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Deutsche Börse Group Has Joined The #We4Europe Initiative - For an open, united and strong Europe: #We4Europe

Date 26/09/2017

Deutsche Börse Group has joined the #We4Europe initiative to advocate for the future of Europe, together with other companies such as Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom, Lufthansa, BMW and Volkswagen. The initiative came about to point the way for an open, united and strong Europe. From political and economic integration to a shared market – the initiative seeks to raise awareness of these values, which have given Europe prosperity, freedom and peace for decades.

Daiwa Asset Management Selects FTSE Blossom Japan Index For ESG ETF

Date 26/09/2017

• First ETF to be tracking FTSE Blossom Japan Index will list on Tokyo Stock Exchange
• FTSE Blossom Japan Index is constructed using FTSE Russell’s ESG Ratings data model
• Growing trend among asset owners to integrate ESG considerations into passive investment strategies
• c.$562 billion ETF AuM linked to FTSE Russell indexes globally

London Stock Exchange Group: CurveGlobal Celebrates First Anniversary

Date 26/09/2017

• Platform building firm foundation – 1.5 million lots traded since launch

• Over 40% of overall volume achieved in last 3 months

• Most recent 100,000 lots of volume traded in 8 business days

Warsaw Stock Exchange: Appointment Of The Management Board Of Instytut Analiz I Ratingu Of The Second Term

Date 26/09/2017

• The Supervisory Board of IAiR appointed Wojciech Lipka as President and Marcin Żołyński as Vice President of the Management Board on 25 September 2017

HKEX: Special Intra-Day Margin Call In Respect Of The Day Following National Day And The Day Following The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival

Date 26/09/2017

The Traded Options Market will be closed for business on 2 October 2017 and 5 October 2017 respectively.  In order to assure that safeguards are in place against potential market risk that may arise during the aforesaid periods when some of the major markets are open, the Clearing House has decided to make a special intra-day margin call in respect of all open positions on Friday, 29 September 2017 and Wednesday, 4 October 2017 respectively.  

Dubai Financial Services Authority: Notice Of Discussion Paper

Date 26/09/2017

The DFSA publishes a Discussion Paper on recovery and resolution framework for financial institutions in the DIFC. Interested parties are invited to provide their views and comments on the potential future framework and its various aspects described in the paper. Deadline for submission is 25 November 2017.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Market Risk Control During The National Holidays And Mid-Autumn Festival For Year 2017

Date 26/09/2017

The National Holidays and Mid-Autumn Festival 2017 is approaching. According to the market closing announcement issued by the Exchange, the futures market will be closed from October 1 ~ 8. According to Article 4 and 9 of the Risk Management Rules of the Shanghai Futures Exchange, we decide to make adjustments to the trading margin requirements and price limits for some products around the National Holidays and Mid-Autumn Festival 2017.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Schedule For Continuous Trading Hours During The National Holidays And Mid-Autumn Festival For Year 2017

Date 26/09/2017

According to the relevant rules on continuous trading, the Exchange further clarified the detailed schedule for continuous trading hours during the National Holidays and Mid-Autumn Festival as follows:

There are no continuous trading hours on the night of September 29.

ULLINK Partners With Leading European Bank To Launch New MiFID II Solution For Systematic Internalisers

Date 26/09/2017

• ULLINK sees spike in broker demand for MiFID II solutions as deadlines nears
• New UL QUOTE solution simplifies management of client RFQ workflows and ensures regulatory compliance

SGX Hts Record Volumes In FX Futures

Date 26/09/2017

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced a daily volume record for its SGX INR/USD futures contract, with a total of 108,417 contracts traded on 22 September 2017, translating to a notional value of USD 3.34 billion. SGX INR/USD is SGX’s most actively traded FX futures contract, and recent volume growth has extended SGX’s market share to more than 40%.