Deutsche Börse's International Central Securities Depository Clearstream has just released its volumes report for the month of October. The results can be seen in the table below. New technological developments in the fields of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data, Robotics, Blockchain and the like, as well as the rise of Fintechs have increased the speed…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) regarding data reporting under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR). The purpose of this document is to promote common supervisory approaches and practices in the application of MiFID II and MiFIR in relation to regulatory…
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Reinet Investments S.C.A. (“Reinet Investments”, ticker symbol: REINA) a Luxembourg-based investment vehicle, began trading today on Euronext Amsterdam. At opening, based on a reference price of € 17.29 per share, the total market capitalisation of Reinet Investments was approximately € 3,38 billion. Reinet Investments, which was created in 2008, allows its shareholders to participate indirectly…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has just released its monthly equity and bond indices volumes report for the month of October. Aggregate bond index RUABITR (total return) comprised of Government corporate and municipal bonds traded on Moscow Exchange was up 0.99% in October. Russian Government Bond Index RGBITR was up 0.97% to 456.85 points. The YTM of…
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NEX Exchange, which operates a regulated, UK stock exchange for small and medium companies, announced today that Clean Invest Africa plc [NEX:CIA] has joined its growth market. Clean Invest Africa is an investment vehicle that will aim to deliver an attractive return for investors through acquiring stakes in clean energy companies, remediation technologies, and other…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that Judge David G. Campbell of U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona entered a Consent Order against Defendants Derek Springfield and his company, Draven, LLC (Draven), both of Mesa, Arizona finding that they fraudulently solicited and received at least $1.8 million from approximately 112 commodity pool participants in…
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The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the Investment Association (IA) have today published an updated version of the Equities Electronic Order Handling Questionnaire incorporating the obligations and requirements set out under MiFID II. The initiative, which was originally launched in March 2016, establishes a common framework for buy-side clients to request information…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited‘s (HKEX) first ferrous metal product, cash-settled TSI Iron Ore Fines 62% FE CFR China Futures (Iron Ore Futures) started trading today, with total volume of 1,022 contracts, equivalent to 102,200 tonnes of iron ore, during the day trading session. As an exchange-traded product, Iron Ore Futures aims to provide…
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The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) today announced the launch of an additional 44 blue-chip Indian Single Stock Futures (SSFs), further expanding its Equities asset class vertical. With the listing of additional Indian SSFs, local and regional traders can now participate in the price performance of numerous stocks that fall within the major indices…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s direct supervisor of credit rating agencies (CRAs), informed that it has registered Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited as a CRA under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies (CRA Regulation), with effect…
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