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MyKindaFuture Appointed By City Of London Corporation To Tackle Lack Of Diversity In Financial And Professional Services

Date 02/12/2020

The City of London Corporation has commissioned MyKindaFuture, an HR tech company specialising in underrepresented talent, as one of three key Delivery Partners to support its new taskforce dedicated to improving socio-economic diversity at senior levels in financial and professional services across the UK.

CISI Launches New Kenya National Advisory Council

Date 02/12/2020

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is delighted to announce the launch of its Kenya National Advisory Council (NAC).

The Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority Announces Suspension Of Some Provisions Of The Companies Law

Date 02/12/2020

In reference to the Royal Decree No. (15016) dated 16/03/1442 AH regarding the suspension of some provisions of the Companies Law issued by Royal Decree No. (M / 3) dated 28/01/1437 AH, and in reference to the joint coordination between the Capital Market Authority and the Ministry of Commerce, the Capital Market Authority would like to clarify the content of Royal Decree regarding listed joint stock companies, as it includes the following:

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – November 2020

Date 02/12/2020

• GPW Main Market Electronic Order Book equities turnover value increased by 101.4% YoY to PLN 30.6 billion
• NewConnect Electronic Order Book turnover value increased by 942.2% YoY to PLN 1.5 billion
• Derivatives turnover volume increased by 121.2% YoY to 1,009,900 contracts
• Bonds turnover value on TBSP increased by 42.2% YoY to PLN 20.6 billion
• Structured products turnover value increased by 39.6% YoY to PLN 186.9 million
• ETF turnover value increased by 257.9% YoY to PLN 71.4 million
  • Electricity turnover volume decreased by 12.2% to 19.6 TWh
  • Natural gas turnover volume increased by 4.7% YoY to 11.9 TWh

Non-Jordanian Ownership In Companies Listed On The Amman Stock Exchange Reached 51.3%

Date 02/12/2020

Amman Stock Exchange revealed that the value of shares bought by non-Jordanian investors at the ASE in November 2020 was JD5.6 million, representing 6.7% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD10.4 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments in November 2020 showed a negative value of JD4.8 million, whereas the net of non-Jordanian investments showed a positive value of JD14.6 million during the same month of 2019.

FESE Paper On The Tape Of Record For Equity, Equity-Like Instruments, And Fixed Income

Date 02/12/2020

The EU trading landscape is highly fragmented, with increasing amounts of trading taking place in the dark. Trading has become more fragmented under MiFID II and the market share of lit venues has decreased.

Cappitech Appoints Sales Manager For Switzerland, France, Luxembourg And Belgium - New Hire Comes On The Back Of Cappitech’s Accelerated Growth In 2020 And Further Supports Its Growth In The Region

Date 02/12/2020

Cappitech, a leading provider of regulatory reporting, best execution analysis and business intelligence solutions for the financial services industry, has appointed Fabrice Bensimon as Sales Manager for Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and Belgium.

SET Rolls Out 5th Year Of “INVESTORY Mobile Exhibition On Schools” Series For Youths In 10 More Provinces

Date 02/12/2020

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has cultivated savings discipline and promoted financial planning literacy through “INVESTORY Mobile Exhibition on Schools” which has been held for a 5th consecutive year in 10 provinces, recreating SET’s INVESTORY museum into a mobile version. The initiative has reached out over 200,000 students from 64 schools throughout the five-year span.   

Nordic Aqua Partners Admitted To Trading On Euronext Growth Market

Date 02/12/2020

The land-based salmon farming company Nordic Aqua Partners has today been admitted to trading on Euronext Growth (ticker code: NOAP). 

Kaizen Reporting Selected As RegTech100 Company For The Third Consecutive Year

Date 02/12/2020

Leading regulatory technology firm, Kaizen Reporting today announced that it has been selected for the RegTech 100 listing, an exclusive directory of the world’s leading RegTech companies, for the third consecutive year. The RegTech100 companies are chosen by a panel of analysts and industry experts as the world’s best solution providers and are recognised for their innovative use of technology to solve a significant industry problem, or to generate efficiency improvements across the compliance function.