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ICE postpones date of purchase of NYSE
October 30, 2013--IntercontinentalExchange, a futures market operator, has postponed the closing date for acquiring NYSE Euronext, operator of the New York Stock Exchange, to give more time for European regulators to approve the transaction, NYSE said.
NYSE said that neither it nor ICE "anticipates any substantive issues being raised" by European regulators at this point.
Source: Reuters
Global Waste on Pace to Triple by 2100
October 30, 2013--Solid waste generation rates are rising fast, on pace to exceed 11 million tonnes per day by 2100, urban specialist Dan Hoornweg and his colleagues write in a new article in Nature magazine.
That growth will eventually peak and begin to decline in different regions at different times, depending in part on population growth, waste reduction efforts, and changes in consumption. Until that happens, the rising amount of waste means rising costs for governments and environmental pressures
By 2100, they estimate, the growing global urban population will be producing three times as much waste as it does today. That level of waste carries serious consequences – physical and fiscal – for cities around the world.
view moreview What a Waste- A Global Review of Solid Waste Management
Source: World Bank
ETF Securities Research Note-China - Dominating Platinum Jewelry Demand
Chinese platinum jewelry demand has doubled since 2008, on pace to account for nearly 80% of global platinum jewelry demand in 2013.
As China per capita and disposable incomes rise, so too will its demand for platinum jewelry, pushing up demand in an already constrained market.
With the platinum price now around 25% below its estimated all-in cost of production, and China demand expected to rise further in 2014, we expect the platinum price to remain well supported.
Source: ETF Securitites Research
Dual ISE/US Market Access to Irish Companies
This announcement follows the decision by the Irish Government to exempt companies on the ISE Enterprise Securities Market (ESM) from stamp duty.
Source: FT.com
IOSCO urges implementation of principles for financial benchmarks
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) issued a communique Wednesday, which encourages benchmark administrators "to take all the necessary measures to comply" with a set of principles for financial benchmarks that were issued earlier this year. It also requests that administrators disclose the extent of their compliance every year.
Source: Investment Executive
Top ETF and ETP Trends Through the End of Q3 2013
In addition, through the end of Q3 2013, ETFs/ETPs have seen net inflows of $131.32 billion, which is slightly below the $134.89 billion at the end of Q3 2012. Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered the largest net inflows YTD with $127.28 billion, followed by fixed income ETFs/ETPs with $9.54 billion, while commodity ETFs/ETPs experienced the largest net outflows YTD with $19.49 billion.
Source: NASDAQ OMX
World Gold Council-Gold as long-term strategic asset-infographic
Source: World Gold Council
New UK Bitcoin exchange to bar US clients
Coinfloor, which is being pitched by its founders as a forum for high-frequency trading in Bitcoin, will open initially only to customers in the UK and the rest of Europe.
Source: FT.com
China Financial Futures Exchange And NASDAQ OMX Sign MOU
CFFEX Chairman Zhang Shenfeng and NASDAQ OMX Vice Chairman Sandy Frucher signed the MOU. "In recent years, CFFEX has been exploring its global strategy, which includes learning from the experience of overseas markets, strengthening cooperation with them and exploring development opportunities," said Zhang Shenfeng, Chairman, CFFEX. "CFFEX and NASDAQ OMX have previously cooperated, and this new MOU can be seen as an opportunity to explore other areas of cooperation for the mutual benefit of each exchange."
Source: NASDAQ OMX
Rwanda, Côte d'Ivoire, Burundi Lead Sub-Saharan Africa in Improving Business Regulation
Rwanda, Côte d'Ivoire, and Burundi were among the 10 economies globally improving business regulation the most. Released today, Doing Business 2014: Understanding Regulations for Small and Medium-Size Enterprises finds that of the 20 economies improving business regulation the most since 2009, 9 are in Sub-Saharan Africa: Burundi, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Rwanda, Togo, Benin, Guinea, Liberia, and CCôte d'Ivoire.
Source: World Bank
October 30, 2013--Key points
Jewelry demand accounts for about 35% of total platinum demand, up from 26% in 2008, with China the main engine of this growth.
China demand for platinum jewelry now accounts for about 25% of all platinum demand, compared to the 16% from Europe's auto catalyst sector.
ISE and NASDAQ OMX announce intention to bring Dual ISE/US Market Access to Irish Companies
October 30, 2013--
At the Web Summit today, the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) and NASDAQ OMX (NASDAQ) announced their intention to bring dual ISE/US market access to Irish companies enabling them to raise capital more easily on both sides of the Atlantic.
Communique encourages benchmark administrators "to take all the necessary measures to comply"
October 30, 2013--Global securities regulators are calling on financial benchmark administrators to comply with its new principles by July 2014, in order to address concerns raised by the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) manipulation scandal.
October 30, 2013--Through the end of Q3 2013, the assets in Exchange traded funds (ETFs) and Exchange traded products (ETPs), listed in the United States have increased by 16.1% from $1.35 trillion to $1.56 trillion, representing a new record high.
October 30, 2013--The Gold as long-term strategic asset infographic is now available.
October 29, 2013--A new Bitcoin exchange launching in London on Tuesday will bar customers from the US, citing diverging regulatory approaches to the experimental digital currency.
October 29, 2013--China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) and the NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc (Nasdaq:NDAQ), signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) at the World Federation of Exchanges' annual meeting to strengthen cooperation and promote mutual development.
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Coverage expanded to include Libya, Myanmar, San Marino and South Sudan
October 29, 2013--A new World Bank Group report finds that Sub-Saharan Africa continues to record a large number of reforms aimed at easing the regulatory burden on local entrepreneurs, with 66 reforms adopted in the past year.
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