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Bank of England to offer Islamic liquidity tool more widely
March 5, 2018--The Bank of England plans to offer a proposed sharia-compliant liquidity tool to a wider range of financial institutions beyond Islamic banks to boost demand, a senior official said on Monday.
London has long sought to position itself as a global hub for Islamic finance, aiming to attract business from core centres in the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
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Source: Zawya.com
New iShares smart beta ETF launched on Xetra
March 5, 2018--ETF provides access to companies from industrialised countries in the EMU
A new exchange traded fund (ETF) issued by iShares has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Monday.
The new smart beta ETF enables investors to participate in the performance of the MSCI EMU Diversified Multiple-Factor Index. The reference index comprises large and medium-sized companies based in industrialised countries in the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). Index components are selected and weighted based on four factors: value, momentum, size and quality.
Name: iShares Edge MSCI EMU Multifactor UCITS ETF
Asset class: equity index ETF
ISIN: IE00BF2PG656
Ongoing charges: 0.40 percent
Distribution policy: accumulating
Reference index: MSCI EMU Diversified Multiple-Factor Index
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Source: Deutsche Börse Cash Market
UK official holdings of international reserves: February 2018
March 5, 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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Source: HM Treasury
Covestro to replace ProSiebenSat.1 Media in DAX
March 5, 2018--Aroundtown and Rocket Internet to be included in MDAX/Changes to be effective as of 19 March 2018
On Monday, Deutsche Börse announced changes to its selection indices, which will become effective on 19 March 2018. The shares of Covestro AG will replace ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE in the DAX index.
The inclusion of Covestro AG is based on the fast entry rule; the company is eligible for the index inclusion due to its high market capitalisation and order book turnover. ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE will move to MDAX, which tracks the 50 largest and most liquid companies below DAX.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Group
Neuer Smart Beta-ETF von iShares auf Xetra gestartet
05. Mrz 2018--ETF bietet Zugang zu Unternehmen aus Industrieländern der Europäischen Wirtschafts-und Währungsunion
Seit Montag ist ein neuer Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) von iShares über Xetra und Börse Frankfurt handelbar.
Mit dem neuen Smart Beta-ETF erhalten Anleger die Möglichkeit, an der Wertentwicklung des MSCI EMU Diversified Multiple-Factor Index zu partizipieren. Der Referenzindex umfasst große und mittelgroße Unternehmen mit Sitz in Industrieländern der Europäischen Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion. Die Indexbestandteile werden dabei anhand der vier Faktoren Value, Momentum, Größe, und Qualität ausgewählt und gewichtet.
Name: iShares Edge MSCI EMU Multifactor UCITS ETF
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Source: Deutsche Börse Group
Flow Traders publishes its 2017 Annual Report, Financial Statements and convening notice for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
March 2, 2018--Flow Traders N.V. (Euronext: FLOW) is pleased to announce today's publication of its 2017 Annual Report and 2017 Financial Statements.
All documentation is in English and is available on our website: www.flowtraders.com/investors.
Flow Traders also announces its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (General Meeting). This General Meeting will take place on Thursday, 26 April 2018 at 14.00 hours CET at the INIT building, Jacob Bontiusplaats 9 in Amsterdam (The Netherlands).
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Source: Flow Traders N.V.
Boerse Stuttgart generates turnover in excess of EUR 7.1 billion in February
March 2, 2018--Brisk trading due to increased volatility //Turnover in derivative investment products and investment funds up on January.
According to its order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover in excess of EUR 7.1 billion in February 2018. The trading volume was up slightly on February 2017.
Securitised derivatives accounted for the largest share of the turnover. The trading volume in this asset class was around EUR 3.3 billion-an increase of around 13 percent in comparison with February 2017.
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Source: Boerse Stuttgart
Carney calls for crackdown on crypto-currency 'mania'
March 2, 2018--Crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin should be regulated to crack down on illegal activities and protect the financial system, Mark Carney warned.
The Bank of England governor said their inherent risks meant investments in digital currencies could lose money.
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Source: bbc.com
Deutsche Borse: Cash markets with highest February turnover since 2008
March 1, 2018--With a turnover of €158.5 billion in February, Deutsche Börse cash markets have achieved the highest February turnover since 2008 (February 2017: €109.0 billion). Of the €158.5 billion, €143.4 billion were attributable to Xetra (February 2017: €97.8 billion). The average daily turnover on Xetra was thus €7.2 billion.
Order book turnover on Börse Frankfurt totalled €4.3 billion (February 2017: €4.0 billion) and on Tradegate Exchange €10.8 billion (February 2017: €7.2 billion). Split by asset classes, cash market turnover in equities reached about €138.3 billion. Turnover in ETFs/ETCs/ETNs amounted to €18.0 billion. Turnover in bonds was €0.4 billion, in structured products €1.4 billion and in funds €0.3 billion. The DAX security with the highest turnover on Xetra in February was Daimler AG at €7.0 billion.
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Source: Deutsche Börse Group
London Stock Exchange-February 2018 ETF and ETP Monthly Trading Statistics
March 1, 2018-London Stock Exchange ETF and ETP Monthly Trading Statistics February 2018 report.
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Source: London Stock Exchange Group