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  • EGX Hosts Senior Officials Of The Iraqi Capital Market To Strengthen Joint Cooperation

    Date 08/03/2022

    Dr. Mohamed Farid, Executive Chairman of the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), welcomed a high level delegation from the Iraqi capital market, namely, Mr. Hassan Hassani, Chairman of the Iraqi Securities Commission, Mr. Thaer Adnan Hashem, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Iraq Stock Exchange, Mr. Taha Ahmed Abdel Salam, the Executive Director of Iraq Stock Exchange, Mr. Ali Adnan Hashem, Chairman of the Iraqi Association of Securities Dealer, to enhance joint cooperation and assist the Iraqi side in developing the capabilities and competencies of the Iraqi market.

  • Suspension Of LME Nickel Market

    Date 08/03/2022

    Following further unprecedented overnight increases in the 3 month nickel price, the LME has made the decision to suspend trading for, at minimum, the remainder of today (Tuesday 8 March 2022).

  • Currencies Direct Announces £140 Million Strategic Investment From Blackstone

    Date 08/03/2022

    Palamon Capital Partners (“Palamon”), a pan-European growth investor, and Corsair, a leading private equity firm targeting services, software, and payments investments in the financial services market, today announced that funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities (“Blackstone”) have agreed to make a £140 million strategic investment in Currencies Direct (the “Company”), a leading global provider of digital foreign exchange (“FX”) and international payment services to private clients and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The investment will be made in partnership with Currencies Direct’s management team, led by Keith Hatton, and Palamon and Corsair (“the Sponsors”), which will retain their majority co-controlling stake in the Company. Blackstone’s strategic investment will be used to accelerate the Company’s growth ambitions through further acquisitions.

  • Bursa Malaysia Launches #Myfirsttrade# Campaign In Support Of The International Women’s Day

    Date 08/03/2022

    In celebration of the International Women’s Day, Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) today joined 118 exchanges around the world in raising awareness on gender equality in the equity market space. To further commemorate the occasion, Datuk Muhamad Umar Swift, Chief Executive Officer of Bursa Malaysia, rang the bell at market opening, followed by a dialogue that centred around women’s participation in the Malaysian equity market.

  • Statement About The Regulatory And Supervisory Framework To Assure AML/CFT Compliance Across Virtual Assets In The UAE

    Date 08/03/2022

    The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) stated that it has come closer to issuing the regulatory and supervisory framework related to virtual assets issued for investment purposes. It has also completed its consultation with the concerned authorities in the country in developing the necessary regulatory framework to address the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing related to virtual assets and virtual asset service providers in the United Arab Emirates, in order to ensure that the virtual assets sector adheres to the recommendations and requirements of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).