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London Stock Exchange Group/Deutsche Boerse Merger - John Colley, Professor Of Practice At Warwick Business School, Comment: Commission Ends LSE Deutsche Boerse Merger

Date 27/02/2017

Commenting on the news the LSE Deutsche Boerse merger is now in doubt, John Colley, an expert on mega-mergers and a Professor of Practice at Warwick Business School, has made the following statement:

"Concerns from other EU countries appear to have ended the LSE Deutsche Boerse merger. 

"Escalating requests from countries and particularly France suggest concerns that Frankfurt would be too great a beneficiary from the Brexit fallout."

DFSA Hosts Outreach On International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) 9

Date 27/02/2017

The event was opened by Mr Ian Johnston, Chief Executive of the DFSA, who discussed the importance of a regulatory framework that reflects international standards in the development of financial centres, citing the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) as an example. Speakers included Ms Neslihan Alankus Erkazanci, Chief Financial Officer MENA - HSBC Bank Middle East Limited; Mr Asim Rasheed, Group Financial Controller - Emirates NBD; Mr Zulfiqar Unar, Director Capital Markets and Accounting Advisory Services – PwC; and Mr Trevor Skinner, Banking Supervision Expert. The session was moderated by Mr Bryan Stirewalt, Managing Director, Supervision at the DFSA.

BME And Big Ban Angels Begin Selection Of Start-Ups For The Pre-Market Environment - The Selection Of Candidates Will Begin At The Next Forinvest Financial Fair

Date 27/02/2017

The pre-market environment is designed to give start-ups access to funding and an insight into the working of the stock market.

Bursa Malaysia’s Bursa Suq Al-Sila’ Wins ‘Best Interbroker For Islamic Transactions’ At Islamic Finance News Awards 2016

Date 27/02/2017

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”) today announced that it was awarded ‘Best Interbroker for Islamic Transactions’ by Islamic Finance News (“IFN”) for its Bursa Suq Al-Sila’ (“BSAS”) platform at the recent 11th Annual IFN Service Providers Poll. This is Bursa Malaysia’s second award received in recognition of the outstanding performance of BSAS platform in 2016 and also the second consecutive year that BSAS won the award from the IFN Service Providers Poll.

HKEX 2016 Consolidated Financial Statements

Date 27/02/2017

Click here to download HKEX's 2016 consolidated financial statements.

EEX And Belektron Facilitate Access To EUA And EUAA Auctions

Date 27/02/2017

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the independent carbon trading company Belektron have signed a cooperation agreement to further facilitate access to the primary market auctions at EEX. The cooperation aims at opening the emissions auctions to a wider customer base, in particular, for smaller and medium-sized companies (SMEs).

Presentation By HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li And Group Chief Financial Officer Paul Kennedy On 2016 Final Results Announcement

Date 27/02/2017

Click here to download a presentation by HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li and Group Chief Financial Officer Paul Kennedy on 2016 Final Results Announcement.

Traiana Launches Electronic Management Of Confirmations And Payments For Equity Swaps

Date 27/02/2017

Traiana, a NEX Group business which monitors pre-trade risk and automates post-trade processing of financial transactions, announces today that it has launched Swaps Centre, a suite of services which enable swaps providers to electronically manage payments and confirmations in equity swaps.  By sending confirmations and uploading payment instructions in normalized formats to their entire client base for Total Return Swaps (TRS), Swaps Centre provides swap providers and their clients with an efficient, cost effective and lower risk solution for managing events during the course of equity swap transactions. 

Abu Dhabi Global Market & Gujarat International Financial Tec-City Special Economic Zone For Finance Take Bilateral Cooperation To Next Level

Date 27/02/2017

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and Gujarat International Financial Tec-City Special Economic Zone (GIFT SEZ IFSC) are pleased to further their partnership through closer collaboration on efforts and initiatives that foster the developments of each respective financial markets.  This new partnership was established in the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) by Mr. Ajay Pandey, Director and Group Chief Executive Officer of GIFT SEZ and Mr. Richard Teng, Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of ADGM. 

Jafza Companies Attend Nasdaq Dubai Seminar On Capital Raising Through An IPO

Date 27/02/2017

• Seminar comes after new Jafza regulations allow companies to list 
• Dynamic businesses in free zone can gain global visibility on exchange