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Singapore’s 30th REIT, Manulife US REIT, Scheduled To List On Friday (20 May)

Date 17/05/2016

• The SGX S-REIT 20 Index has generated a 8.1% total return in the 2016 year through to the 17 May Singapore close. This compared to a 4.6% total return for the MSCI World REIT Index in Singapore dollar terms.
• On Friday afternoon, Manulife US REIT is scheduled to list on SGX. Manulife US REIT is a Singapore REIT established with the investment strategy principally to invest, directly or indirectly, in a portfolio of income-producing office real estate in key markets in the United States, as well as real estate-related assets.
• SGX currently lists five REITs categorised as “Office REITs”. These are CapitaLand Commercial Trust, Keppel REIT, Frasers Commercial Trust, OUE Commercial REIT and IREIT Global. The five REITs have all gained in the 2016 year through to the 16 May close, with average total returns at 8.2%. The five REITs also include the most recent entrant to the STI - CapitaLand Commercial Trust.

Bank Of Palestine Marks Entry Into International Markets With First Overseas Office At Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 17/05/2016

• Essa Kazim: The Palestinian banking sector’s foray into Dubai marks the beginning of stronger financial and economic relations between the UAE and Palestine.
• Hashim Shawa: Our office will further enhance the relation of Palestinian residents living in the Gulf with their homeland.

Nasdaq BWise GRC Platform Selected By Bank ABC For Risk, Compliance And Audit

Date 17/05/2016

Nasdaq BWise (Nasdaq:NDAQ), a global leader in enterprise Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC), announced today that it has been selected by Bank ABC, an international bank headquartered in Bahrain, to support and further enhance their risk management, compliance and internal audit processes as well as reporting.

Dubai Financial Market Achieves 98% Compliance In Q1, 2016 Results Disclosure Of UAE Companies

Date 17/05/2016

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that its UAE listed companies have showed a 98% compliance to disclose their Q1- 2016 results within the deadline of 45 days from the end of the first quarter. Forty-Six UAE public joint stock companies listed on DFM successfully disclosed their quarterly results, while one company only, Gulf General Investments, has missed the cutoff date.

Borsa İstanbul Newsletter - May 16, 2016

Date 17/05/2016

Borsa İstanbul Markets Monthly Bulletin – April 2016 issue

April 2016: Turnover Almost 10% Higher - The Statistical Monthly Report Contains The Latest Trade And Turnover Figures For SIX Swiss Exchange.

Date 17/05/2016

Trading turnover on SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange Ltd increased by 9.7% month-on-month in April 2016 to CHF 127.0 billion. However, the number of trades declined by 12.0% compared to March to 3'709'919. Looking at the trend since the start of the year, a total of 17'661'640 transactions have been conducted on SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Structured Products Exchange Ltd This represents a 3.5% decline year-on-year, largely due to the record-high transaction volumes in January 2015. The same effect was apparent in trading turnover, which came in down 10.6% year-on-year at CHF 477.9 billion.

Nasdaq, Inc. Announces Proposed Senior Notes Offering

Date 17/05/2016

Nasdaq, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it plans to commence a public offering of Euro-denominated senior notes pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”, and such offering, the “Offering”). The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes, which may include, without limitation, the repayment of indebtedness and the funding of the cash consideration payable in connection with the Company’s acquisition of 100% of the equity interests in U.S. Exchange Holdings, Inc. (the indirect owner of three electronic options exchanges: International Securities Exchange, ISE Gemini and ISE Mercury) (the “ISE Transaction”) or other future acquisitions.

Moscow Exchange Announces Results For The First Quarter 2016

Date 17/05/2016

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the first quarter (1Q) 2016. The quarter saw a significant increase in fee and commission income from the Money Market, FX Market and Derivatives Market, as well as Bond Market.

GBP 700m European Investment Bank Backing For Thames Tideway Tunnel

Date 17/05/2016

The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide a GBP 700 million loan for the GBP 4.2 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel, the biggest infrastructure project ever undertaken by the UK water industry.Often dubbed the ‘super sewer’, the project is urgently needed to help tackle overflows of untreated sewage into the river through the centre of the British capital.

Colt Adds New Asian Market Data Feeds To Global Offering - Continued Investment In Capital Markets Portfolio With New Data Feeds From The JPX, Nagoya And Hong Kong Exchanges

Date 17/05/2016

Colt announced today the expansion of its Asia coverage by adding three new data feeds to its low-latency MarketPrizm Market Data service:

• Osaka Exchange Inc.’s (OSE) newest derivatives feed for the new J-GATE matching engine
• Additional content for the Nagoya Stock Exchange (NSE)
• HKEx’s latest premium feeds: Securities Premium (‘SP’) and Derivatives Premium (‘DP’)