Global capital market relief at the result of the first round of the French election prompted rallies in equity markets around Europe, while fixed income markets also saw sharp corrections. The moves provided the primary driver for strong increases in volumes in some of Eurex’ newest derivative products, with volatility derivatives being the standout performer.…
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Derivatives exchange Eurex announced that expands its executive management team On May 1, Romanos Daniel took on the role as Chief Innovation Officer at Eurex, which is part of Deutsche Börse Group. As a Member of the Executive Board, he will strengthen Eurex’ innovation focus. We are excited to have Romanos join our leadership team…
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Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) today announced that April 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 16.3 million contracts, up 18% from April 2016. Highlights for April 2017 include: FX volume was 788,000 contracts in April - down 19% from March 2017 (or 978,000 contracts), options volume averaged 4 million contracts per day, up 52% versus April…
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The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), the region’s largest and most diversified derivatives exchange, witnessed an eventful month of trading across its precious metals, base metals and currency segments in April. The recently listed DGCX Shanghai Gold Futures Contract (DSGC) has had a positive knock-on effect on the trading activity of the Exchange’s other…
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TSX Company Services and Diligent today announced a collaboration to offer Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange issuers secure, effective tools to enable board members to work on materials in real-time from anywhere. Through this arrangement, issuers will benefit from preferred pricing for Diligent's best-in-class board management software. We are continuously looking at ways…
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Sweden-based company active in the financial sector Catella (STO:CAT-B)’s Property Investment Management unit is launching Property Income 2017, an alternative investment fund that will invest in investment properties with stable cash flows and high dividend capacity. The fund’s AIF manager is Plain Capital Asset Management Sverige AB, and the fund’s depositary is SEB. The listing…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) held its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) on 27 April 2017. Shareholders approved the company's annual report for 2016, its FY 2016 financial statements and distribution of profit, including dividends for FY 2016. As recommended by the Supervisory Board, shareholders voted to pay a dividend for 2016 of RUB 17.5 bln,…
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Clearstream just announced that the ISAE 3402 report for the period 1 October 2015 to 30 September 2016 is now available to premium users of their website. The International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) No. 3402, is produced by Clearstream's external auditors, KPMG, and is an assurance report on the description of Clearstream's controls, their design and…
Read moreLondon Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) today announced that its international business support and capital raising ecosystem, ELITE, is welcoming a further 17 UK companies, bringing the total number of UK businesses in the ELITE community to over 100. Umerah Akram, Head of ELITE UK, welcomed the new ELITE CEOs to open trading on London’s markets…
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Average daily volume reached a record 17.1 million contracts, including records in Interest Rates, Metals, Interest Rate Options and Equity Options Derivatives marketplace operator CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME) today reported revenue of $929 million and operating income of $601 million for the first quarter of 2017. Net income was $400 million and diluted earnings per…
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