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Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 28 July, 2017

Date 28/07/2017

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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Court Ordered Insider Dealer Sun Min To Pay $15.6 Million To Investors

Date 28/07/2017

The Court of First Instance has ordered Ms Sun Min to pay the restoration amount of $15,629,341 to 51 investors affected by her insider dealing in China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited (Huiyuan) shares.

Euronext Publishes Second Quarter 2017 Results

Date 28/07/2017

Today Euronext announced its results for the second quarter of 2017.

• Strong quarter, with improved cash and derivatives volumes:
  
  • Revenues up +3.8% compared to Q2 2016, to €137.3 million (Q2 2016: €132.3 million)
  • Cash average daily volume up +18.5% compared Q2 2016 and equity derivatives average daily volume up +27.3%
  • Strengthened cash equity market share for the quarter at 64.2%
  • Changes in competitive landscape for derivatives
  • Strong listing activity supported by large secondary market operations
• Continued cost discipline, while progressing the delivery of Optiq® and MiFID II projects, and Agility for Growth initiatives
• EBITDA of €79.2 million (Q2 2016: €77.7 million) and EBITDA margin of 57.7% (Q2 2016: 58.7%)
• Record quarterly performance since IPO translating into a reported EPS of €0.78, up +9.9% compared to Q2 2016
• New milestones in the deployment of Agility for Growth initiatives:
  
  • Delivery of Optiq® Market Data Gateway in July providing clients with a 10x reduction in latency
  • Further enrichment of the Corporate Service offering to issuers with the acquisition of iBabs, the innovative digital board portal solution
  • Launch of the Euronext Block MTF
  • €1.6 million of revenues and €1.9 million of costs generated by Agility for Growth initiatives in the quarter
• Acquisition of FastMatch, with closing expected within Q3 ‘17

BME Posts A Net Profit Of €41 Million In The Second Quarter, Up 4.2% From The Previous One

Date 28/07/2017

• Repre­senting the third consecutive quarter of progress in financial results and 4.9% lower year-on-year
• Net profit for the first half amounts to €80.3 million, up 8.1% compared to the previous half and down 6.6% year-on-year
• Operating costs for the second quarter were 3.8% lower than in the preceding one and 1.2% lower year-on-year
• In the second quarter revenue rose to €83.6 million, up 1.6% compared to the preceding three months and down 2.9% year-on-year
• Cost base coverage with revenues not linked to volumes increased to 127%.
• In the first half the efficiency ratio (33.1%) and ROE (37.4%) beat the sector average by 8 and 20 points respectively
• Investment flows channelled through the Exchange at the end of the first half totalled €20.8 billion, 20.5% higher than that for 2016

UBS's Second-Quarter 2017 Results - 2Q17 Net Profit Up 14% YoY To CHF 1.2bn

Date 28/07/2017

SGX Clarifies That Existing Secondary Listing Framework Allows Dual Class Share Companies

Date 28/07/2017

Companies with a dual-class share (DCS) structure that are primary-listed in “developed markets” can seek a secondary listing on Singapore Exchange (SGX), SGX said today in response to queries raised during the DCS public consultation process.

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. And Consolidated Subsidiaries Consolidated financial Results For The Three Months Ended June 30, 2017 (Based On IFRS), Unaudited

Date 28/07/2017

During the consolidated cumulative first quarter (from April 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017), the Group recorded operating revenue of ¥27,876 million (4.3% increase from the same period of the previous fiscal year (i.e. year-on-year)) due to factors such as year-on-year increases in trading services revenue from cash equities and information services revenue, while operating expenses were ¥11,968 million (8.4% year-on-year decrease). As a result, the Group recorded operating income of ¥16,440 million (14.6% year-on-year increase) and income before income tax of ¥16,630 million (14.1% year-on-year increase). In addition, net income attributable to owners of the parent company after tax was ¥10,874 million (13.5% year-on-year increase).

SGX Welcomes Aspen (Group) Holdings Limited To Catalist

Date 28/07/2017

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Aspen (Group) Holdings Limited to Catalist under the stock code “1F3”.  

Founded in 2013, Aspen (Group) Holdings Limited is a Malaysia-based property development group with a focus on developing affordable residential and mixed development properties, targeting middle-income mass market purchasers.  

Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment: 2017/18 £2,500 Hoare Nairne Scholarship Awarded

Date 28/07/2017

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is delighted to announce that Ben Manser of Coutts Crown Dependencies, Jersey, has been awarded the Hoare Nairne Scholarship 2017.

FINRA, Bats, NASDAQ, And NYSE Fine Firms For Market Access Rule Violations

Date 28/07/2017

Four firms have been censured and fined a total of $4.75 million for violations of various provisions of Rule 15c3-5 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (known as the Market Access Rule) and related exchange supervisory rules. The actions were taken by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), along with Bats, a CBOE Holdings company; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; the New York Stock Exchange; and their affiliated Exchanges (collectively, “Exchanges”). The firms involved in these matters are Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, and Interactive Brokers LLC.