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Non Jordanian Investment At The Amman Stock Exchange During January 2015

Date 03/02/2015

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors during January 2015 was JD 27.9million, representing 15% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD28.5 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment during January 2015 showed a decrease by JD0.6 million, compared with a decrease by JD4.1 million during the same month of 2014.

Lebanon’s Al-Mawarid Bank Transforms Mobile And Online Banking For Its Customers With Next-Generation Solution From Misys

Date 03/02/2015

Misys, the leading financial software company, today announced that Al-Mawarid Bank, a leading Lebanese commercial bank, has selected Misys FusionBanking Essence Digital to transform its mobile and online banking offering for consumers.

Turnover In The Region Of EUR 9.7 Billion Recorded By Boerse Stuttgart In January - 2015 Kicks Off With A Significant Increase In Trading Activity - All Asset Classes Post Strong Gains - Record Month For Equities And ETP Trading

Date 03/02/2015

According to the order book statistics, turnover at Boerse Stuttgart for January 2015 amounted to EUR 9.7 billion. This represented an increase of 41 percent in comparison with December, which was attributable to pronounced market movements. The trading volume in January was almost on a par with January 2014, when turnover was also strong.

Vienna Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - January 2015

Date 03/02/2015

Please click here to download Vienna Stock Exchange's monthly statistics for January 2015.

ESMA Launches Call For Evidence On Competition, Choice And Conflicts Of Interest In The CRA Industry

Date 03/02/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a call for evidence as part of the development of Technical Advice for the European Commission on the functioning of the credit rating industry and the evolution of the markets for structured finance instruments as required by the Regulation on credit rating agencies. 

Notice Of Releasing Shanghai Stock Exchange Supporting Rules On Delisting

Date 03/02/2015

To further carry out the delisting system of listed companies and improve the delisting system reform, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has revised three supporting rules for delisting including the “SSE Measures on Re-listing of Delisted Companies”, the “SSE Detailed Rules on Business in Delisting Arrangement Period”, and the “SSE Provisional Regulations on Stock Trading on Risk Alert Board” in accordance with the “Opinions on Reform, Improvement and Implementation of the Delisting System of Listed Companies” of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the “SSE Stock Listing Rules (Revised in 2014)”. Besides, the SSE has incorporated into the three supporting rules the contents of its three previously-released notices on separate businesses, including the “Notice of Issues of Cementing Management of Stock Trading on Risk Alert Board”, the “Notice of Revising, Abolishing Relevant Business Rules of SSE Delisted Share Transfer System”, and the “Notice of Issues of Listed Companies’ Shares Entering Delisting Arrangement Period for Trading”.

SGX MSCI Malaysia Index Futures Poised For Launch

Date 03/02/2015

• The Malaysia Ringgit took a hit from Singapore’s unexpected loosening of monetary policy. The Ringgit had been sliding since 2014 as oil prices retreated and the Fed sought to normalise interest rate.
• MSCI Malaysia IndexSM exhibited a monthly correlation of 0.723 with the Ringgit in the past year. Yet, since December 2014, equities had been surging while the currency had been weakening, heralding a possible decoupling between currency and equities.
• MSCI Malaysia IndexSM exhibited a monthly correlation of 0.723 with the Ringgit in the past year. Yet, since December 2014, equities had been surging while the currency had been weakening, heralding a possible decoupling between currency and equities.

Statistics From The Baltic Securities Market For January, 2015

Date 03/02/2015

Statistics from the Baltic Securities Market for January, 2015 are available
http://www.nasdaqomxbaltic.com/market/?pg=bulletins&bb_id=261&lang=en 

Pershing Securities Australia Signs with Broadridge To Advance Its Multi-Asset Post-Trade Processing - New Platform To Increase Operational Efficiencies, Enable Timely Response To Regulatory And Market Changes

Date 03/02/2015

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) today announced that Pershing Securities Australia Limited, part of BNY Mellon, has selected Broadridge’s Australian post-trade processing solution as its new middle- and back-office processing platform for third-party domestic clearing. The solution is designed to increase process efficiencies and provide flexibility to support forthcoming market and regulatory changes based on a modern platform.

ESMA Advises Commission On Implementation Of New Market Abuse Regime

Date 03/02/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today its technical advice regarding the new Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). ESMA was tasked by the European Commission to provide the implementing details which will make MAR applicable to market participants and investors. These measures consist of technical advice and technical standards, the first of which are published today.