If you think issue 937 of Exchange Invest is going to have issues with finding a groovy Porsche design to celebrate with then you will be relieved to know that the 937 is the rarely used title for the 924 Carrera GT: a homologation special for sports car racing with 406 produced including 19 full race cars. Perhaps the most delightful front engined Porsche ever produced.
In Today’s Exchange Invest
UK MPs to debate DB1 acquisition of LSE today as Euronext sizes up its options and BM&FBovespa outlines migration plans while stressing Q4 expenses spike was not a trend. Interesting product news from around the world as the Tel Aviv Exchange may be on the cusp of structural ownership change at last.
And there’s more, happy scrolling:
In BigWorld
RIP Raymond Smullyan, a polyglot perhaps most famous as a logician. The author of the marvellous book of logic puzzles “What is The Name Of This Book?” amongst others, he was an inspiration in thinking, outlining world of knights and knaves and generally helping with issues from the conundrum of how an immovable post will react when hit by an indestructible cannon ball and much much more.
Meanwhile, in his Transylvania puzzles, half of the inhabitants are insane, and believe only false things, whereas the other half are sane and believe only true things – which I have to say pretty much surmises my experience as CEO of the then Transylvanian stock exchange, SIBEX.
I’ll leave the last word to one of Smullyan’s many marvellous ripostes: “Why should I be worried about dying? It’s not going to happen in my lifetime!”
Public Markets
Euronext Seeks Takeover Targets Amid Goliath Rival Tie-Up
Bloomberg
“We are trying to strengthen Euronext irrespective of the merger,” Boujnah said of his planned purchase of LCH . Clearnet SA.
PLY: The Euronext conundrum is a fascinating one – the company has heft but needs more. If LSE won’t sell it Clearnet, they ought to just build their own clearing house (even the very threat ought to be enough to ensure pragmatism reigns at LSE as Clearnet without Euronext revenue is very clear indeed. As to other major deals – tricky but there are options and certainly the “New Euronext” of recent years is proving a nimble and coherent entity.
Deutsche Börse And London Stock Exchange Merger Threatens The National Interest
The Times (subscription)
PLY: Veteran backbench MP Bill Cash is on a mission to stop the DB1-LSE deal with a debate due in Parliament today (albeit this debate will be broadly overshadowed in “big world” by the House of Lords debating Brexit.
TP ICAP Said To Report Broker Patel To Regulator Over Expenses
Bloomberg
PLY: Suspending a broker and reporting him to FCA over expenses is tough management but then again when when you have a massive office full of headcount you need to reduce post merger a spot of expenses decimation may work. Presumably it also makes redundancy payouts lower. Looks as if those who in any way transgress the rules will be sacrificed, “pour encourager les autres”
Brazil’s Bm&F Bovespa Says 4Th-Quarter Expense Jump Not A Trend
Reuters
PLY: A point many were pondering yesterday.
BM&FBovespa Outlines Clearing Migration Plan
FOW magazine
PLY: Interesting.
Private Markets
Knesset C’Tee Approves Tase Ownership Reform
Globes
PLY: The ownership structure of TASE is set for change but can the business really find a viable niche in the startup nation?
India Loosens Derivatives Limits, Widening Market For Foreigners
Bloomberg
Six Swiss Exchange Welcomes New Clearing Provider Euroccp
Exchange News Direct
Nigeria CX Boss Calls For Investment In Commodity Markets
Vanguard
Mandatory Notification Of Trades – Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA
MondoVisione
Cyprus-Regulated Binary Options Broker Anyoption Shuts Down Call Center In Israel On Back Of New Standards
SMN Weekly (blog)
PLY: Good to see the Cyprus crackdown is reining in some practitioners already.
Proposal For Power Exchange Suffers Outage
The New Indian Express
Moreover, the Commission noted the national-level power exchanges– Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and the Power Exchange India Ltd (PXIL) …
PLY: Kerala government sees no need for a power exchange in a state of 34 million while just yesterday SEEPEX was trumpeting its success in helping a similar market at one end of the Balkans facilitate power trading. Rather like Eastern Europe, the horrible legacy of socialism holds back the potential of India.
Special Section: FTI, NSEL, India at the Crossroads
NSEL Scam: Sebi Readies Action Against Brokers, Sees No Ponzi
Times of India
PLY: Updated story from Feb 9.
Technology
Deutsche Börse Participates In “Digital Growth Fund I”
MondoVisione
ZSE Launches Viewing Rights Electronic Platform
Chronicle
Eurex Makes Changes To Co-Lo Services In T7
FOW magazine
Products
How Commodity Options Can Help Develop Commodity Derivatives Market ; Getting Farmers On-Board …
Financial Express
LME’s New Steel Scrap Contract Comes Of Age
MetalMiner
The London Metal Exchange steel scrap contract is coming of age much more rapidly than the old steel billet contract did.
China’s CEINEX Launches First Derivative
FOW magazine
The China Europe International Exchange (Ceinex), the exchange backed by Deutsche Boerse and two Chinese markets, said it is looking to expand…
Why The Aramco IPO Is Doubtful
Seeking Alpha
IOSCO Issues Report On Loan Funds – Important Niche Products To Fund The Real Economy
MondoVisione
PLY: Very interesting.
Career Paths
The Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has reappointed Klaus Regling as Managing Director of the ESM for a second and final five-year term starting 8 October 2017. Mr Regling was appointed as the ESM’s first Managing Director in October 2012. He also serves as CEO of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), the temporary rescue fund that he set up in 2010.
Crowdfunding
Paul Niederer Slams Australian Crowdfunding Legislation In Public Comment
Crowdfund Insider
Other Stories
World Federation Of Exchanges Responds To FSB Consultation On Continuity Of Access To Critical FMI Services For A Firm In Resolution
MondoVisione
Have a great day and thanks for reading Exchange Invest.
Best wishes,
Patrick
Patrick L Young
Executive Director DV Advisors