I thought yesterday looked busy so published Exchange Invest Daily Monday 5th September, so you may want to catch up there if you have been amongst the happy holiday folks…
Events
The Inaugural CEE CMU summit will kick off the day of the 2nd CEE Capital Markets Awards September 15th in Warsaw. CMU summit features top line speakers from EBRD, European Issuers and, from this parish leading figures from Vienna, Zagreb, Sofia et al with me chairing the CMU stream. Email me or follow this link HERE to sign up.
Today In Exchange Invest
BIS data suggests US has the edge in OTC derivatives (whatever those are nowadays…), while Plato announces the deal I thought they had already told us about a year ago – oh plus a rebrand of sorts…
Bigworld
Hillary Clinton unveiled her new campaign jet – given it has been 9 months since she held a press conference, will the media be left to fly in the baggage hold lest the candidate actually speaks to the press in a group?
Public Markets
US Edges UK in OTC Derivative Dominance
WSJ
PLY: 41% to 39% in BIS stats, very interesting times but London still punches significantly above its national weight.
HKEx Walks A Fine Line On New Market For Startups Despite Huge Risks
South China Morning Post
The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s plan to have a new market for start-ups from the mainland and other regions looks fine on paper, but…
PLY: With, alas, an almost unparalleled propensity for getting their predictions wrong for HKEx development success, HKEx management are probably relieved that even Enoch Yiu is talking down the chances for an SME market…
HKEX Targets China’s Commodity Traders
Financial Times
PLY: Discusses the HKEx/LME Qianhai venture announced in June.
MCX CEO Mrugank Paranjape Optimistic
Market Advisor
Plus500 Revenues Fall 14% QoQ But YoY Growth Continues H1 2016
LeapRate
Plato Partnership Enters Cooperation Agreement With Turquoise
MondoVisione
PLY: A bit of a rebrand, an attempt to make us believe the Politburo is making progress and really not sure what to say that wasn’t already said some time ago… QV October 29 2015.
Bursa Malaysia Introduces World’s First Comprehensive End-To-End Shariah Investing Platform With Bursa Malaysia-I
MondoVisione
Private Markets
ZAR X To Troubleshoot With JSE As Monopoly Ends
BDlive
PLY: Olive branch from ZAR X after JSE’s attempt to stop the competitor being regulated…
BSE: Revision Of Scrips In Trade To Trade Segment
MondoVisione
Special Section: FTI, NSEL, India at the Crossroads
PLY: MCX flat, FTIL slightly higher, no news post bank Holiday Monday in India.
Technology
BME and BBV start up Bolivia Stock Exchange’s trading platform
Finextra
Bolsa Boliviana de Valores (BBV) and BME have started up a new trading platform for the Latin American venue as part of the market’s upgrade.
Career Paths
Icap Hires Regulatory Expert Arjun Singh-Michelle Ahead Of Tullett Vote
FOW magazine
Icap has appointed a European legal expert as head of regulation for its voice broking unit as the broking giant starts a crucial week in its plan to sell assets to TNT…
Citadel’s Lenterman Is Appointed Head of Traders’ Association
Bloomberg
PLY: Mark Spanbroek kept the position while Remco did his gardening leave, now the former IMC exec is back chairing FIA EPTA.
Further to news yesterday that Alexandre Zeller would be stepping down as Chairman of the Board of Directors at SIX at the end of September 2016, it appears he is headed to chair the board of Credit Suisse Switzerland.
Crowdfunding
How Crowdfunding Is ‘Changing’ Classrooms The World Over
Times of India