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SCOTEX To Launch Scotland's First ICO

Date 05/03/2018

SCOTEX – the planned new stock exchange 2.0 company running on a Blockchain-based distributed ledger announces that it is raising capital via Scotland’s first ever ICO.

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission Publicly Criticises Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited And Lee Yuen Yee, Annisa For Breaches Of Takeovers Code

Date 05/03/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has criticised Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited and Lee Yuen Yee, Annisa for breaches of the Code on Takeovers and Mergers (Takeovers Code) whilst acting as the financial adviser to West China Cement Limited in relation to a possible mandatory offer for the company’s shares.

Information By The Cyprus Stock Exchange On The Clearing Agent Beaufort Asset Clearing Services Ltd

Date 05/03/2018

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) would like to inform Market Participants and the public, in relation to an announcement of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), dated on March 2, 2018, that Beaufort Securities Ltd (BSL) and Beaufort Asset Clearing Services Ltd (BACSL) are placed into insolvency and that the High Court has appointed Administrators for the above mentioned companies. 

TFEX And Alliances Jointly Continues Rubber Futures Development

Date 05/03/2018

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), Rubber Authority of Thailand (RAOT), The Thai Rubber Association (TRA) and TFEX’s members, today have announced their collaboration in developing rubber futures and encouraging investors and entrepreneurs to utilize the product more effectively. They will focus on providing knowledge, boosting liquidity while also minimizing trade obstacles.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – February 2018

Date 05/03/2018

• Decrease of the value of trade in equities on the Electronic Order Book on the GPW Main Market by 24% YoY to PLN 16.2 billion in February 2018
• Increase of the volume of trade in index futures by 2% YoY to 336.1 thousand contracts in February 2018
• Increase of the total volume of trade in electricity by 47.1% to 9.2 TWh in February 2018
• Decrease of the total volume of transactions in gas by 7.7% YoY to 9.4 TWh in February 2018
• Decrease of the volume of spot trade in property rights to certificates of origin by 24.6% to 3.5 TWh in February 2018

DGCX Announces The GCC’s First Sharia-Compliant Gold Product With INTL Fcstone Commodities DMCC As Market Maker - The First Ever Sharia Compliant Spot Gold Contract To Go Live On March 29

Date 05/03/2018

Leaving no stone unturned in the lead-up to the launch of its ambitious Sharia-compliant Spot Gold contract, the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) today announced INTL FCStone, a leading international financial services firm, as the market maker for the product. DGCX’s physically-backed Sharia-compliant Gold contract is the first-of-its-kind and will mark the Exchange’s entry into the Islamic Finance sector. Trading will commence on the Exchange from March 29, 2018.

Deutsche Börse AG: Release Of A Capital Market Information

Date 05/03/2018

In the period from 26 February 2018 to, and including, 02 March 2018, Deutsche Börse AG purchased a number of 63,446 shares within the framework of its ongoing share buy-back program which had been announced by theannouncement of 22 November 2017 pursuant to Art. 5 (1) lit. a) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Art. 2 (1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052.

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange Appoints INTL FCStone Commodities DMCC To Serve As Market Maker For Their Sharia- Compliant Spot Gold Contract (DGSG)

Date 05/03/2018

INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ:INTL) today announced that its Dubai-based subsidiary, INTL FCStone Commodities DMCC (“the Company”) will serve as the market maker for the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) Sharia-compliant Spot Gold contract, which will be available for trading beginning on March 29, 2018. The release of this contract is a first for DGCX, and will mark its entry into the Islamic Finance sector.

UK Closet Indexers To Indemnify Fund Investors Almost Four Years After BETTER FINANCE Asked The European Supervisor To Investigate The Issue

Date 05/03/2018

Good news at last for some investors caught in “closet index” funds: fund managers will indemnify investors from 64 UK domiciled funds for £ 32 million following the UK financial supervisor’s investigation.

ASIC Consults On Updated Guidance For Its Oversight Of The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA)

Date 05/03/2018

ASIC today released draft updated Regulatory Guide 139, Oversight of AFCA (updated RG139) for public consultation.