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Solactive Combines ESG, Low Volatility, And High Dividend Yield In New Index Concept

Date 05/07/2018

Solactive is pleased to announce the launch of the Climate and Energy Transition Index, an index tracking the performance of companies that show the best commitment to energy transition in their sectors while exhibiting low volatility and high dividend yield characteristics. The index is based on a methodology developed by Natixis in collaboration with Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) research and ratings. The index is to be used as the basis for structured products issued by Natixis.

Raising Additional Buyer's Stamp Duty Rates And Tightening Loan-To-Value Limits To Promote A Stable And Sustainable Singapore Property Market

Date 05/07/2018

The Government announced today adjustments to the Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) rates and Loan-to-Value (LTV) limits on residential property purchases, to cool the property market and keep price increases in line with economic fundamentals.

Shanghai Stock Exchange: Q&A On 2017 Annual Reports Of Corporate Bond Issuers

Date 05/07/2018

Recently, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) completed the aftermath review and supervision of the corporate bond issuers' 2017 annual reports. An SSE official answered related questions today.

Quant Insight Completes Funding Round With Key Investors - Expands Further Into The US And Asia Following A 50% Increase In Subscribers In 2018 And The Introduction Of Innovative IP For “Smart Beta” Products

Date 05/07/2018

Quant Insight, the macro analytics firm that applies innovative quantitative techniques to financial markets, today announced the completion of its latest funding round, which included key investments from Alan Howard (Brevan Howard Asset Management) and Jens-Peter Stein (Stone Milliner Asset Management). Over 80% of capital raised came from Qi’s clients in a successful financing round that exceeded the company’s expectations.

Semi-Annual Review Of The OMX Helsinki 25 Index - The New Portfolio Of The OMX Helsinki 25 Index Will Become Effective On August 1, 2018

Date 05/07/2018

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces today the results of the semi-annual review of the OMX Helsinki 25 index, (Nasdaq Helsinki: OMXH25), which will become effective with the market open on Wednesday August 1, 2018.

The Appraisal Of 2017 Annual Information Disclosure Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange-Listed Companies Is Completed, And The Overall Result Is Good

Date 05/07/2018

Recently, SZSE finished the 2017 annual information disclosure assessment of the listed companies on the Main Board, SME Board and ChiNext Board. The assessment results show that the overall information disclosure quality of SZSE-listed companies is good. In the assessment, 84.06% of the companies get A and B, and 15.94% of the companies get C and D.

Continued Strong Inflow Of New Listings To Nasdaq’s Nordic Market

Date 05/07/2018

• Record number of switches from Nasdaq First North to the Main Market during 1H 2018
• Total number of listed companies across Nasdaq Nordic & Baltic exceeded 1000 for the first time

Shanghai Stock Exchange: Improving Information Service, Assisting Capital Market In Serving The Real Economy

Date 05/07/2018

A special signing ceremony was held on June 28 at the "origin" of China's capital market – Astor House Hotel beside Huangpu River. The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Shanghai Securities News Agency (SSNA) are to carry out a comprehensive strategic cooperation to share resources and complement each other's advantages, keep enhancing the information service of the Chinese capital market, and assist the capital market in serving the real economy. The SSE and SSNA are of the same origin and now gather again after more than 20 years at Astor House Hotel, the former site of the SSE. Over the past 20 years, the capital market has undergone great changes, developing from the "test field" of the reform into the main battlefield of serving the real economy; and the number of companies in the Shanghai market has increased from the original 8 to the present over 1,400. Now, as the site of China Securities Museum, the Astor House Hotel has witnessed the new chapter of their joining hands to serve the real economy.

ASX Monthly Activity Report - June 2018

Date 05/07/2018

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and warrant trades)

• In June 2018, the average daily number of trades was 2% higher than the pcp. The average daily value traded onmarket of $4.8 billion was down 1% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.4% in June up on the previous month (0.3%). 
• Expected future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in June was an average of 11.7 (compared to 12.0 in May).

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: Individual Falsely Holding Himself Out As Financial Adviser Sentenced To Community Work And Community Detention

Date 05/07/2018

Garry James Patterson has been sentenced to 200 hours’ community work and 3 months’ community detention at the Christchurch District Court after pleading guilty to two charges brought by the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).