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NovitasFTCL Advises The Shareholders Of The MoneyMate Group On The Merger To Create Compliance Solutions Strategies

Date 06/02/2017

CIP Capital, the New York based fund, has announced the formation of Compliance Solutions Strategies (“CSS”), a leading provider of technology-enabled regulatory and compliance solutions to the financial services industry.  The CSS platform was created through CIP Capital’s investments in three leading businesses in the governance, risk management and compliance (“GRC”) market: US based firms Advise Technologies, and Ascendant Compliance Management and Irish based The MoneyMate Group .  

Solactive Announces The Launch Of The Solactive GLD® Long USD Gold Index - Used As The Basis For The SPDR® Long Dollar Gold Trust (GLDW) Trading On The NYSE Arca

Date 06/02/2017

Solactive AG is delighted to announce that the Solactive GLD® Long USD Gold Index is being used as the basis for the new SPDR® Long Dollar Gold Trust (GLDW) exchange traded fund, which is trading on the NYSE Arca. The index provides a compelling way to remove the potential impact of the US dollar on gold prices by allowing investors to own gold in terms of a basket of non-US currencies including euro, Japanese yen, British pound, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona and Swiss franc.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics - January 2017

Date 06/02/2017

TMX Group Limited today announced January 2017 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha), Montréal Exchange (MX) and NGX.

BM&FBOVESPA Announces Second Cycle Of The Market Maker Program For Hydrous Ethanol Futures Contracts - The Program Aims At Guaranteeing Price References For Products Listed On The Exchange

Date 06/02/2017

BM&FBOVESPA hereby announces the second cycle of the Market Maker Program for Hydrous Ethanol (ETH) futures contracts. Usina Alta Mogiana S/A has been chosen again as the institution to carry out this mandatory daily activity as of next Monday (February 06). The Cash-Settled Hydrous Ethanol Futures Contract (ETH) is quoted in Brazilian Reals per cubic meter, its underlying is hydrous fuel ethanol, in accordance with the technical specifications defined by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP), and the contract size is 30 (thirty) cubic meters (30,000 liters). The minimum quantity for orders is 25 contracts and the Market Maker will be active in the first, second and third contract months, respecting a maximum spread of BRL 50, defined from the difference between bids and asks. Up until December 2017, the Market Maker must be present for two hours of the last four hours of trading sessions, enabling more price formation in this market.

Thomson Reuters Further Strengthens KYC Managed Services And Legal Entity Data Through Clarient And Avox Acquisitions - Acquisitions Demonstrate Thomson Reuters Continued Commitment To Solving Critical Industry Client Reference Data And On-Boarding Challenges

Date 06/02/2017

Thomson Reuters has signed definitive agreements to acquire Clarient Global LLC and Avox Limited. Clarient is a leading global Know Your Customer (“KYC”) and client reference data platform owned and used by the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation ("DTCC”), Barclays, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, BNY Mellon, and State Street, among others. Avox is a leading supplier of legal entity data, hierarchies and identifiers on financial entities globally, owned by the DTCC.  

TOCOM January 2017 Market Summary - TOCOM January 2017 Volume Averaged 107,394 Contracts, Up 7.4%

Date 06/02/2017

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that average daily volume for futures in January 2017 was 107,394 contracts, up 7.4% month-over-month. Volume increased for TOCOM’s largest contracts, including Gold Standard, which was up 10.4% to 27,061 contracts, Gold Rolling Spot, which was up 20.2% to 15,802 and Platinum Standard increased by 27.0% to 15,467 contracts. In addtion, Gold Option (calls) rose a significant 304.5% to 273 contracts.

Dubai Financial Market Company Posts Net Profit Of AED 253.5 Million In 2016

Date 06/02/2017

H.E. Essa Kazim asserting DFM’s key developments of the past year:

• The DFM Index ended 2016 at the forefront of regional indices, advancing 12%, one of the highest growth rates amongst the leading exchanges globally
• Strong presence of foreign investments with 45% of the total value of trading
• Institutional investors registered AED 2.2 billion of net in-flows in 2016
• Accelerating efforts to enhance market infrastructure with the introduction of Direct Deals, listing of first ETF as well as expansion in Rights Issues’ trading
• Further enhancing DFM’s innovative services as part of the “Smart Borse” strategy as well as expanding the cash dividends service and the launch of Hedging standard’s draft in 2016

Euronext Announces Volumes For January 2017

Date 06/02/2017

Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for January 2017.

STOXX Limited Wins 2017 European Structured Products & Derivatives Award

Date 06/02/2017

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced that it has won the 2017 European Structured Products & Derivatives award under the category Best Index Provider. The award was presented at a ceremony held in London.

Clearstream Successfully Migrates To TARGET2-Securities

Date 06/02/2017

During the weekend from Feb 3-5, 2017, Clearstream (Clearstream Banking Frankfurt and LuxCSD) successfully migrated to the ECB’s TARGET2-Securities (T2S) platform. The first business day is already in process and runs smoothly.