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EFSF Taps 2025 Bond For €1 Billion In Auction

Date 12/09/2017

The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) today conducted a tap of its 0.50% 8-year bond maturing on 11 July 2025 through an auction. The deal raised €0.996 billion, bringing the total size of the bond to €3.496 billion.

Thomson Reuters Strengthens Eikon MiFID II Research Unbundling Compliance Capabilities With New Applications From Visible Alpha - In Partnership With Visible Alpha, Integrated Solutions Enable Eikon Buy-Side Clients To Manage Research Capabilities And Compliance More Efficiently And Effectively

Date 12/09/2017

Thomson Reuters, in partnership with Visible Alpha, has launched multiple joint-solutions in its flagship financial desktop Eikon that will help enable financial institutions to further manage impending MiFID II research unbundling requirements, set to be implemented January 3, 2018. These tools, complementing Eikon’s already robust research solutions, allow buy-side professionals to track corporate access and sell-side interactions, manage the research valuation process, review and vote on research provider value as well as manage inducements. All of the following capabilities announced today will be available in Eikon.  

Kish Island To Host The Most Prestigious International Capital Market Event

Date 12/09/2017

Kish Island Free Zone is hosting the one day Seminar on: “Iran Capital Market: Higher Diversity, Higher Return” on October 31, 2017. Several high-caliber international and domestic lecturers and panelists gather together in the Seminar, exchanging ideas and sharing experiences on this untapped market with its great potential. The Seminar will be inaugurated by Dr. Karbasian, the Iranian Minister of Economy. All Iranian capital market entities will actively participate in this event, which clearly marks this seminar as the great opportunity for an active networking among international capital market members with their Iranian counterparts. There will also be an international exhibition on the relevant topics with many international companies and individual attending and visiting. The setting will be a unique opportunity for B-to-B meeting, networking, and initiating new partnerships. 
 

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Have Increased 35% In 2017 To Reach A New Record US$4.8 Trillion At The End Of August

Date 12/09/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally have increased 35.5% in the first 8 months of the year to reach a new record of US$4.800 trillion at the end of August 2017, according to ETFGI’s August 2017 preliminary global ETF and ETP industry insights report an annual paid for research subscription service (click here to see the chart for growth in assets).

Dubai Financial Services Authority And Malaysia’s Securities Commission Sign FinTech Agreement

Date 12/09/2017

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) last week entered into an agreement to cooperate in the development of financial technology (FinTech) innovation.  The agreement reflects efforts by both authorities to provide a robust regime that fosters innovation in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) and Malaysia.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: An English Guidebook For Foreign Asset Managers To Establish A Business Base In Japan

Date 12/09/2017

For the further development of Tokyo as an international financial center, the FSA has been committed to enhance transparency regarding the procedures for foreign financial business operators to establish a business base in Japan, including to provide more useful information in English regarding financial market in Japan.

Deutsche Börse Cash Market: Frankfurt Certificate Exchange Celebrates 10th Anniversary - Bonus Certificate Favoured By Investors - Investor Offering Significantly Expanded

Date 12/09/2017

Frankfurt’s certificate exchange is now ten years old. To mark the occasion, today’s trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange was opened by ringing the traditional stock exchange bell. Currently more than 1.5 million listed products such as certificates and warrants can be traded in Frankfurt. Since April, investors have been able to create their own certificates with almost no restrictions using the “ZERTIfigurator” online construction kit. The number of products was around 250,000 at when the exchange was founded in 2007.

Strengthening DFM’s Leading Position At The Forefront Of Regional Exchanges Providing Smart Services: DFM’s New Smart Phone Application Unlocks Market Opportunities For Its Vast Investor Base

Date 12/09/2017

• Application enables investors to track their investments and cash dividends as well as subscribing to IPOs and smart voting during annual meetings
• H.E. Essa Kazim: “DFM expands its smart phone services in line with the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum to provide participants with smart and innovative solutions”
• Maryam Fikri: “80,000 users of the smart services app as investors are increasingly realizing its effective role in following their transactions and enhancement of links with the market”

Stock Exchange Of Thailand:152 Listed Companies’ H1 Interim Dividends Jump 23.6 Pct

Date 12/09/2017

Total 152 companies listed on The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Market for Alternative Investment (mai) announced a combined interim dividend payment of THB 117.86 billion (approx. USD 3.47 billion) for the first half of 2017, a 23.59 percent increase from H1/2016.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Consumer Warning About The Risks Of Initial Coin Offerings (‘ICOs’)

Date 12/09/2017

What are ICOs?

The term ICO refers to a digital way of raising funds from the public using a virtual currency, also known as cryptocurrency. An ICO can also be known as ‘token sale’ or ‘coin sale’.

ICO issuers accept a cryptocurrency, like Bitcoin or Ether, in exchange for a proprietary ‘coin’ or ‘token’ that is related to a specific firm or project. ICOs vary widely in design. The digital token issued may represent a share in a firm, a prepayment voucher for future services or in some cases offer no discernible value at all. Often ICO projects are in a very early stage of development.