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Al Mawared's Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report, 8 January 2018

Date 08/01/2018

Click here to download Al Mawared Brokerage's weekly report on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The Report is designed to give an overview of developments in the Jordan Capital Markets as well as ASE performance indicators.

SET Begins 2018 With “Innovation & Sustainable Growth” Strategy To Retain ASEAN Leadership

Date 08/01/2018

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)’s three-year strategic plan (2018-2020) has been conceived under the theme of “Towards Sustainable Growth with Innovation” in order to make innovations a key drive for the Thai capital market to grow sustainably and to make the capital market works for everyone, while retaining its leadership in ASEAN.

World Traders Investigating “The Economic Impact Of Smart Ledgers On World Trade”

Date 08/01/2018

The Worshipful Company of World Traders, along with the Z/Yen and Long Finance’s Distributed Futures research programme, have commissioned a piece of research provisionally entitled, “The Economic Impact Of Smart Ledgers On World Trade”.

ADGM And Bahrain Economic Development Board Sign Region’s First MENA FinTech Agreement

Date 08/01/2018

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, and the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) have entered into a Fintech cooperation agreement, marking a significant first in the MENA region.

SGX Reports Market Statistics For December 2017

Date 08/01/2018

Securities

• Total Securities market turnover value was at S$19.2 billion, down 33% month-on-month (m-o-m) and down 8% year-on-year (y-o-y), over 20 trading days. There were 22 trading days in November 2017 and 21 in December 2016.
• Securities daily average value (SDAV) was S$959 million, down 26% m-o-m and down 4% y-o-y.
• Market turnover value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) was S$199 million, down 13% m-o-m and down 15% y-o-y.
• Market turnover value of structured warrants was S$896 million, down 53% m-o-m and down 27% y-o-y.
• There were 2 new Catalist listings during the month, raising S$24.6 million.
• There were 150 new bond listings, raising S$50.2 billion.
• ]Total market capitalisation value of 750 listed companies stood at S$1.1 trillion as at end-December 2017.

Deutsche Börse AG: Release Of Capital Market Information

Date 08/01/2018

In the period from 02 January 2018 to, and including, 05 January 2018, Deutsche Börse AG purchased a number of 72,597 shares within the framework of its ongoing share buy-back program which had been announced by the announcement 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.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Fines And Bans Former RBS Trader, Neil Danziger

Date 08/01/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has imposed a financial penalty of £250,000 on former Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) interest rate derivatives trader, Neil Danziger, and prohibited him from performing any function in relation to any regulated financial activity.

European Cross-Border Intraday (XBID) Solution And 10 Local Implementation Projects To Go-Live In March 2018.

Date 08/01/2018

Nominated Electricity Market Operators (NEMOs) and Transmission System Operators have announced the 13th March 2018 as the target date for the launch of XBID and the go-Live of 10 Local Implementation Projects, with first deliveries on 14th March. All indicated dates remain subject to successful completion of testing. 

Deutsche Börse Cash Market: WarrantsExchange In Frankfurt Further Expands Market Share - Trading Activity 17 Percent Higher Than In 2016

Date 08/01/2018

Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s market share in structured products in Germany increased again in 2017. Its share was slightly higher than the previous year's level both in terms of turnover (36.0 percent) and on the basis of executed trades (45.5 percent). Overall, around 2.5 million client orders were executed on the Frankfurt WarrantsExchange in the anniversary year 2017, an increase of 17 percent over the previous year. The total volume remained virtually unchanged at €14.5 billion.

Glosfer Enters Japanese Cryptocurrency Market - Glosfer Signed A Contract With Lapurema Holdings To Advance Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange

Date 08/01/2018

Glosfer, a Seoul-based blockchain company, signed a contract with Lapurema Holdings to jointly improve Bitstation, Lapurema's cryptocurrency exchange in Japan. Mojuran Group, another Japanese partner of Gloser, contributed to establishing the business partnership between Glosfer and Lapurema Holding.