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ESMA Publishes First Overview Of The Size And Structure Of EU Securities Market

Date 18/11/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, today published its first statistical report on European Union (EU) securities markets. The Report uses new regulatory data sources to give, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of European equity and bond markets in 2019, including the number, characteristics, volumes traded and transparency data on the equity and bond instruments subject to MiFID II.

Nasdaq’s Quandl Hires Alternative Data Industry Leader Hamza Khan As Head Of European Data - Khan To Lead Strategy In Europe As Investor Demand For European Data Grows

Date 18/11/2020

Nasdaq’s Quandl, a leading provider of alternative and core financial data, today announced that Hamza Khan has been appointed as Head of European Data. Khan was formerly the CEO and founder of Suburbia, a technology company that specialized in alternative data solutions.

Driven By Client Demand – Additional Eurex Products To Be Extended Into Asia Pacific Time Zones

Date 18/11/2020

On 7 December 2020, we will extend a further four products for the Asian Pacific time zones: the 10-year Euro-OAT, EURO STOXX® Banks, STOXX® Europe 600, and VSTOXX® Futures, thus catering to the market demands for further trading and hedging opportunities.

SGX Bull Charge Community Clocks 150,000 Km In Virtual Charity Run, Raising $3.63 Million For Beneficiaries

Date 18/11/2020

• Participants across different cities surpass collective target of 100,000 km amid challenging year for charitable fundraising
• President Halimah Yacob witnesses presentation of cheque for $3.63 million to SGX Bull Charge beneficiaries

HKEX Statement

Date 18/11/2020

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) confirms the accurate display of all market statistics for the After-Hours Trading Session. Trading in all HKEX markets has remained fully open during the day session. Further investigation is being conducted into the cause of the partial market statistics display issue during the day session. Based on the full functioning of HKEX’s markets today, we expect all markets to open as normal tomorrow (Thursday). 

State Street Reappointed By Union Investment – Group To Provide Collateral Services

Date 18/11/2020

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT), today announced it has extended its eight-year collateral services relationship with Union Investment - Group (“Union Investment”), the fund management company of the German cooperative finance network, for an additional five years, including the option for further extension.

Nortel Admitted To Trading On Oslo Bors

Date 18/11/2020

The telecom company Nortel has today been admitted to trading on Merkur Market (ticker code: NTEL-ME).

Roadshow’s First Virtual Round Attracted 61 Institutions Managing US$ 3.5 Trillions Of Assets:- International Funds Attending Dubai Financial Market Investor Roadshow 2020 Are Upbeat On Dubai Capital Markets’ Prospects

Date 18/11/2020

• H.E. Essa Kazim: “Dubai markets amongst the most welcoming and supporting in the region in terms of international investors’ presence”
• The DFM attracted 1952 new international investors this year including 1531 retail investors and 421 institutional investors
• International investors accounted for 51% of trading activity while institutions accounted for 44%

Cost Of Innovation Hindering Health Sector SMEs In Pursuit Of COVID Recovery

Date 18/11/2020

• 86% of UK SMEs in the health sector think innovation is important for the recovery from Covid-19, yet half said it was too expensive
• 47% of those in health-related sectors said cost was the biggest barrier to innovation
• A further 46% said the biggest barrier was lack of opportunity, despite those in healthcare, medtech and pharmaceutical industries saying Covid-19 presented this opportunity

Circular Of Shanghai International Energy Exchange On The Listing Price Of Bonded Copper Futures Contracts

Date 18/11/2020

Shanghai International Energy Exchange has released its Circular on the Listing Price of Bonded Copper Futures Contracts as follows:

In accordance with the General Exchange Rules of the Shanghai International Energy Exchange and other applicable rules, we hereby release the listing price of the following bonded copper futures contracts: