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  • The Nigerian Stock Exchange 2013 Market Recap And Outlook For 2014

    Date 21/01/2014

    2013 Market Review

    Summary

    • End of year 2013 NSE equity market capitalization surpassed the market cap at the peak of the market in 2008 (N13.23 trillion vs. N12.62 trillion).
    • The capitalization of listed equities grew by 47.33% (44.03% in $-terms) from N8.98 trillion ($57.49 billion) to N13.23 trillion ($82.80 billion); the NSE All Share Index (ASI) gained 47.19%; and average daily turnover for equities was N4.17 billion ($26.10 million), up 57.36% (53.83% in $-terms).
    • The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed the year with two (2) new equity listings on the Main Board, while the Bond market recorded 19 new listings with a slight uptick in the value of new issues. See pages 3 and 5 for more details.
    • The NSE successfully launched its new trading platform, X-Gen, which supports trading of cash equities, bonds, and ETFs), and the first-ever issuer reporting portal in Nigeria, X-Issuer. The bourse also re-launched its Alternative Securities Market (ASeM) for small and medium companies, and introduced a new market structure for trading equities, along with fixed-income market making.

  • CFTC To Form An Interdivisional Working Group To Review Regulatory Reporting

    Date 21/01/2014

    Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Mark P. Wetjen, joined by Commissioners Bart Chilton and Scott O’Malia, today announced the formation of an interdivisional staff working group to review certain swaps transaction data recordkeeping and reporting provisions.  The working group, led by the director of the Division of Market Oversight, will formulate and recommend questions for public comment regarding, among other things, compliance with part 45 reporting rules, and related provisions, and consistency in regulatory reporting among market participants.  Acting Chairman Wetjen has directed the working group to publish the request for public comment in the Federal Register by March 15, 2014.  Acting Chairman Wetjen also has directed the working group to review the public comments submitted in response to this request and make recommendations to the Commission in June.

  • Eurex Exchange Council Elects Carola Gräfin Von Schmettow As Chairperson

    Date 21/01/2014

    At its meeting on Tuesday, 21 January 2014, the Exchange Council of Eurex Deutschland elected a new chairperson as well as the vice chairman for a period of three years. Carola Gräfin von Schmettow, member of the Management Board, HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG, was appointed as Chairperson, Johannes Pieterse, Managing Director, Optiver VOF was elected as Vice Chairman.

  • PDQ ATS Establishes Institutional Equities Division - Peter Jenkins And James Ross To Head Up PDQ’s Institutional Solutions

    Date 21/01/2014

    PDQ Enterprises (www.PDQATS.com), the developer of PDQ ATS, today announced that Peter Jenkins and James Ross have joined the firm as Managing Directors to head up PDQ’s newly established institutional equities division, effective immediately. 

  • London Investors Turn Attention To Palestine

    Date 21/01/2014

    Leaders of Palestine’s capital market, investment & export community concluded the Palestine Capital Markets Day in strength, highlighting Palestine as ‘the investment opportunity for 2014’.