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Håvard S. Abrahamsen New President And CEO Of Oslo Børs And Oslo Børs VPS Holding

Date 29/04/2019

Håvard S. Abrahamsen has taken up the role as the new President and CEO of Oslo Børs and Oslo Børs VPS Holding.

SC-World Bank-IOSCO Asia Pacific Hub Conference 2019: Enhancing Financial Inclusion Through Islamic Finance And FinTech

Date 29/04/2019

As a global pioneer in Islamic finance, Malaysia aims to harness the growth of Islamic finance and financial technology (FinTech) to enhance financial inclusion and open up access to financial services for the underserved individuals as well as micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

Quant Insight Unleashes Unique Macro Analytics Via API - Unique Quantitative Macro Data Analytics Will Now Be Available Through A Cloud Based API To Hedge Funds, Asset Managers, Investment Banks, Pension Funds, Insurance Companies And Family Offices Globally

Date 29/04/2019

Quant Insight, a London based firm specialising in macro analytics, have expanded their data offering in the form of an API. The existing marketplace, and in particular, the traditional bottom-up equity investment sector and investment committees can now easily access Quant Insight's robust quant data to establish whether their single stocks or portfolios are being impacted by macro or micro factors. Identifying portfolio and stock vulnerabilities, characteristics and sensitivities, stress test multiple macro factors, and finding their own insights are they key uses of the data.

NZX: Investor Day Presentation

Date 29/04/2019

NZX will today host its investor day where it will present an update on business activities and execution against its five year strategy.

UOB, SGX And CCOIC Sign MOU To Help Chinese Enterprises Use Singapore As A Launchpad For ASEAN Expansion

Date 29/04/2019

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB), Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) and the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC)[1] have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to help Chinese enterprises use Singapore as a launchpad to expand into ASEAN. The MOU signing was in conjunction with the second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing and was witnessed by Mr Chan Chun Sing, Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry, and Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)

Date 28/04/2019

To view the detailed Weekly Stock Market Ownership and Trading Activity Report (by Nationality and Investor Type) for Main Market and Nomu-Parallel Market please Click Here

Dubai Financial Market Company Posts Net Profit Of AED 28.1 Million During The First Quarter Of 2019

Date 28/04/2019

H.E. Essa Kazim underlining key developments of the period:

• The DFM attracted 64 new institutional investors and net purchases of institutions reached AED 500 million
• Market Capitalization gained AED 7 Billion and net purchases of foreign investors reached AED 680 Million
• Launch of the new organizational structure of Post-trade services further enhances Company’s ability to sustain growth 
• Noticeable expansion in new trade-supporting services such as “Allocation Account” and “Margin Liability Transfer”
• Launch of eBoard Platform as part of DFM’s efforts to strengthen women’s presence on boards of listed companies

ADX Participates In Arab Federation Of Exchanges Meetings

Date 28/04/2019

H.E. Khalifa Salem Al Mansouri, Acting Chief Executive of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, the leading financial market in the region, led a delegation to the Arab Federation of Exchanges (AFE) meetings, which took place in Cairo, Egypt, on 23-24 April. Heads and representatives of stock exchanges, Arab depository and clearing companies, as well as representatives of a group of brokerage firms and financial experts attended the meetings.

Nasdaq Dubai Welcomes USD 1.5 Billion Sukuk Listing By Islamic Development Bank

Date 27/04/2019

Nasdaq Dubai welcomed the listing today of a 1.5 billion US dollar Sukuk by Islamic Development Bank (IDB). The listing underlines Dubai’s role as the largest centre globally for Sukuk listings by nominal value currently totaling 60.89 billion US dollars.

Nadex Self-Certification To Amend Expiration Value Calculation Process For Crude Oil And Natural Gas Contracts

Date 27/04/2019

On April 26, 2019, North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”) submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”), pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and section §40.6(a) of the regulations promulgated by the Commission under the Act (the “Regulations”), its intent to amend its expiration value calculation procedure for its Crude Oil and Natural Gas Variable Payout and Binary contracts to include both ‘normal’ and ‘highly active’ market conditions methods.  In accordance with the 10-day review period set forth in Commission Regulation 40.6(b), Nadex plans to implement these Exchange Rule changes for the start of business on trade date May 6, 2019.