How Migration Can Change Income Inequality? -- by Assaf Razin, Efraim Sadka
Motivated by the unique experience of Israel of a supply-side shock of skilled migration, and the concurrent rise in disposable income inequality, this paper develops a model which can explain the...
View ArticleDGCX Crosses 6 Million Contracts
Year-to-date (YTD) trading volumes on the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) crossed 6 million contracts in April 2016, growing 45% over the same period last year whilst maintaining a steady...
View ArticleNasdaq Nordic And Baltic Markets Trading Statistics April 2016
Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic1 and Baltic2 markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for April 2016:read more...
View ArticleEEX: Volume In Power Derivatives Exceeds 400 TWh For The First Time
The monthly volume on EEX’s power derivatives market amounted to 416.3 terawatt hours (TWh) in April 2016 which is an increase of nearly 150% compared to April 2015 (167.1 TWh). Furthermore, this...
View ArticleGovernor Markell Launches Delaware Blockchain Initiative - Reflects...
Governor Jack Markell today announced a groundbreaking initiative by the State of Delaware to embrace the emerging blockchain and smart contract technology industry, which can help the public and...
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THE STARTUP CHECKLIST 25 Steps to a Scalable, High-Growth Business
David S. Rose's book THE STARTUP CHECKLIST: 25 Steps to Scalable, High-Growth Business applies the dual perspective of an angel investor and serial entrepreneur to give entrepreneurs the truth about...
View ArticleFive Dimensions of Employee Engagement
The Sloan Management Review published a piece recently about the connection between employee engagement and profitability growth. V. Kumar and Anita Pansari conducted research on employee engagement in...
View ArticleTurnover At Deutsche Börseâs Cash Markets At 110.2 Billion...
Order book turnover on Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange across all asset classes stood at €110.2 billion in April (April 2015: €137.1 billion).read more...
View ArticleESMA Amends MiFID II Standards On Non-Equity Transparency And Position Limits
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today two Opinions proposing amendments to its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTSs) under the Markets in Financial Instruments...
View ArticleTrading Statistics April 2016 - Eurex Exchange: ADV 6.1 Million Contracts,...
In April 2016, the international derivatives markets of Eurex, part of Deutsche Börse Group, recorded an average daily volume of 8.4 million contracts (April 2015: 8.3 million). Of those, 6.1 million...
View ArticlePEGAS Trading Volumes In April 2016 - PEGAS Volume Doubles Year-On-Year
The pan-European gas trading platform PEGAS registered a total volume of153.7 TWh in April 2016, which represents almost the double of the volume traded over the same period last year (April 2015: 77.0...
View ArticleThe European Federation Of Investors And Financial Services Users: Democratic...
The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) of the European Parliament (EP) voted on the text of an own-initiative report evaluating the International Accounting Standards (IAS) and...
View ArticleMGEX Reports 12th-Highest Monthly Volume Of All-Time
MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports a total volume of 212,021 from the month of April, making it the 12th-best month in the history of the...
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DCF Myth 3: You cannot do a valuation, when there is too much uncertainty!
Uncertainty, both imminent and resolved, has been on my mind these last two weeks. I posted my valuation of Valeant on April 20, making the argument that, at least based on my expectations on what...
View ArticleThe Arab Federation of Exchanges Annual Conference 2016
The Arab Federation of Exchanges Annual Conference ended on Thursday 28 April, 2016 which was hosted by Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) under the patronage of the Prime Minister H.E Dr. Abdullah Ensour over...
View ArticleOneChicago Announces Trading Volume For April 2016 - YTD Volume Outpacing...
OneChicago, LLC (OCX), a securities finance exchange, today announced its April 2016 volume of 799,990, an increase of 41% year-over-year. OneChicago is a CFTC and SEC regulated exchange offering...
View ArticleOCC Cleared Contract Volume Increased Two Percent In April - Securities...
OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that cleared contract volume in April was 339,522,257 contracts, up two percent from April 2015 monthly volume of...
View ArticleStatement of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo Regarding the Final...
Statement of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo Regarding the Final Rule on Amendments to the Definitions of âPortfolio Reconciliationâ and âMaterial Termsâ for Purposes of Swap...
View ArticleStatement Of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo Regarding The Final...
I support the final rule amending the definitions of portfolio reconciliation and material terms for purposes of swap portfolio reconciliation. I commend the Commission and Division of Swap Dealer...
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