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  • Mizuho Americas Announces Senior Equity Trading Appointments

    Date 20/01/2017

    Mizuho Americas today announced the expansion of its US equity platform, hiring Mark McLain and Peter Heller as Managing Directors to focus on equity trading across utilities and energy sectors. Based in New York, they will report to Eric Shenker, Managing Director and Head of Equity Trading at Mizuho Americas.

  • ETFGI Reports ETFs/ETPs Listed In The United States Gathered Record Inflows Of 279 Billion US Dollars And Assets Reached A New High Of 2.549 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of 2016

    Date 20/01/2017

    ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States reached a new record high of US$2.549 trillion at the end of 2016.  ETFs/ETPs listed in the US gathered a record level of net inflows US$59.37 Bn for the month of December marking the 10th consecutive month of net inflows and a record level of US$278.74 Bn in net inflows for the year, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s end of 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report (click here to view the ETFGI asset growth chart for ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States). 

  • SGX Welcomes Shriram Transport’s Inaugural Masala Bond Listing

    Date 20/01/2017

    Singapore Exchange (SGX) welcomed the inaugural rupee-denominated or Masala bond listing of Shriram Transport Finance Company, an Indian provider of financing for commercial vehicles.

  • Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission And Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong: Joint Statement Regarding The Price Volatility Of GEM Stocks

    Date 20/01/2017

    Background

    1. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Exchange) have been monitoring GEM stocks that exhibited unusually high price volatility post-listing.
    2. The average first-day price gain1was 743% for all GEM stocks listed in 2015 and 454% for those listed in the first half of 2016. The comparable figures for Main Board stocks were 5% and 15%, respectively.  
    3. Of the top 10 first-day gainers on GEM in 2015, half saw their share prices plunge by over 90% from their peak within a month.  On average, the trading prices of GEM stocks listed in 2015 fell by 47% within a month of their peak.
    4. The sharp first-day price movements of recently listed GEM stocks were accompanied by thin trading.  On average, the first-day turnover ratio2 was 13% for all GEM stocks listed in 2015 and 15% for GEM stocks listed in the first half of 2016.  The comparable figures for Main Board stocks were 42% and 61%, respectively.
    5. Almost all GEM IPOs were conducted by way of placing only3. Many listed GEM stocks have highly concentrated shareholdings and a small shareholder base.  On average, in the GEM IPOs listed during 2015 and the first half of 2016, the top 25 placees took up 96% of the shares offered for placing and the average number of placees for the entire issue was 135.

  • Solactive Launches New USD And EUR High Yield Bond Benchmarks – Cost-Efficient Benchmark Offer Extended To Non-Investment Grade Bond Market

    Date 20/01/2017

    Following the successful launch of the Solactive Euro IG Corporate Index tracking the performance of the EUR-denominated investment grade bond market, Solactive AG is announcing the release of two new fixed-income benchmarks, namely the Solactive Euro HY Corporate Index and the Solactive USD High Yield Corporate Index. These benchmarks are designed to provide a snapshot of non-investment grade bond markets denominated in EUR and USD, respectively. This is a premiere for the German index engineer whose branded benchmarks have until now focused on the investment grade space, thus bringing the Company one step closer to offering complete coverage of the fixed-income market.