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Nigerian Stock Exchange Announces Call For Entries For Its Inaugural Hackathon

Date 26/09/2019

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is pleased to announce the commencement of the inaugural edition of X-Kathon, its hackathon and idea innovation contest designed to improve the Nigerian capital market. This edition themed, “Millennial Participation in The Capital Market”, is aimed at enhancing retail investors’ participation in the capital market.

TSB And Vocalink Join Forces To Protect People Against Falling Victim To Payment Fraud

Date 26/09/2019

• TSB leverages its modern platform to be one of the first banks to deliver Confirmation of Payee.
• New capability from the Vocalink Services portfolio will provide an enhanced layer of security, helping prevent banks’ digital customers sending money to the wrong bank account or falling victim to payment fraud.

LuxSE And EUWAX AG Join Forces To Launch LuxXPrime For Bond Trading

Date 26/09/2019

The leadership teams of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) and EUWAX AG, a subsidiary of Boerse Stuttgart GmbH (Boerse Stuttgart), today announced the launch of LuxXPrime, a new window on the trading platform of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, dedicated to retail-sized bond trading.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 26/09/2019

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 2 October 2019, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows:

AIX Lists ETF Which Invests In The 40 Top Russian Companies

Date 26/09/2019

Astana International Exchange (“AIX”, “Exchange”) is pleased to announce that on September 24, 2019, units of ITI Funds RTS Equity UCITS ETF SICAV (“ITI Funds ETF”) have been listed. Units of ITI Funds ETF will be traded under the ticker RUSE with quotation and settlement in US dollars, and will be fully fungible between LSE, MOEX and AIX. Trading in these units on the AIX has commenced on Thursday 26 September 2019.

The World Federation Of Exchanges & Members Congratulate The SSE On Its 10-Year Anniversary

Date 26/09/2019

The World Federation of Exchanges ("WFE"), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, today congratulated the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (“SSE”) on its 10-year anniversary.

Axon Launches ADP 2.0 - A Product To Assist Exchanges And Vendors

Date 26/09/2019

After an exciting start to 2019 for Axon with the unveiling of the Axon Declaration Portal (ADP) back in February, Axon is delighted to announce the launch of ADP 2.0.  ADP is a solution for exchanges and vendors to streamline the collection and management of market data usage declarations.

Bursa Malaysia Seeks Public Feedback On Proposed Rule Amendments To The Main And Ace Market Listing Requirements Aimed To Strengthen Governance Of Listed Issuers And Enhance Operational Efficiency

Date 26/09/2019

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) today issued a consultation paper seeking public feedback on the proposed amendments to the Main and ACE Market Listing Requirements (collectively “Listing Requirements”). Heeding the government’s call under the National Anti-Corruption Plan (2019-2023), the Exchange proposes to introduce various anti-corruption measures for listed issuers under the Listing Requirements. The other proposed changes entail driving digitisation in corporate exercises undertaken by listed issuers for greater operational efficiency and efficacy. 

SGX To Launch Price Collars For Opening, Midday And Closing Auctions

Date 26/09/2019

Singapore Exchange (SGX) plans to introduce price collars during the securities market opening, midday and closing auction routines so as to guard against risk of severe price dislocations during auctions. This follows support from a majority of respondents to a public consultation on the matter, where price collars and price-triggered time extensions were proposed for the auction sessions.

Quantile Technologies Voted Global Compression Service Of The Year By GlobalCapital

Date 26/09/2019

Quantile Technologies (Quantile), a leading provider of multilateral compression and optimisation services for financial markets, has been named the ‘Compression Service of the Year’ in the GlobalCapital Global Derivatives Awards 2019. Winners were announced last night at an awards dinner held at the Banking Hall in London.