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Over 800,000 Individual Investment Accounts Registered On Moscow Exchange

Date 27/05/2019

The number of Individual Investment Accounts (IIA) opened with Moscow Exchange reached 801,573 on 21 May 2019, up from 598,000 at year-end 2018, 302,000 at year-end 2017, 195,200 at year-end 2016 and 88,900 at year-end 2015. Brokerage accounts account for 87% of the total, and trust management accounts the remaining 13%.

Al Mawared Brokerage's Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report, 27 May 2019

Date 27/05/2019

Click here to download Al Mawared Brokerage's weekly report on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The Report is designed to give an overview of developments in the Jordan Capital Markets as well as ASE performance indicators.

ESMA Updates Its Questions And Answers On The Securitisation Regulation

Date 27/05/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) on the Securitisation Regulation (Regulation 2017/2402).

HKEX Signed MOU With Beijing Antaike Information

Date 27/05/2019

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and Beijing Antaike Information Co Ltd (Antaike) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Beijing on 24 May to establish a deeper strategic partnership.  Based on the existing alumina quotation cooperation, the MOU seeks to further expand the cooperation in the spot market of non-ferrous metal, and two parties jointly promote the internationalisation of spot prices of Mainland China’s non-ferrous metals.

ESMA Updates Its Opinion On Ancillary Activity Calculations

Date 27/05/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published an updated opinion on ancillary activity calculations. This updated opinion provides the estimation of the market size of commodity derivatives and emission allowances for the year 2018. ESMA has prepared those estimations based on data collected from trading venues as well as data reported to trade repositories under EMIR.

Nasdaq Withdraws Offer To Acquire Shares Of Oslo Børs VPS

Date 27/05/2019

Nasdaq AB, an indirect subsidiary of Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ), has decided to withdraw its offer (the “Offer”) to acquire all of the issued shares of Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA made pursuant to the offer document published on 4 February 2019 (as amended). This decision has been made because under the current circumstances the minimum acceptance condition for completion of the Offer is incapable of being satisfied. Shareholders who previously accepted the Offer are being released from their obligations under the Offer.

Oslo Børs VPS: Nasdaq Withdraws Offer On Oslo Børs VPS

Date 27/05/2019

Nasdaq AB has withdrawn its offer to acquire all of the issued shares of Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA. Shareholders having accepted the offer are released from their acceptances from today. 

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Limited $27 Million For Sponsor Failures

Date 27/05/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined China Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Limited (CMS) $27 million for failing to discharge its obligations as a joint sponsor in relation to the listing application of China Metal Recycling (Holdings) Limited (China Metal).

GPW Launches IR Excellence Programme To Evaluate The Quality Of Investor Relations Practices In GPW-Listed Companies

Date 27/05/2019

• GPW has completed Phase 1 of the IR Excellence Programme, which evaluated the quality of investor relations in public companies
• The Programme covered 160 companies, including all constituents of the WIG20, mWIG40, sWIG80 indices, as well as 20 companies from the gaming industry
• In the next phase of the Programme, GPW will deliver bespoke reports to all companies participating in the review
• The Programme will re-evaluate investor relations (in November/December 2019)

ADX Sponsors ‘Ramadan Iftar Project’ In Partnership With Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation

Date 27/05/2019

In accordance with its commitment to social responsibility, and on the occasion of the Year of Tolerance, 2019, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the leading financial market in the region, partnered with the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation to sponsor their ‘Ramadan Iftar Project’.