And Strengthen Risk Prevention & Control - The Fifth Meeting Of The Fourth Council Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange

Date 03/08/2018

On August 2, 2018, the fourth council of SZSE held its fifth meeting. At the meeting, the work of SZSE in the first half of 2018 and the work plan for the second half of the year were announced and the followings were reviewed and approved: the measures and supporting rules on implementing the mandatory delisting mechanism for the major violation of law by listed companies, the poverty alleviation work plan for 2018, and other matters. Thorough discussions about the recent market operation and risk prevention and control were also conducted at the meeting.

Euronext Publishes Q2 2018 Results - Solid Performance Driven By The Consolidation Of Euronext Dublin And Continued Cost Discipline

Date 03/08/2018

Today Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone with 1,300 listed issuers, announces its results for the second quarter of 2018.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Releases "IPO Express" App Providing One-stop Service For Companies Seeking To Go Public

Date 03/08/2018

In order to further expand the market service radius and improve service efficiency, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred as SZSE) officially released the "IPO Express" app to provide one-stop service for companies seeking to go public. This is another important measure for SZSE to strengthen market cultivation services, optimize the market cultivation services function, and boost the transformation and upgrading of market cultivation services.