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BME: Jorge Yzaguirre, New Chairman Of AIAF And Manuel Ardanza, New Chairman Of MAB - Replacing Francisco Oña And Antonio Giralt In These Positions

Date 25/02/2016

BME has appointed the current director of the Equities and Derivatives markets operated by BME, Jorge Yzaguirre, as the new Chairman of AIAF, BME’s Private Fixed Income market, replacing Francisco Oña, who steps down on retirement grounds.

Share Of Investors In Financial Instrument Trade On Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) In 2015

Date 25/02/2016

• Foreign investors generated 52% of trade in shares on the Main Market in 2015 (+3 percentage points YoY), institutional investors 36% (-2 percentage points YoY), and individual investors 12% (-1 percentage point YoY)
• Individual investors remained in the lead on NewConnect and generated 75% of trade (+5 percentage points YoY); the share of institutional investors in trade on NewConnect was 19% (-4 percentage points YoY), and the share of foreign investors 6% (-1 percentage point YoY)
• Domestic individual investors remained in the lead on the derivatives market in 2015

MAS Amends The Singapore Code On Take-Overs And Mergers

Date 25/02/2016

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), on the advice of the Securities Industry Council (the Council), has issued a revised Code on Take-overs and Mergers (Code) pursuant to section 139(6) of the Securities and Futures Act.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Executive Director, Intermediaries Division

Date 25/02/2016

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announces that Ms Julia Leung, currently Executive Director, Investment Products, will succeed Mr James Shipton as Executive Director, Intermediaries Division with effect from 19 June 2016.

Cyprus Stock Exchange Monthly Bulletin January 2016

Date 25/02/2016

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

First Crowdfunded Security To Be Traded On A Secondary Market In Europe - Euronext Expert Market As Secondary Market For Crowdfunding Instruments

Date 25/02/2016

Today, the first buy and sell orders of a crowdfunded security were placed on the Euronext Expert Market (Public Auction), an electronic trading platform for non-listed securities. These orders will lead to the first secondary transaction in a crowdfunding instrument on a transparent and secure trading platform in Europe, which will take place on Tuesday 1 March 2016 at 11.30am CET, as a result of matching the outstanding orders. The traded instruments are participatory notes in the Belgian company Domobios, issued by the crowdfunding platform MyMicroInvest. This first trade opens new perspectives for crowdfunding investors looking to transfer their participation to a third party in a secure and transparent environment.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Arrest Warrant Issued For Alleged Insider Dealer

Date 25/02/2016

The Eastern Magistrate’s Court today issued an arrest warrant for Ms Tang Xian, a Mainland resident, who did not appear at Court today to answer three insider dealing charges laid by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).

Fidessa Named Best Sell-Side OMS - Scoops Markets Choice Award In New York

Date 25/02/2016

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that it has been named Best Sell-side Order Management System (OMS) provider at the 2016 Markets Choice awards. Organised by Markets Media, the awards were presented at a gala dinner hosted at the Highline Ballroom in New York last night.

ICAP Global Broking To Launch Iron Ore Volume Matching

Date 25/02/2016

ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that ICAP Global Broking intends to launch ‘Iron Ore Volume Matching’, an anonymous electronic mid-point volume matching service for the iron ore over-the-counter (OTC) market.

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) Accredits “Integrated Securities” For Direct Market Access (DMA)

Date 25/02/2016

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that “Integrated Securities” has been accredited to provide Direct Market Access (DMA) for global brokers lifting the number of DMA service providers to 12 brokerage firms. The exchange is currently processing similar applications from other brokerage firms in collaboration with the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).