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ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Active ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Have Increased 40.9% In 2017 To Reach A New Record Of US$61 Billion At The End Of August

Date 22/09/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF and ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in Active ETFs and ETPs listed globally have increase 40.9% in the first 8 months of the year to reach a new record of US$61 Bn at the end of August 2017, according to ETFGI’s August 2017 Active ETF and ETP industry insights report an annual paid for research subscription service (Click here to see chart for growth in assets)

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 22 September, 2017

Date 22/09/2017

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report.

ITG Announces Partnership To Form Matrix Holding Group - Partnership Delivers New Solutions For Derivatives Traders

Date 22/09/2017

ITG (NYSE:ITG), a leading independent broker and financial technology provider, yesterday announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Option Technology Solutions LLC (OpTech) to form Matrix Holding Group, a newly established derivatives execution and technology business. The venture is expected to launch in Q1 2018, subject to receipt of required regulatory approvals and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.

FTSE Russell And State Bank Of India Launch Indian Bond Index Series

Date 22/09/2017

• FTSE SBI Bond Index Series launched
• Provides investors with tools to analyse India’s domestic government bond market

Avelacom Wins ‘Best IT Infrastructure Provider’ At The CTA Intelligence European Services Awards 2017

Date 22/09/2017

Global connectivity and IT infrastructure provider Avelacom has been awarded ‘Best IT Infrastructure Provider’ at the CTA Intelligence European Services Awards 2017.

CESC Index Report For August

Date 22/09/2017

Highlights

• Mainland economic data continued to improve. Mainland funds kept flowing into Hong Kong stocks in Southbound trading under Stock Connect. CES HKMI rose 4.9 per cent 
• Mainland tech stocks listed overseas and in Hong Kong remained popular, driving CES P Elite up 2.9 per cent 
• CES G10 slipped 1.4 per cent over concerns typhoons would affect the number of travellers to Macau and the SAR’s short-term gaming revenue  CESC commenced a survey on listed companies for its planned Belt & Road Index 
• Hong Kong is looking to develop a leading offshore green finance and investment hub 
• Stock Connect saw a change in fund flow trends as foreign interest in A shares intensified 
• ADV of A-share index futures trading outside the Mainland was down 13 per cent in the first eight months of the year compared to the same period last year

HKEX: Exchange Seeks Views On Proposed Rule Changes Relating To Capital Raisings By Listed Issuers And Its Delisting Framework

Date 22/09/2017

• Exchange publishes consultation papers on:
   
  • Targeted capital raising activities of Listed Issuers
  • Delisting and other rule amendments 
• Deadline for responses is 24 November 2017 

Osaka Exchange Wins “Exchange Of The Year – Derivatives”, The Asia Capital Markets Awards

Date 22/09/2017

Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE), the derivatives arm of Japan Exchange Group, the mother market of Nikkei 225, announced that it has won the award for “Exchange of the Year – Derivatives” at the FOW and Global Investor Asia Capital Markets Awards ceremony held in Singapore.

EPEX SPOT: New Trading Systems For UK Markets Approved By Exchange Council

Date 22/09/2017

At the quarterly meeting of the EPEX SPOT Exchange Council, the members approved the introduction of the EPEX Trading System (ETS) and M7 for Day-ahead and Intraday trading respectively on the UK market. The trading systems will replace the Eurolight system which is currently used.

Axioma Names Nico Kicillof Of Two Sigma And Microsoft As Managing Director, Head Of Platform Engineering

Date 22/09/2017

Axioma announced the appointment of Nico Kicillof to the newly created position of Managing Director, Head of Platform Engineering. He was previously Head of Software Development Lifecycle at Two Sigma, the technology-driven institutional investor, since 2015.