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Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Establishes Liquidity Contracts On Shares As An Accepted Market Practice

Date 02/07/2018

The Autorité des marchés financiers has decided to establish an accepted market practice for liquidity contracts on shares taking into account the opinion provided by ESMA on 11 April 2018. In effect from 1 January 2019, this practice will be reviewed after a two-year period.

Blockbid Announces BitSpread As Liquidity Provider

Date 02/07/2018

Secure cryptocurrency trading platform Blockbid have today announced their partnership with BitSpread as their liquidity provider, ensuring they continue to stand by their vision of ‘Trading with Confidence’. Aligned in their values of transparency and accountability, the partnership is a significant milestone for the trading platform as they look to strengthen their offering and position within the cryptocurrency exchange market.

Cyprus Stock Exchange Bulletin For MAY 2018

Date 02/07/2018

Click here to download the May 2018 monthly bulletin of the  Cyprus Stock Exchange.

DAX Turns 30 – Frankfurt Celebrates - Deutsche Börse Rings Opening Bell Together With DAX Founding Fathers

Date 02/07/2018

DAX, Deutsche Börse's most important selection index, officially celebrated its 30th birthday on Monday. Deutsche Börse marked the anniversary on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange trading floor together with DAX members, management board members of well known companies, representatives of the Frankfurt financial centre community and the founding fathers of the DAX index, including Frank Mella and Manfred Zass. Deutsche Börse AG's CEO Theodor Weimer punctually rang the opening bell at 9 a.m. with the guests on the trading floor. The DAX index has been a mirror of the performance of the 30 largest listed companies in Germany since 1988 and has firmly established itself as the benchmark for the German economy.

Japan Exchange Group: Trading Overview In June 2018 & First Half Of 2018 (January To June)

Date 02/07/2018

Japan Exchange Group released Trading Overview in June 2018 & First Half of 2018 (January to June).

Non-Jordanian Ownership In Companies Listed At The Amman Stock Exchange Reached 48.5%

Date 02/07/2018

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) in June 2018 was JD11.6 million, representing 15.4% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD13.2 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments in June 2018 showed a decrease by JD1.7 million, compared with an increase by JD48.9 million during the same month of 2017.

ASIC Accepts Court Enforceable Undertaking From Goldman Sachs Australia To Improve Controls

Date 02/07/2018

ASIC has accepted a court enforceable undertaking from Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd (GS Australia) to improve controls relating to bookbuild messaging in certain equity capital market transactions lead managed by GS Australia. A bookbuild is the process of generating, recording and capturing demand from potential investors for a capital raising transaction.

Shield FC Announces New Vice President Global Sales And Business Development - Eran Noam Joins To Support Strategic Company Growth Due To Accelerating Demand For Regulatory Compliance And Best-Execution Solutions

Date 02/07/2018

Shield Financial Compliance (Shield FC), a specialist RegTech provider, is delighted to announce that Eran Noam has joined the company as the VP Global Sales and Business Development. In this newly created role, Eran will focus on sales and strategic business alliances to support the growing interest from financial institutions in Shield FC solutions, principally Shield 2.0 since its launch in March.

Derivatives Service Bureau Fees And User Contracts: DSB Publishes Second Consultation Paper

Date 02/07/2018

The Derivatives Service Bureau today released the second and final consultation paper regarding user fees and contracts for 2019. Industry feedback is sought on open topics including potential changes to user support services, service level agreements and resiliency, after some proposals in the first consultation were discarded due to industry feedback.

National Stock Exchange Of India (NSE) Signs Post-Trade Technology And Strategic Partnership Agreement With Nasdaq

Date 02/07/2018

• NSE to leverage Nasdaq’s clearing, risk management and settlement technology for post-trade capabilities
• Partnership agreement will allow exploration of mutual business opportunities, innovative solutions and provide Nasdaq access to NSEIT’s technology capabilities