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Securities Commission Malaysia Names New Director For Audit Oversight Board

Date 06/02/2017

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) announced the appointment of Alex Ooi Thiam Poh as Director of Audit Oversight Board (AOB), with effect from 18 January 2017.  He is responsible for the operations of the AOB, working closely with the Executive Chairman, Dato’ Gumuri Hussain in promoting and developing an effective and robust audit oversight framework in the Malaysian capital market.

Al Mawared Brokerage Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report Jan 29 – Feb 2, 2017

Date 06/02/2017

Market Summary

• Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) Share Price Index closed the week at 2160.5 decreasing 0.04% month to date and increasing 0.66% week to date 
• Total market capitalization at market close on 2 nd of February 2017 was JD 17.4 billion increasing 0.68% month to date and increasing 1.91% week to date 
• USD/JD peg range (0.7097 – 0.7100)

Dubai Mercantile Exchange Sets New Record For Physical Delivery Volumes - 36.8 Million Barrels Will Be Delivered Through The Exchange In March 2017

Date 06/02/2017

Continuing its strong start to 2017, the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, has achieved a new record for physical delivery with 36.8 million barrels of Oman crude oil scheduled for delivery through the Exchange in March 2017. The latest figure surpasses the previous record of 29.9 barrels for February 2017 delivery.

US$925 Million In Three Weeks: Record Inflows Into Source’s New Commodity ETF - The Source Bloomberg Commodity UCITS ETF Has Become The Fastest-Growing European ETF Of The Last Five Years

Date 06/02/2017

The Source Bloomberg Commodity UCITS ETF (“BCOM”), launched on Monday 16 January, has become the fastest-growing ETF in Source’s history with inflows of over $925m to date.

NEX Optimisation Announces That Per Sjöberg, CEO Of TriOptima, Has Decided To Step Down And Will Be Replaced By Stuart Connolly

Date 06/02/2017

NEX Optimisation, a NEX Group business which helps clients reduce complexity and optimise resources across the transaction lifecycle, announces today that Per Sjöberg, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TriOptima, has decided to leave the business to pursue other ventures.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights - January 2017

Date 06/02/2017

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover in January 2017 was $57.2 billion, a decrease of 30 per cent when compared with $82.2 billion for the same period last year.
• Funds raised through IPOs in January 2017 was $6.4 billion, an increase of 39 per cent when compared with $4.6 billion for the same period last year.
• There were 17* newly listed companies in January 2017, an increase of 113 per cent when compared with 8* for the same period last year.

CISI And IFS Malta Strengthen Ties To Boost Career Progression In Financial Services Global Jobs Market

Date 06/02/2017

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is delighted to announce renewal of its agreement with ifs Malta as its Accredited Training Provider (ATP) in Malta, promoting qualifications, membership and supporting career progression in the global financial services jobs market.

Bulgarian Stock Exchange-Sofia Main Market Summary January 2017

Date 06/02/2017

Click here to download the statistics for the market performance of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange in January, 2017.

JPX Monthly Headlines - January 2017

Date 06/02/2017

JPX group companies undertake various initiatives and disseminate information with the aim of providing the most attractive markets to all users. 

Every month, we showcase the highlights of these efforts in short and concise summaries just for you.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Imposes Regulatory Measure On Accounts

Date 06/02/2017

Recently, the related accounts under common control of a client surnamed Liu opened more than 1,000 contracts of positions on the coking coal futures in a single day, meeting the criteria of DCE for disciplinary sanction for the second time. Based on the relevant requirements for trading limit in the “Measures of Dalian Commodity Exchange for Risk Management”, DCE has decided to take the regulatory measure to ban the above-mentioned accounts from opening positions on the relevant futures for 3 days.