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CloudMargin Wins Award For Best Buy-Side Collateral Management Tool For Third Consecutive Year From Buy-Side Technology - Only Firm To Win Category Since Its Creation By The Waters Technology Publication

Date 06/11/2017

CloudMargin, the multi-award winning creator of the world's first web-based collateral and margin management solution, has for the third consecutive year won the award for Best Buy-Side Collateral Management Tool from Buy-Side Technology (BST). Officials from the Waters Technology publication announced the award on Friday in London.

SIX Swiss Exchange At Midpoint: A Year Of Growth - SwissAtMid Has Offered Participants Improved Best Execution Possibilities On Swiss Equities With The Chance Of Significant Price Improvement.

Date 06/11/2017

Just over a year ago, SIX Swiss Exchange successfully launched an exciting new initiative for the market - a non-displayed trading pool called SwissAtMid. In that time we have seen significant growth in the service and have seen exceptional value provided to firms that are searching for best execution for Swiss listed equities.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/11/2017

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first 10 months of 2017 was $83.3 billion, an increase of 24 per cent when compared with $67.1 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first 10 months of 2017 was $4.3 billion, an increase of 2 per cent when compared with $4.2 billion for the same period last year.
• There were 131 newly listed companies for the first 10 months of 2017, an increase of 39 per cent when compared with 94 for the same period last year. 

FCA Publishes Future Approach To Consumers

Date 06/11/2017

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its ‘FCA Mission – Our Future Approach to Consumers’.

First ETF In Europe Launched By Lyxor Tracking The Solactive Equileap Global Gender Equality Index

Date 06/11/2017

Solactive is excited to announce that the Solactive Equileap Global Gender Equality Index is the reference index for the newly launched Lyxor Gender Equality ETF (ELLE FP Equity), which will begin trading today on Euronext. This is the first ETF in Europe that provides investment access to Equileap’s gender lens methodology.

NFEx Markets Contracts With Scila For Market Surveillance

Date 06/11/2017

NFEx Markets Ltd, the new London-based market for base metals trading has signed a contract with Scila AB the Stockholm-based fintech company, to implement Scila Surveillance, a market surveillance solution designed to identify insider trading and market manipulation in real time, protecting end investors and strengthening confidence in the financial markets.

Securities Commission Malaysia Continues To Lead Digital Innovation In Malaysia’s Capital Market - ECF & P2P Gaining Traction; Co-Investment Fund Announced; Centralised Bond & Sukuk Information Platform Launched; Further Development In Distributed Ledger Technology

Date 06/11/2017

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) continues to lead digital innovation in Malaysia’s capital market with significant progress reported on major digital markets initiatives.

DFM Performance – October, 2017

Date 06/11/2017

The Dubai Financial Market General Index increased by 2.0% to 3635.87 points at the end of October compared to 3563.99 points at the end of September. At the sectorial level, indexes of eight sectors out of nine sectors represented on DFM ended the month in green with the Investment & Financial Services sector index increased the most by 10.5%, followed by the Transportation sector index by 6.1%, and the Insurance sector index by 5.4%, then the Services sector index by 3.4%. On the other hand, the Consumer Staples and Discretionary sector index decreased by 2.5%.

CoInvestor Provides First Digital Access For Advisers Into LendInvest's Real Estate Opportunity Fund

Date 06/11/2017

CoInvestor, the alternative assets platform, has been chosen by LendInvest Capital as a preferred method for UK advisers to invest in its Luxembourg-domiciled Real Estate Opportunity Fund.

DFM Performance – Q3, 2017

Date 06/11/2017

The Dubai Financial Market General Index increased by 5.1% to 3563.99 points at the end of this quarter compared to 3392 points at the end of second quarter of 2017. At the sectorial level, indexes of five sectors out of nine sectors represented on DFM ended the quarter in green with the Investment & Financial Services sector index increased the most by 8.5%, followed by the Real Estate & Construction sector index by 6.6%, and the Banks sector index by 4.6%, then the Transportation sector index by 1.2%. On the other hand, the Industrials sector index decreased the most by 9.5%, followed by the Insurance sector index by 1.0%.