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HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/12/2018

Highlights

Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first 11 months of 2018 was $110.4 billion, an increase of 27 per cent when compared with $86.9 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants for the first 11 months of 2018 was $16.2 billion, an increase of 35 per cent when compared with $12.0 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first 11 months of 2018 was $7.6 billion, an increase of 62 per cent when compared with $4.7 billion for the same period last year.
• Funds raised through IPOs for the first 11 months of 2018 was $261.5 billion, an increase of 124 per cent when compared with $116.9 billion for the same period last year.
• There were 196* newly listed companies for the first 11 months of 2018 which reached a record high, an increase of 30 per cent when compared with 151* for the same period last year.

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission Concludes Consultation On Amendments To The Code On Unit Trusts And Mutual Funds

Date 06/12/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today released consultation conclusions on proposed amendments to the Code on Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds (UT Code).  

Qatar Stock Exchange Concludes A Workshop On Combating Money Laundering And The Financing Of Terrorism

Date 06/12/2018

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) today concluded a three-day training program on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT). The training was organized in collaboration with Qatar Finance and Business Academy under the supervision of the National Committee for Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism (NAMLC).

State Street Quarterly Brexometer Index Reveals Latest Investor Sentiment Towards Brexit

Date 06/12/2018

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) today launched the latest findings from its Brexometer Index, a quarterly pulse survey of institutional investor sentiment on the economic impact of Brexit.

Eurex Clearing: Strong Interest In Eurex's Partnership Program For The Repo Segment

Date 06/12/2018

The extension of Eurex's Partnership Program to the Repo segment meets strong interest from major Repo market participants. So far, 24 participants from the U.S., the U.K. and Continental Europe registered for the program.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Findings On Long-Term Mortgage Arrears

Date 06/12/2018

The Management Of Rotem Energy Mineral (REM) Partnership Opened Trading On The Occasion Of Its Listing On TASE

Date 06/12/2018

This morning (December 2, 2018), the management of Rotem Energy Mineral (REM) partnership opened the trading on the occasion of the listing partnership’s securities on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE).

IPO Of Fundamenta Real Estate On SIX

Date 06/12/2018

The real estate company Fundamenta Real Estate AG (“FREN”) carried out its IPO on the Swiss stock exchange today. The opening price was CHF 14.70, which translates into a market capitalization of CHF 364 million. Today's IPO is the 11th new listing on SIX this year – a figure that was last achieved in 2005.

Vela To Facilitate Electronic Access To Eurex EnLight

Date 06/12/2018

Eurex, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange, and Vela, a global leader in trading and market access technology, have teamed up to facilitate electronic access to Eurex EnLight, the new selective request-for-quote (RFQ) platform, via Vela’s Metro Trading Platform.

Amun AG Hires Taeyong Lee In Global ETF & ETP Role After Launching The World’s First Crypto-Currency Index ETP

Date 06/12/2018

Amun AG, a Swiss special purpose company that is a member of the fintech group Amun Technologies Limited (UK) and that recently launched the world’s first Crypto Basket Index ETP (exchange-traded product; ticker: HODL, ISIN: CH0445689208), has hired Taeyong Lee as Managing Director & Global Head of ETFs and ETPs.