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Nigerian Stock Exchange Reviews 2017 Market Performance And Gives Outlook For 2018

Date 16/01/2018

• Emerged 3rd best performing stock exchange in the world
• Market turnover increased by 121%
• Set to become a more agile and flexible demutualized securities exchange

Metamako Provides Technology To Monitor Every Trade At Deutsche Börse - Europe’s Largest Exchange Goes Live With Metamako For Greatly Improved Data Capture, Network Monitoring And Precision Timestamping

Date 16/01/2018

Metamako, the leading provider of intelligent, FPGA-enabled  network platforms, is providing its technology to Deutsche Börse Group. The exchange is using the company’s network devices to increase the accuracy, speed and precision of data capture, network monitoring and timestamping of its co-location network. Every trade is now monitored by a Metamako device, making it an integral part of the Deutsche Börse infrastructure. The deployment pertains to its 2017 network upgrade of the Eurex and Xetra markets.

Horizon Enters Cryptocurrency Market

Date 16/01/2018

Horizon Software (Horizon), the world’s leading provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, announced today its new support for the cryptocurrency market.

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Hits New Record High

Date 16/01/2018

The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index yesterday established a new all-time high closing at 50,366.38, up from Friday’s 50,316.17.

NSD And CSD Community Advance Blockchain For Post-trade

Date 16/01/2018

The CSD Working Group on DLT, which includes National Settlement Depository (NSD), and SWIFT have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). In addition to NSD, the CSD Working Group on DLT includes Strate (the CSD of the South African Republic), SIX Securities Services (the international CSD located in Switzerland), Nasdaq (CSD in Baltics and worldwide CSD technology provider), DCV (Chile’s CSD), Caja de Valores (Argentina’s CSD), and ADX (United Arab Emirates’ depository).

Securities Commission Malaysia Charges Individual In Scheme To Defraud Proton Cooperative

Date 16/01/2018

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today charged a 67-year-old man for defrauding Koperasi Pelaburan Pekerja-Pekerja Proton Bhd (KOPRO) of its investments of RM350,000 for the purchase of securities between August 2007 and November 2008. 

Broadridge Enhances Focus On Global Growth, Creates Broadridge International To Accelerate Next Wave Of Growth In EMEA And Asia Pacific - Tom Carey To Head International Efforts And Join Executive Committee

Date 16/01/2018

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) today announced the creation of Broadridge International, appointing Tom Carey to head Broadridge’s International efforts, responsible for leading the company’s rapidly expanding efforts and presence in the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions across all business lines. Carey has also been appointed to serve on Broadridge’s Executive Committee.

SWIFT And CSD Community Advance Blockchain For Post-Trade - SWIFT And Central Securities Depositories Join Forces To Demonstrate The Value Of Standards In Distributed Ledger Technology For Securities Markets, Such As Proxy Voting And Digital Assets

Date 16/01/2018

SWIFT and seven central securities depositories (CSDs) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work together to demonstrate how distributed ledger technology could be implemented in post-trade scenarios, such as corporate actions processing, including voting and proxy-voting.  The group will investigate the types of new products that can be built using it, and how existing standards such as ISO 20022 can support it.

Vontobel Issues First Bitcoin Open End Tracker On NGM Sweden

Date 16/01/2018

Vontobel is the first issuer to offer an open end tracker certificate on bitcoin cryptocurrency on Swedish NGM Exchange. The tracker certificate enables investors to participate in the bitcoin price performance without buying and storing bitcoins digitally. In addition, the tracker makes bitcoin to a securitized financial instrument which can be traded simply and transparently on the Swedish NGM Exchange.

SGX Expands Range Of Daily Leverage Certificates With 7x Leverage

Date 16/01/2018

• First batch of DLCs generated total turnover of S$1.6 billion in less than six months
• A new set of higher leverage DLCs will start trading on 24 January 2018