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Deutsche Börse: Ashwin Kumar Appointed Global Head Of Product Development - Direct Reporting Line To CEO Kengeter

Date 31/08/2015

Ashwin Kumar (49) will become Deutsche Börse Group’s new Global Head of Product Development as of 1 September. In this newly created role, he will report as Managing Director directly to CEO Carsten Kengeter. The key tasks of this new function comprise of research for new products, product enhancements and product redesign along the value chain. He will be responsible to explore business opportunities by identifying demand from both sell-side and buy-side firms.

Thai Bourse Announces Winners Of 2015 Young Financial Star Contest

Date 31/08/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX), together with Muang Thai Life Assurance pcl, PTT pcl, Kasikornbank pcl and three key institutions in the capital market, have announced the winners of "Young Financial Star Competition 2015" (YFS), consisting of four young financiers from Thammasat University and Chulalongkorn University, as well as one student teams.

Cairo Amman Bank Weekly Economic Monitor And Amman Stock Exchange Report

Date 31/08/2015

Cairo Amman Bank has issued their Weekly Economic Monitor and Amman Stock Exchange Report.

Platts Iron Ore Assessment Forms Basis Of New Singapore Exchange Derivatives - Platts-Based Iron Ore CFR China (Lump Premium) Swap And Futures Contracts Launched By SGX Today

Date 31/08/2015

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) is utilizing the Platts 62.5% Iron Ore (Fe) China Spot Lump Premium assessment as the settlement basis for its new swap and futures contracts launched today.  Lump iron ore is used in steelmaking.

JSE Launches JSE Eris Interest Rate Swap Futures

Date 31/08/2015

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the continent’s largest exchange, today have officially launched JSE Eris Interest Rate Swap (IRS) Futures.

Platts Launches China Oil Analytics Platform

Date 31/08/2015

Platts, a leading global energy, metals, petrochemicals and agriculture information provider, has launched a new analysis platform that forecasts key supply and demand dynamics of domestic oil and petroleum markets in China.

SGX Welcomes Aspial Treasury Retail Bonds

Date 31/08/2015

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed the listing of Aspial Treasury Pte Ltd.’s five-year retail bonds with a coupon rate of 5.25% per annum, payable half-yearly, on the Mainboard under the stock code, “BEYZ”.

Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority Announces The Referral Of A Suspicion Of Violating Article (49) Of The Capital Market Law And Article (2) Of The Market Conduct Regulations To The Bureau Of Investigation And Public Prosecution

Date 31/08/2015

As part of the Capital Market Authority’s efforts to protect citizens and investors from unfair and unsound practices involving cheating, fraud and manipulation and as part of its efforts to ensure transparency and justice on securities business, and based on Article (17) of the Capital Market Law, CMA would like to inform the investors and participants in the Capital Market that a CMA Board resolution was issued to refer a suspicion of a violation to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution. An investor was suspected of violating Article (49) of the Capital Market Law and Article (2) of the Market Conduct Regulations while trading the shares of some listed companies. 

ASIC’s Corporate Plan 2015–16 To 2018-19 And Focus For 2015-16

Date 31/08/2015

ASIC today published its Corporate Plan 2015–16 to 2018-19 and Focus for 2015-16.

The Corporate Plan communicates our current thoughts on how our long term strategic priorities and challenges are shaping our strategy and responses over this period. We see our long term challenges as balancing a free market-based system with investor and financial consumer protection, digital disruption, structural change, financial innovation-driven complexity, and globalisation.

Osaka Exchange: Initiatives To Promote JPX-Nikkei 400 Futures

Date 31/08/2015

Osaka Exchange, Inc.(hereinafter “OSE”) have launched JPX-Nikkei 400 Futures in November, 2014. 

With increasingg awareness of JPX-Nikkei 400 index and growing asset under management underlying JPX-Nikkei 400 index as a background, JPX is seeing increasing demands towards JPX-Nikkei 400 Futures.