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Gonzalo Cuadra To Chair LME User Committee

Date 25/04/2016

The London Metal Exchange (LME) is pleased to announce the appointment of Gonzalo Cuadra as chairman of the LME User Committee. Mr Cuadra is CEO of Chile Copper Limited and Managing Director of Codelco Services Limited.

CES Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect 300 Index To Be Revamped And Renamed

Date 25/04/2016

Responding to the market’s strong demand for a comprehensive cross-border index related to the Stock Connect programme, China Exchanges Services Company Limited (CESC) today (Monday) announced a revamp of its CES Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect 300 Index (CES SHSC300) to include Shenzhen stocks, with the new name CES Stock Connect 300 Index (CES 300) from 23 May 2016.

European Commission: Keynote Speech By Commissioner Jonathan Hill At The Joint ECB-European Commission Conference, Frankfurt, 25 April 2016, Commissioner For Financial Stability, Financial Services And Capital Markets Union, CMU Status Report, Economic And Financial Stability, Integration Review And The Banking Union

Date 25/04/2016

Ladies and gentlemen,

It’s good to be here in Frankfurt.

Today, we’re publishing the first Capital Markets Union Status Report. It sets out the steps we’re taking to build a single market for capital in Europe, and reports on how we’re getting on. Alongside the Status Report, which we from now on will update every six months, we’re also publishing the 2016 edition of the Economic and Financial Stability and Integration Review, EFSIR. I’d like to start by talking about these reports, and then say something about our work to strengthen the Banking Union.

Taiwan Stock Exchange & Cathay Securities Corp. Promotes Growing Electric Vehicle Industry To Foreign Investors - Foreign Investors Now Make Up Almost 30% Of Trading In Taiwan’s Rapidly Internationalizing Capital Market, Attracted To High-Growth Sectors

Date 25/04/2016

The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and Cathay Securities Corporation today jointly held the ‘Electric Vehicle Forum’ in Taiwan. The forum bought together TWSE-listed electric vehicle suppliers with leading institutional investors from across the Asia-Pacific looking to benefit from another of Taiwan’s fast-growing technology sectors.

HKEX Rolls Out Risk Management System For Its Derivatives Market

Date 25/04/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today (Monday) announced the successful launch of its Pre-Trade Risk Management (PTRM) system, a system that offers tools to help Participants in its derivatives market meet their needs for pre-trade controls while complimenting their in-house risk controls.

Dubai Sukuk Listings Reach USD 42.61 Billion As Emirate Underlines Leadership In Sector - Islamic Corporation For The Development Of The Private Sector Rings Market Bell To Celebrate Listing Of USD 300 Million Sukuk On Nasdaq Dubai

Date 25/04/2016

• Capital raised supports private sector growth in member countries
• Listing adds new impetus to Dubai’s growth as global centre of the Islamic Economy

Bursa Malaysia Registers Profit After Tax And Minority Interest Of Rm49.9 Million In First Quarter Of 2016

Date 25/04/2016

Key Financial & Market Highlights (1Q2016 vs 1Q2015)

• PATAMI at RM49.9 million, up 6.1%
• Annualised ROE at 26%
• Earnings per share at 9.3 sen
• Operating revenue at RM126.1 million, up 5.3%
• Operating expenses at RM63.3 million, up 5.1%
• Cost-to-income ratio at 47%
• Average daily trading value for Securities Market’s on-market trades at RM1.98 billion, down 4.8%
• Market capitalisation at 31 March 2016 at RM1.71 trillion, down 1.7%
• Velocity at 29%, down 1 percentage point    
• Average daily contracts traded for Derivatives Market at 57,878 contracts, down 4.1%    
• Average daily trading value for BSAS at RM18.7 billion, up 57.7%

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Administrative Action Against Credit Suisse Securities (Japan) Limited

Date 25/04/2016

The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC) conducted an inspection on Credit Suisse Securities(Japan)Limited (hereinafter referred to as “the Company”), and found violations of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (hereinafter referred to as ''FIEA''). On April 15, 2016, the SESC recommended that the Financial Services Agency (FSA) should take an administrative action against the Company.

Cyprus Stock Exchange Monthly Bulletin March 2016

Date 25/04/2016

Click here to download Cyprus Stock Exchange's monthly bulletin for March 2016.

Almax Analytics Closes Seed Round - Artificial Intelligence (AI) For News Insights Advances To The Next Level With The Help From Veteran Financial Technology (Fintech) Players

Date 25/04/2016

Almax Analytics, Artificial Intelligence for News Insights in Capital Markets, announced today financing of the initial growth and development for its technology (the seed round) has been closed in London. Investors include executives from MCSI Inc., Aviva plc, a founding member of RiskMetrics Group Inc., the Fintech SEIS Fund and Jonas Dromberg, a Finnish technology investor and former Bloomberg Bureau Chief. Almax Analytics introduced the company in January 2016 as one of KPMG Luxembourg’s Innovative Companies at the European Alternative Investment Funds conference. Since this date, Almax has achieved global notice and is currently in testing with New York and Chicago based market maker, SUMO Capital. Results of this first-to-market service for analysing news are expected by July, with Series A financing plans already in process.