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DGCX Year-To-date Volumes Up 35% - Shari’ah Spot Gold Sees Impressive Debut

Date 01/05/2018

The world’s only exchange traded Shari’ah Compliant Spot Gold contract (DGSG), which listed on the DGCX on March 29^th, has been very well received by investors, trading over 314 kilograms of gold worth USD 13.39 million since inception. The product was the first of its kind to be launched in the GCC, and its success demonstrates a strong appetite for exchange-traded Islamic products among investors.

Commcise And Schroders Roll-Out Global Research Evaluation Platform - Delivering Comprehensive Cross-Asset And Cross-Team Research Evaluation Solution

Date 01/05/2018

Commcise, the award-winning provider of fully integrated end-to-end commission management, research evaluation and reporting solutions for investment management firms, is delighted to announce the on-going deployment of its CommciseBUY research valuation platform at Schroders, the world-class asset manager operating from 27 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East.

UK Cryptocurrency Industry Urges MPs To Back Plans For Regulation

Date 01/05/2018

• Leading industry body calls on HM Treasury Select Committee to back fledgling cryptocurrency industry and demand government action
• Proposals include HMT replicating peer-to-peer finance legislation to bring cryptocurrency platforms under the FCA’s remit.
• “Crypto-licences” could be issued to platforms which implement approved KYC and AML standards.

Japan Exchange Group: Trading Overview In April 2018

Date 01/05/2018

Japan Exchange Group released Trading Overview in April 2

Aussie Fund Manager Hires Blockchain Co-Inventor, Opens 4 International Offices: First Digital Capital

Date 01/05/2018

First Digital Capital, the Australian blockchain investment manager, today announced it had retained blockchain co-inventor W. Scott Stornetta, Ph.D. as Chief Scientist and established presences in New York, Geneva, London and Hong Kong.

ASX Investor Presentation To Macquarie Conference

Date 01/05/2018

Click here to download a presentstion, "Strengthening the foundations for continued resilience and future growth", by Dominic Stevens, ASX's Managing Director & CEO to the 2018 Macquarie Australia Conference in Sydney.

Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Volume in April 2018

Date 01/05/2018

(1) Interest Rate Futures contracts

The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 127,048 ( - 43.0% MoM / - 8.0% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 6,352 . 

ASX CEO Dominic Stevens Speaking Notes To Macquarie Conference

Date 01/05/2018

Good morning and welcome. My name is Dominic Stevens and I am the Managing Director and CEO of ASX.

Today I would like to talk to you about our results for the 9 months to 31 March 2018, which are up on the prior comparative period (pcp), helped by a very strong March quarter. I will then spend most of my time discussing the significant work ASX is undertaking to strengthen our foundations. This is particularly relevant given we are in the process of upgrading or replacing a number of core systems that have served ASX and the Australian financial markets well over the last 20 years.

ASIC Takes Action On Misleading Or Deceptive Conduct In ICOs

Date 01/05/2018

ASIC is focused on misleading or deceptive conduct in the marketing and selling of digital or virtual tokens via initial coin offerings (ICOs). These offers can involve significant risks for investors that are often not disclosed or well understood.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Prices of Cash-Settled Oil Futures April 2018 Contracts

Date 01/05/2018

Final settlement prices for cash-settled oil futures April 2018 contracts are as follows:

(Yen/kl)
Platts cash-settled Dubai Crude Oil  46,130
Cash-settled Barge Gasoline          62,280
Cash-settled Lorry Gasoline          60,830
Platts cash-settled Barge Kerosene   60,940
Platts cash-settled Lorry Kerosene   62,170
Platts cash-settled Barge Gas Oil    62,840
Platts cash-settled Lorry Gas Oil    62,200