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SGX Announces World’s First Shariah-Compliant Gold Futures Contract

Date 19/12/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to announce that its Singapore Kilobar Gold Contract has become the world’s first Shariah-compliant gold futures.

FSB Publishes Progress Report And 2017 Workplan To Assess And Address The Decline In Correspondent Banking

Date 19/12/2016

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published its latest progress report on the implementation of its four-point action to assess and address the decline in correspondence banking. The progress report includes a set of deliverables for 2017 to implement the action plan.

SGX To Report 2Q FY2017 Results On 19 January

Date 19/12/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is reporting second-quarter results for Financial Year 2017 (FY2017) after the market closes on 19 January 2017.

2.97 Billion Dirhams Buy Value Of Shares For Foreign Investors In ADX During November - 131 Million Net Institutional Investment

Date 19/12/2016

The value of shares bought by foreign investors registered in Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange during November 2016, amounted to 2.975 billion dirhams; constituting 48.3% of the total trading value. Meanwhile, foreign investors sell value during the same period reached 2.988 billion dirhams, constituting 48.5% of total turnover. As a result, net foreign investment during the month of November amounted to about 13 million dirham.

HKEX: Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report

Date 19/12/2016

Latest Charles Li Direct: Year-End Reflections - HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li Reflects On 2016

Date 19/12/2016

HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li reflects on 2016 and shares some personal stories from his past in his latest blog post. He thinks it is important to always stay hopeful and harbour dreams, especially in difficult times, and work hard if we want to progress and turn our collective dreams into reality.

ICAP Energy Appoints Kieran Walsh As Director Of European Agricultural And Soft Commodities To Launch New European Broking Desk

Date 19/12/2016

ICAP plc (IAP.L),  a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that it has appointed Kieran Walsh as Director of European Agricultural and Soft Commodities to launch and manage a new European agricultural commodities desk. Kieran will report to Graham Francis, Head of EMEA Energy and Commodities, ICAP Energy, and will be based in London. The new desk will complement ICAP’s Agriculture and Softs teams in the United States.

Al Mawared Brokerage: Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report For Week December 11 - December 15, 2016

Date 19/12/2016

Market Summary

• Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) Share Price Index closed the week at 2180.2 increasing 0.42% month to date and increasing 0.78% week to date
• Total market capitalization at market close on 15th of December 2016 was JD 17.3 billion increasing 0.69% month to date and increasing 0.49% week to date 
• USD/JD peg range (0.7097 – 0.7100)

Itiviti Confirms Deutsche Börse Has Signed Long-Term Agreement To Use Tbricks By Itiviti

Date 19/12/2016

Itiviti, a world-leading technology provider for the capital markets industry, today announced that Deutsche Börse has signed a long-term agreement to use its Tbricks by Itiviti platform. Tbricks by Itiviti is a modern system designed for constant change, combining a high-performance core with flexible, app-based business logic.

Market Cap Segment Review At Nasdaq Nordic Exchanges

Date 19/12/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) reports that the annual review of its Nordic market capitalization (market cap) segments is completed. The revision is based on the average market cap value in November 2016. Together with indexes and sector classifications, the market cap segmentation is a tool to increase visibility for companies listed on Nasdaq’s exchanges in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Iceland.