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Tokyo Financial Exchange: Rollover Of Leading Contract Month For Three-month Euroyen Futures - Effective From 30 March 2016

Date 31/03/2016

Tokyo Financial Exchange has decided to shift the leading contract month for Euroyen futures from the current September 2016 contracts to the December 2016 contracts, effective from 30 March 2016.

Companies Begin Scheduling AGMs With SGX And CSIS Calendar - 97 Companies Indicate AGMs On Calendar

Date 31/03/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Chartered Secretaries Institute of Singapore (CSIS) have launched an online calendar for listed companies to indicate their tentative Annual General Meeting (AGM) dates. 97 companies have thus far scheduled their AGMs in April on the calendar.

New EU Finance Opportunities For SMEs And Technological Innovation Ahead

Date 31/03/2016

At the “Innovative Enterprise Conference” in The Hague, the creation of a new EU Securitisation Instrument for European banks was announced by Commissioner Carlos Moedas, EIF Chief Executive Pier Luigi Gilibert and EIB Vice-President Pim van Ballekom. On the same occasion, a report on access to finance for companies working with “Key Enabling Technologies” was presented.

SGX Welcomes Quam Securities As Securities Trading Member

Date 31/03/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Hong Kong-based broker, Quam Securities Company Limited, to its securities market as a trading member.  

Qatar Stock Exchange: QE Index, QE Al Rayan Islamic Index And QE All Share Constituents April 1st 2016

Date 31/03/2016

QE Index

No change in the 20 constituents of the QE Index. As per index rules, QNB, whose weight exceeds 15% in the index as of market close March 31st has its weight capped at the 15% level and excess weight allocated to remaining stocks proportionately.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Revised Component Weight Percentage Of Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index

Date 31/03/2016

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (“TOCOM” or the “Exchange”) today announced revised weightings of the Nikkei-TOCOM Commodity Index components, effective June 1, 2016, as indicated below.

Euronext: Convening Of Annual General Meeting

Date 31/03/2016

Euronext today announced that its Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on Thursday 12 May 2016 at 10.30 a.m. CET, at Beursplein 5, 1012 JW Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

GTR Analytics - Actual Traded Price Transparency In The OTC Market

Date 31/03/2016

Financial Machineries GTR Analytics is the first Best Execution OTC datafeed of all derivatives transactions captured and published since the start of Dodd Frank and EMIR regulations.

The NEO Exchange Starts Trading Its First Listed Security - PowerShares DWA Global Momentum Index ETF Launches On NEO Under Symbol DWG

Date 31/03/2016

Aequitas NEO Exchange Inc. (the “NEO Exchange”), Canada’s new national stock exchange, celebrated today the launch of its first listing, Invesco Canada’s PowerShares DWA Global Momentum Index ETF.   Trading under the symbol DWG, this exchange-traded fund is the first listed in Canada based on the relative strength model of Dorsey, Wright & Associates, LLC (DWA).  This is also the first time an ETF has listed on a Canadian stock exchange other than the TSX.

ESMA Publishes UCITS Remuneration Guidelines

Date 31/03/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final Guidelines on sound remuneration policies under the UCITS Directive and AIFMD. ESMA has also written to the European Commission, European Council and European Parliament on the proportionality principle and remuneration rules in the financial sector.