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CryptoUK Welcomes The Treasury Select Committee's Inquiry Into Digital Currencies

Date 22/02/2018

Commenting on the Treasury Select Committee’s decision to launch an inquiry into digital currencies, a spokesperson for CryptoUK said:

“We welcome the decision by the Treasury Select Committee to launch this inquiry and look forward to contributing. As some of the leading businesses in the cryptocurrency industry we believe that under the right regulatory framework, there is an opportunity for the UK to become a global leader in this exciting technology. Our message to the Treasury Select Committee is that it is entirely possible to deliver a regulatory framework which ensures consumer protection and which enables crypto businesses to thrive”.

Securities Commission Malaysia Charges Former MD Of Johor Land Bhd And Businessman For Insider Trading

Date 22/02/2018

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today charged the former Managing Director of Johor Land Bhd (JLand) with insider trading under section 188(3)(a) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA). A.F.M Shafiqul Hafiz, 71, was charged at the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court with communicating material non-public information to one Dato’ Harjit Singh a/l Gurdev Singh between 22 March 2009 and 6 April 2009.

Verena Ross, ESMA’S Executive Director, Speaks At ECON Scrutiny On Short-Selling Regulation

Date 22/02/2018

The Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), Verena Ross, appeared today at the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee’s (ECON) meeting in Brussels. 

Dutch Star Companies ONE Celebrates IPO On Euronext

Date 22/02/2018

Dutch Star Companies ONE N.V., a special purpose acquisition vehicle, began trading today on Euronext Amsterdam. 

Egypt Successfully Raises $4bn Triple Tranche Bonds In London

Date 22/02/2018

• New notes start trading on London Stock Exchange’s Main Market
• Egypt will use the proceeds to finance the country’s fiscal debit
• Reinforces London’s status as Egypt’s funding partner of choice 

Cinnober Year-End Report - January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2017

Date 22/02/2018

• Net sales for the year amounted to SEK 348.6 million (330.9).
• The proportion of recurring revenue* for the year amounted to 72.7 percent (66.8) of net sales.
• The operating loss for the year amounted to SEK 93.4 million (profit 9.5).
• The loss before tax for the year amounted to SEK 95.9 million (profit 8.8).
• Earnings per share before dilution for the year were negative in the amount of SEK 4.46 (positive 0.22).
• Growth initiatives had a negative impact of SEK 106.2 million on EBITDA. A directed new share issue of SEK 175.3** million was carried out during the year to fund the subsidiary Minium’s investment in client clearing. Minium’s operations burdened EBITDA for the year by SEK 50.3 million.
• The acquisition of assets in UK company Ancoa, active in market surveillance systems, was carried out in May. The operations burdened EBITDA for the full-year by SEK 25.3 million.
• Major deployments during the year – including the second phase of a major Brazilian clearing project and a new trading system for the Australian derivatives market.
• The Board proposes that no dividend be paid for the financial year.

* See financial definitions on p.19 in the full Year-end Report
** New share issue net after transaction costs

CEE Exchange CEOs’ Meeting In Prague

Date 22/02/2018

• PSE and GPW initiated meetings of the region’s exchange CEOs
• The first meeting of six CEOs of exchanges of the Visegrad Group (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary) as well as Romania and Croatia was devoted to increasing co-operation and exchanging experiences

Solactive Launches Industrial Robotics & Automation Index Licensed To Commerzbank For Structured Products

Date 22/02/2018

Solactive introduces the Solactive Industrial Robotics & Automation Index, a thematic index track- ing companies providing robotics and automation solutions in an industrial context. The index holds globally listed companies with a minimum market capitalization of USD 1 billion operating in sectors such as factory automation equipment, semiconductors, industrial machine parts, and programmable logic devices. The index rules only select companies with positive one-year re- turn. In this way, the composition is tilted towards companies whose success in these areas is corroborated by their stock’s performance over the previous twelve months.

United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: Digital Currencies Inquiry Launched

Date 22/02/2018

The Treasury Committee is today launching a new inquiry into digital currencies and distributed ledger technology.

SET Named "Best Central Securities Depository In Southeast Asia 2017"

Date 22/02/2018

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) affirms its strategy "Towards Sustainable Growth with Innovation" with the special Marquee Award for “Best Central Securities Depository in Southeast Asia 2017” at the 11th Annual Alpha Southeast Asia Deal & Solution Awards 2017 held by Alpha Southeast Asia, the leading institutional magazine in the region.