Clearstream monthly report: Fund inflows recover as political instability eases LeapRate

September 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Clearstream monthly report: Fund inflows recover as political instability eases

Clearstream’s Investment Funds business notes strong growth in investment funds and ETFs due to increased customer demand / thought leaders will discuss future of the fund industry at Clearstream’s Annual Fund Summit on September 28 in Luxembourg The funds industry is back on track, after quite some time of reduced inflows into UCITS and alternative…

September 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

OTC Clear welcomes BNP as its first clearing member from France

OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited (OTC Clear), a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) that was set up in 2013 to provide clearing services for over-the-counter, or OTC, derivatives, welcomes BNP Paribas (BNP) as 17th clearing member and first member from France. We are pleased to welcome BNP as a member of…

September 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX Index Edge launches SGX Iron Ore Futures Indices

Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced the launch of SGX Iron Ore Futures Indices, a suite of inverse and leveraged indices calculated off the SGX TSI Iron Ore CFR China (62% Fe Fines) Index Futures. This is the first series of SGX commodity-based indices to be used as benchmark for tradable products and they will be licensed…

September 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange announces interim dividend of RUB 2.49 per share

At an EGM held on 14 September 2017 Moscow Exchange (MOEX) shareholders voted to pay out a total of RUB 5.67 billion (RUB 2.49 per share) as a dividend for the first half of 2017. The payout constitutes 55.04 per cent of the company's H1 2017 net profit under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The…

September 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse AG paves the way for closure of the investigation proceedings

The Executive Board (Vorstand) and the Supervisory Board (Aufsichtsrat) of Deutsche Börse AG announced that have decided to seek an understanding with the Frankfurt Public Prosecutor. The Company will inform the Public Prosecutor that it would accept the fines announced in relation to the accusations of an alleged violation of the prohibition against insider trading…

September 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CBOE Holdings to launch options on S&P Select Sector Indices

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) has announced plans to expand its suite of product offerings tied to S&P Dow Jones Indices with the planned launch of options on the 10 S&P Select Sector Indices that comprise the S&P 500®, a key benchmark of the U.S. equities market. The new index options will offer investors across…

September 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Eurex Clearing and PGGM work together on CCP model for Securities Lending

First buy-side client to utilise the Lending CCP’s Specific Lender License Eurex Clearing, Europe’s clearing house and part of Deutsche Börse Group, has announced that PGGM, the cooperative Dutch pension fund service provider offering institutional clients asset management, pension fund management, policy advice and management support, is the first buy-side client to become a direct…

September 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TMX Group total financings increase 19% MoM in August

TMX Group (TSX:X) has announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for August 2017. Toronto Stock Exchange welcomed three new issuers in August 2017, compared with nine in the previous month and one in August 2016. The new listings included one SPAC, one exchange traded fund and one life sciences…

September 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CDCC introduces direct clearing for Canadian buy side firms

Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corporation (CDCC), Canada's national central clearing counterparty (CCP) for exchange-traded derivative products, certain over-the-counter (OTC) products and repurchase agreements (repos), announced a proposal to expand its fixed income service to enable certain Canadian buy-side firms to clear cash or repos trades directly through CDCC. CDCC's new direct-clearing model seeks to extend the…

September 12, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange launches weekly options on USD/RUB futures contracts

On 14 September 2017, Moscow Exchange announced that will launch trading in weekly options on the USD/RUB futures contracts. The new instrument will complement MOEX`s monthly and quarterly options offering. The contracts will become available for trading two weeks prior to their expiration. They will expire every Thursday starting on 28 September 2017. A weekly…

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