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Bourse Shares Leap As Activist Investor TCI Says Consolidation In Exchanges Sector Inevitable - FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Up By 10 Per Cent In January 2018 – Index Sets New Closing All-Time High For First Time Since Financial Crisis - 25 Of 28 Listed Exchanges See Increase In Share Value

Date 02/02/2018

Closing at 52,239.63 on 31 January 2018, the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index, which aims to reflect market sentiment and is a key indicator of exchanges performance, has climbed back to a level not seen since early December 2007. A new closing all-time high of 52,919.7 was set on 26 January 2018.

Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In January 2018

Date 02/02/2018

Total trading volume across Moscow Exchange`s markets in January 2018  was RUB 58.0 trln.

SEC: Alleged Perpetrator Of Ski Slope Investment Scheme Agrees To Pay Back Investor Money, Surrender Properties

Date 02/02/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that the Miami-based businessman behind an alleged scheme involving investments in a Vermont-based ski resort has agreed to pay back more than $81 million of investor money that he used illegally.

PEGAS Reports Strong Spot Volumes In January And A Monthly Record On GASPOOL

Date 02/02/2018

PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, reports strong overall volumes on its spot segment with 90.7 TWh in January 2018. A monthly record was established on the German hub GASPOOL with 13.5 TWh (previous record: 12.7 TWh in January 2017). The total monthly traded volume amounted to 162.9 TWh (January 2017: 165.7 TWh).

BETTER FINANCE Welcomes EC Roadmap Towards A More Sustainable Economy But Once Again Deplores Failure To Take The Interests Of EU Citizens As Pension Savers And Individual Investors Into Account

Date 02/02/2018

Whereas BETTER FINANCE welcomes the report of the European Commission’s High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) on Sustainable Finance as a step in the right direction to promote a cleaner and fairer economy, it is also disappointed in the fact that the report essentially fails to address information and governance issues for sustainable finance products.

European Commission Letter On Money Market Fund Regulation

Date 02/02/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a reply received on 19 January from the European Commission (EC).

The World Federation Of Exchanges Agrees 2018 Priorities

Date 02/02/2018

The World Federation of Exchanges (“The WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has agreed its 2018 business priorities will focus on areas including regulatory coherence; CCP recovery & resolution issues; cyber security; FinTech; and SMEs. 

Eurex Clearing Successfully Passes EU-Wide Stress Test

Date 02/02/2018

Eurex Clearing has successfully passed the second EU-wide stress test conducted by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). Objective of this exercise is an assessment of central counterparties’ resilience in stressed market conditions. “The stress test is an important contribution to ensuring financial stability in Europe, given the important role of central counterparties“, says Thomas Laux, Chief Risk Officer at Eurex Clearing.

FTSE Russell Launches FTSE Women On Boards Leadership Index Series

Date 02/02/2018

• Index series designed to integrate leadership in gender diversity and social impact into a broad market benchmark
• Reflects desire from investors to engage businesses on improving their gender diversity
• Factor-based approach increases exposure to companies demonstrating diversity leadership

CME Group Reached Average Daily Volume Of 19 Million Contracts In January 2018, Up 18 Percent From January 2017

Date 02/02/2018

• Second-highest monthly average daily volume ever
• Record monthly average daily volume in Options, Metals and Energy
• Record daily open interest for Eurodollar futures surpassed 15 million