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SGX: Spotlight On Nikkei Dividend Futures As Japan Dividend Yields Spike

Date 29/02/2016

Elevated Dividend Yield of Japanese Equities

In February, the drop in Japanese stock prices resulted in a spike in the dividend yields of the underlying stocks of the Nikkei 225 Index, rising as high as 2.16% based on estimates for the fiscal year ending March 2016 -- a level not seen in more than three years since December 2012. Given that the yield reflects dividend payments relative to price per share, dividend yield increases as stock prices fall.

Volante Technologies supports SWIFT Standards Release 2016

Date 29/02/2016

Volante Technologies Inc., a global leader in the provision of software for the integration, processing and orchestration of financial messages, today announced support for the latest SWIFT Standards 2016 update.

The European Stability Mechanism (ESM) To Partially Redistribute Management Board Responsibilities

Date 29/02/2016

The ESM Management Board has decided to partially redistribute the roles of two of its members. The changes, which will be effective as of 1 April 2016, are in line with the ESM’s commitment to enhance mobility of all staff, including the Management Board.

SGX: Trio Of Insurance Plays Averaged Three-Year Returns Of 30%

Date 29/02/2016

There are three primary listed Insurance stocks on Singapore exchange (SGX), which are further categorised to the following sub-industries: Life & Health Insurance, Property & Casualty Insurance, and Reinsurance. This is based on the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS®) which is also used to categorise stocks on SGX StockFacts.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Approval Of Initial Program’s Listing (TOKYO PRO-BOND Market): Industrial And Commercial Bank Of China Limited

Date 29/02/2016

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange approved a program listing application from Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited for listing on the professional-oriented TOKYO PRO-BOND Market.

TOCOM Renames "Gold Daily" Contract To "Gold Rolling Spot"

Date 29/02/2016

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. announced today the renaming of the "Gold Daily" futures contract to "Gold Rolling Spot". The new name better reflects the nature of the contract and no contract specifications have changed.

Velocimetrics To Significantly Enhance Its Client’s Capabilities To Assess Market Data Quality

Date 29/02/2016

Velocimetrics, the leading provider of intelligent, real-time business flow tracking and performance analysis solutions, today announces the release of advanced functionality that will considerably enhance its client’s abilities to improve the way in which they assess market data quality.

SGX Electricity Market Report

Date 29/02/2016

SGX Electricity Futures (EF) traded 23 lots in the past two weeks, bringing February volume to-date to 43 lots, and the total volume since trading started in June last year to 1,099 lots (1,207 GWh). Open interest as at the end of last week was 586 lots (642 GWh). Daily settlement prices (DSP) in the past two weeks for all contracts rose slightly to between $55-$77/MWh.

Nasdaq Dubai Holds Investor Relations Workshop In Cairo For Egyptian Companies

Date 29/02/2016

• Seminar discussed global best practices in investor relations and communication
• Course attended by companies that are already listed or considering going public

Thomson Reuters Trade Notification Network Connections And Volumes Rise As FX Industry Seeks Increased Transparency And STP - Network Connections Rise 50 Percent And Volumes Grow 20 Percent Year-On-Year Through February 2016 As Thomson Reuters Looks To Improve Market Efficiency With Agnostic Industry-Wide Network

Date 29/02/2016

The number of FX market participants publishing and receiving trade notifications on Thomson Reuters trade notification network has grown 50 percent year-on-year through February 2016 as industry participants seek to realize the benefits of increased transparency and reduced costs and errors from automated trade notification and straight through processing (STP). Thomson Reuters Trade Notification (TRTN) has also seen an increase in message volume of 20 percent in the same period, as Thomson Reuters looks to improve market efficiency by providing an agnostic industry-wide network.