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Qatar Stock Exchange Launches Fourth Annual IR Excellence Program

Date 22/10/2018

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), in collaboration with Iridium Investor Relations, today launches the fourth annual Investor Relations (IR) Excellence Program, which aims to help listed companies in Qatar further improve investor relations best practices. Since its inception in 2015 as the first recognition program of its kind in the GCC, the IR Excellence Program rewards companies and their leaders for their investor relations achievements. 

Allowing Egyptians Abroad To Get Coded On The Stock Exchange Through Their Passports - After The Approval Of FRA On EGX Proposal - Egyptians Abroad Are Allow To Get Coded And Update Their Data Using Their Passports

Date 22/10/2018

Within the continuous cooperation between the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) and the Egyptian Exchange (EGX), to simplify and facilitate procedures for investors to enhance the trading and raise the market’s liquidity, FRA approved EGX’s proposal that allows the Egyptians abroad to be coded and to update their data using their valid passports that hold their national ID numbers. This gives this the facility to discard the condition of a valid national ID.

DIFC Strengthens Chinese Relations By Welcoming Hubei Province Delegation - High-Profile Delegation Explores New Areas For Collaboration With DIFC As Part Of China’s Belt And Road Initiative

Date 22/10/2018

His Excellency Essa Kazim, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia region (MEASA), has received the Vice-Governor of the People’s Government of the Hubei Province in China, Cao Guangjing, as part of a high-profile delegation to the Centre.

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

Date 21/10/2018

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

Processing Of Eight Service Requests Via Smart Channels Only During The Initiative’s Week: Dubai Financial Market Promotes Dubai’s Digital Transformation Through Active Participation In The “Week Without Service Centres” Initiative - HE/ Essa Kazim: “The Smart Bourse Strategy Has Successfully Generated Numerous Innovative Capital Market Solutions”

Date 21/10/2018

As part of its commitment to embrace leadership’s vision on digital transformation, the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) participates in the “Week without Service Centers” initiative, launched by the Dubai Government’s Department of Finance in order to boost customers’ inclination to get services accomplished through smart channels.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 19/10/2018

The current reports for the week of October 19, 2018 are now available.

Vienna Stock Exchange: Easy Access Via Direct Market Plus To Start On 21 January 2019

Date 19/10/2018

• Easy entry to the stock market for domestic stock corporations with small free float
• direct market plus: A "plus" in service and attention for a "plus" in transparency
• Candidates benefit from the experience of the "direct network

CFTC To Hold An Open Commission Meeting On November 5

Date 19/10/2018

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo announced that the CFTC will hold an open meeting on Monday, November 5, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. to consider the following:

• Final Rule: Amending the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition
• Proposed Rule: Amendments to Regulations on Swap Execution Facilities and the Trade Execution Requirement
• Request for Comment regarding the Practice of “Post-Trade Name Give-Up” on Swap Execution Facilities

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For October 19th 2018

Date 19/10/2018

A  total turnover of 1.380 billion shares worth N15.149 billion in 13,478 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 915.856 million shares valued at N9.835 billion that exchanged hands last week in 14,033 deals.

CFTC Commissioner Behnam To Keynote At The 2018 ISDA Annual Japan Conference

Date 19/10/2018