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Euronext Welcomes Swiss Biotechnology Pioneer GeNeuro To Paris Market - Raises €33 Million, Market Capitalisation Totals €190 Million

Date 15/04/2016

Euronext today celebrated the listing of GeNeuro, a biopharmaceutical company developing new treatments for autoimmune diseases including multiple sclerosis, in Compartment B of its regulated market in Paris.

ASX Welcomes PRO IT As The Newest Managed Service Provider To Join The Rich And Diverse Financial Markets Community In The Australian Liquidity Centre

Date 15/04/2016

• ASX welcomes the addition of PRO IT, further enriching the thriving ALC community
• PRO IT is an Australian IT services provider with a unique focus on financial markets
• PRO IT will offer expert support and bespoke IT services to existing and new customers within the ALC

STOXX Tru Awarded “Best Index 2015” By ETF.Com

Date 15/04/2016

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced that its STOXX True Exposure index family, in short STOXX TRU, has been named “Best Index 2015” by ETF.com. The award was presented at a ceremony on Apr. 14, 2016 in London. Award winners were determined by a majority vote of independent ETF experts, making the results an accurate representation of the views of the industry.

Exchange And CCP Leaders To Assemble In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia For WFE-IOMA Annual Clearing & Derivatives Conference - Converging Global Capital Market Conversations

Date 15/04/2016

Exchange and clearinghouse leaders will assemble in Kuala Lumpur next week for the World Federation of Exchanges’ (WFE) 33rd annual Clearing and Derivatives Conference.  The IOMA conference, which will take place 17-19 April, will be a forum for the discussion of post-trade issues affecting the global landscape. 

ETFs/ETPs Listed In The Asia Pacific Ex Japan Gathered A Record Level Of 7 Billion US Dollars In Net New Assets In Q1 2016, According To ETFGI

Date 15/04/2016

ETFs/ETPs listed in the Asia Pacific ex Japan region gathered a record level of US$7.09 billion in net new assets in Q1 2016 (click here to view a chart showing asset growth).  The Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF/ETP region had 824 ETFs/ETPs, with 965 listings, assets of US$121 Bn, from 114 providers listed in 18 exchanges in 14 countries at the end of Q1, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s March 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.
 

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands Golden Plus Holdings Berhad And Fines 10 Directors

Date 15/04/2016

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded Golden Plus Holdings Berhad (GPLUS) and 10 directors for breaches of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Market Listing Requirements (Main LR).  In addition, the 10 directors were also fined.

Bats Global Markets, Inc. Announces Pricing Of Its Initial Public Offering

Date 15/04/2016

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (“Bats”), a leading global operator of exchanges and services for financial markets, today announced the pricing of its initial public offering at a price to the public of $19.00 per share. The size of the offering has been increased from the initially announced 11,200,000 shares of common stock to 13,300,000 shares of common stock.

SIFMA AMG Submits Supplemental Comments To The SEC Regarding The SEC Proposed Liquidity Management Rules

Date 14/04/2016

SIFMA’s Asset Management Group (SIFMA AMG) today announced it has submitted a supplemental comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the SEC’s proposed liquidity management rules for open-end funds, including mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). SIFMA AMG’s initial letter was filed in January 2016.  

Volatility Plummets As Off-Exchange Trading Increases, According To March 2016 TABB Group Equities LiquidityMatrix™

Date 14/04/2016

According to the March 2016 TABB Equities LiquidityMatrix™ (ELM) – available on TabbFORUM.com – Month-over-month (MoM) industry volume decreased 13% to 7.7 billion shares, marking an end to the volume spike in the first two months of 2016. TABB Group equities research analyst Valerie Bogard, who manages the ELM,details that during the first quarter, there were 10 days of volumes over 10 billion shares compared to 13 days total in 2012-2015 (in the four years post financial crisis).

The Nasdaq Stock Market® Leads US Listing Exchanges With 42 Percent Of New ETP Listings And Switches In The First Quarter Of 2016 - Vanguard, PowerShares, First Trust, Principal, Victory Capital and Eaton Vance Among ETF Issuers To Select Nasdaq As Primary Venue For New Listings In March

Date 14/04/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ), the single largest U.S. equity exchange by market share, announced nine new listings during the month of March, reinforcing itself as one of the premier listing and trading venues for exchange-traded products (ETPs). At the end of the first quarter of 2016, Nasdaq captured 42 percent of new listings and switches- exceeding all other US exchanges.