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McKay Brothers Expands European Bandwidth Services - Bi-Directional Bandwidth Service Between Basildon And Madrid In <18.01 ms - The Lowest Known Latency

Date 05/05/2017

McKay Brothers International (MBI) has announced an expansion of its market leading low latency private bandwidth services between the UK and continental Europe. McKay now offers bi-directional private bandwidth service between Basildon and Madrid in less than 18.01 milliseconds round trip, the lowest known latency.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Consults On New Guidelines On Online Distribution And Advisory Platforms

Date 05/05/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today launched a three-month consultation on proposed Guidelines on Online Distribution and Advisory Platforms.

SGX Reports Market Statistics For April 2017

Date 05/05/2017

Securities

• Total Securities market turnover value was at S$21.6 billion, down 26% month-on-month and up 2% year-on-year, over 19 trading days. There were 23 trading days in March 2017 and 21 in April 2016.
• Securities daily average value (SDAV) was S$1.135 billion, down 10% month-on-month and up 13% year-on-year.
• Market turnover value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) was S$224 million, down 37% month-on-month and up 20% year-on-year.
• Market turnover value of structured warrants was S$1.19 billion, down 16% month-on-month and up 149% year-on-year.
• There were 2 new Catalist listings during the month, raising S$30.8 million.
• There were 96 new bond listings, raising S$44.371 billion.
• Total market capitalisation value of 752 listed companies stood at S$1.01 trillion as at end-April 2017.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 05 May 2017

Date 05/05/2017

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report. 

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Arrangements For Electronic Filing Of Disclosure Of Interests Notifications

Date 05/05/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published new prescribed forms for disclosure of interests notifications (DI notices) for use when mandatory electronic filing takes effect on 3 July 2017 (Note 1). The SFC reminds substantial shareholders (Note 2), directors and chief executives of listed corporations (Note 3) that as of that date, DI notices with respect to their interests in securities of listed corporations must be submitted electronically.

AxiomSL Appoints Peter Tierney CEO APAC As Firm Readies For Next Growth Phase

Date 05/05/2017

AxiomSL, the global leader in regulatory reporting, data and risk management solutions, today announced the appointment of Peter Tierney as CEO of the firm’s Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Tierney brings more than 25 years of experience as an enterprise software executive, including his latest role as the regional head of DTCC’s OTC trade reporting initiative and CEO of the Singapore-based OTC data repository (DDRS) in Asia. He is based in Singapore and reports to Alexander Tsigutkin, Global CEO. 

Prosperity UK: Stock Exchanges, Settlement & The Future Of Euro Clearing

Date 05/05/2017

Prosperity UK - the forum organised by Paul Marshall (Marshall Wace) and Lord "Hill (former EU Commissioner) to enable Britain to plan for a successful Brexit with ideas led by the business community itself, included a panel on "Stock Exchanges, Settlement and the Future of Euro Clearing"

Thomson Reuters Announces Voting Results For Election Of Directors

Date 05/05/2017

Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI) today announced the voting results from the election of the company’s Board of Directors at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held yesterday in Toronto.

SET To Promote Investment Savings Plan At Money Expo 2017

Date 05/05/2017

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) continues to promote savings, long-term investment plan and expand quality investor base, offering a variety of investment products, cutting-edge investment tools, workshops, seminars and consultation with financial advisors through its “#investnow” flagship booth at the upcoming Money Expo Bangkok 2017 during May 11–14.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Imposes Regulatory Measure On Clients

Date 05/05/2017

Recently, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) found a small number of hedging clients frequently opened and closed positions on the futures contracts on which they applied for the hedging position limits, which is against the principles for hedge trading. Based on Article 22 in Measures of Dalian Commodity Exchange for Hedging Management, DCE took the regulatory measure by cancelling their qualification for hedging position limits and issued warning.