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Borsa Italiana Listings Notice-Amundi
August 6, 2018--Borsa Italiana is pleasured to welcome on ETFplus market 1 new ETF issued by Amundi:
AMUNDI US CORP SRI UCITS ETF DR ¿USD (LU1806495575)
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Deutsche Bank head of EMEA equity research leaves
August 3, 2018--Deutsche Bank AG (DBK.XE) said Thursday that its head of equity research for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Paul Reynolds, has left the company.
A spokesperson for the German bank declined to comment further, but confirmed that Mr. Reynolds's departure is effective immediately.
National Statistics: UK official holdings of international reserves: July 2018
August 3, 2018--This monthly release shows details of movements in the UK's official holdings of international reserves, or assets. These consist of gold, foreign currency assets and International Monetary Fund assets.
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Borsa Italiana's ETFplus market sees strong second quarter Aug 03 2018
August 3, 2018--ETFplus market saw a 7.1% increase compared to the same period last year
52 new instruments listed in the second quarter of 2018: 50 ETFs and 2 open funds
A total of 1276 instruments available on ETFplus at the end of June
Borsa Italiana's ETF, ETC, ETN, and open funds markets have registered a strong
second quarter reaching €66.47 billion, a 7.1% increase compared to the same period last year, according to ETFplus 2018 report.
52 new instruments listed in the second quarter of 2018, including two open funds, totalling 1276 instruments available on the ETF market at the end of June. The report highlights that ETFplus raised €1.45 billion in the first half of 2018.
New multi-specialist asset manager Candriam, became a new ETF issuer bringing the number of ETPs in Italy to 19.
ESMA-Consultation Paper no.6 on the Clearing Obligation under EMIR
August 3, 2018--All interested stakeholders are invited to respond to this consultation paper. In particular, responses are sought from financial and non-financial counterparties of OTC derivative transactions as well as central counterparties (CCPs) and clearing members.
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HM Treasury- The economic value of data: discussion paper
August 2, 2018--A discussion paper on the economic value of data and the challenges to address to strengthen the UK's position as a world leader in data-driven innovation.
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Data is the fuel of the digital economy. Technological change has radically increased both the volume of data in the economy, and our ability to process it. This presents an opportunity to transform our economy and society for the better.
This discussion paper provides an assessment of the economic value of data, and sets out five challenges to getting the most out of it for the UK economy:
1.Addressing ownership and control of data
2.Maintaining protection of personal data
Boerse Stuttgart Group Creates End-To-End Infrastructure For Digital Assets
August 2, 2018--In Addition To BISON, There Will Be An ICO Platform, A Trading Venue And Custody For Cryptocurrencies
Services Along The Value Chain Are Offered Under One Roof
Boerse Stuttgart Group is creating an end-to-end infrastructure for digital assets.
After the start of cryptocurrency trading via BISON, there will soon be a platform for initial coin offerings (ICOs), a multilateral trading venue for cryptocurrencies as well as solutions for safe custody. Boerse Stuttgart Group thus continues to pursue its digitisation strategy and is becoming a pioneer for the digital transformation of financial markets and financial products.
Environmental risk heats up for pension investors
August 2, 2018--Pension funds across Europe are belatedly waking up to the threats to their investment portfolios posed by climate change.
According to this year's survey by investment consultants Mercer, 17% of European pension funds currently consider the investment risks posed by climate change, up from just 5% in its 2017 survey.
Strong month for Eurex' Equity segment
August 2, 2018--In July, Eurex, Europe's largest derivatives exchange and part of Deutsche Börse Group, has seen strong demand for its equity products. Traded equity contracts were up by 76 percent to 23,790,806 from 13,506,099 in July 2017.
Demand was particularly high for Single Stock Dividend Futures (+87 percent) with 435,018 traded contracts. Overall, the trading volume at Eurex increased by 9 percent to 109,870,543 from 100,888,442 in July 2017. In the Equity Index Segment, volumes went up by 10 percent to 55,354,047. Turnover in the Fixed Income space declined by 17 percent to 30,723,777 traded contracts. Eurex' recently launched EURO STOXX 50(R) options with month-end expirations had a successful start with nearly 40,000 traded contracts.
Boerse Stuttgart generates turnover in excess of EUR 5.4 billion in July
August 1, 2018--Trading volume of debt instruments (bonds) and investment fund units up on previous month
According to its order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover of more than EUR 5.4 billion in July 2018.
Securitised derivatives accounted for the largest share of the turnover. The trading volume in this asset class was around EUR 2.4 billion. Leverage products generated turnover of around EUR 1.4 billion – an increase of 15 percent on July 2017. Investment products accounted for around EUR 1 billion of the total turnover.
