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Nasdaq To Hold A Moment Of Silence For Victims Of The Texas Church Shooting

Date 06/11/2017

What:
Nasdaq will observe a one-minute moment of silence at 9:20 a.m. Eastern Time (ET) in remembrance of those lost and injured in the Texas attack. Our thoughts are with the victims and families.

The Nasdaq Tower in Times Square will be displaying a message honoring the victims. 

When:
November 6, 2017; 9:20-9:21 am. E.T.

HKEX To Introduce Realtime DVP For Northbound Stock Connect Trading On 20 November

Date 06/11/2017

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced today (Monday) that Realtime Delivery versus Payment, or Real-time DVP, money settlement in Renminbi, Hong Kong dollars and US dollars will be introduced for the Northbound related transactions of Stock Connect, its mutual market access programmes with the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, on 20 November 2017.

Rival Systems Wins Best Buy-Side Commodities Trading Platform Award For Second Consecutive Year - Buy-Side Technology Bestows Honor For Rival Trader/Rival API

Date 06/11/2017

For the second consecutive year, Rival Systems (Rival), a leading provider of trading and risk management software, has won Buy-Side Technology's award for "Best Buy-Side Commodities Trading Platform."  The Waters Technology publication announced the honor for the firm's Rival Trader and Rival API offerings at its 2017 awards ceremony on Friday in London.

CloudMargin Wins Award For Best Buy-Side Collateral Management Tool For Third Consecutive Year From Buy-Side Technology - Only Firm To Win Category Since Its Creation By The Waters Technology Publication

Date 06/11/2017

CloudMargin, the multi-award winning creator of the world's first web-based collateral and margin management solution, has for the third consecutive year won the award for Best Buy-Side Collateral Management Tool from Buy-Side Technology (BST). Officials from the Waters Technology publication announced the award on Friday in London.

SIX Swiss Exchange At Midpoint: A Year Of Growth - SwissAtMid Has Offered Participants Improved Best Execution Possibilities On Swiss Equities With The Chance Of Significant Price Improvement.

Date 06/11/2017

Just over a year ago, SIX Swiss Exchange successfully launched an exciting new initiative for the market - a non-displayed trading pool called SwissAtMid. In that time we have seen significant growth in the service and have seen exceptional value provided to firms that are searching for best execution for Swiss listed equities.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/11/2017

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first 10 months of 2017 was $83.3 billion, an increase of 24 per cent when compared with $67.1 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first 10 months of 2017 was $4.3 billion, an increase of 2 per cent when compared with $4.2 billion for the same period last year.
• There were 131 newly listed companies for the first 10 months of 2017, an increase of 39 per cent when compared with 94 for the same period last year. 

FCA Publishes Future Approach To Consumers

Date 06/11/2017

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published its ‘FCA Mission – Our Future Approach to Consumers’.

First ETF In Europe Launched By Lyxor Tracking The Solactive Equileap Global Gender Equality Index

Date 06/11/2017

Solactive is excited to announce that the Solactive Equileap Global Gender Equality Index is the reference index for the newly launched Lyxor Gender Equality ETF (ELLE FP Equity), which will begin trading today on Euronext. This is the first ETF in Europe that provides investment access to Equileap’s gender lens methodology.

NFEx Markets Contracts With Scila For Market Surveillance

Date 06/11/2017

NFEx Markets Ltd, the new London-based market for base metals trading has signed a contract with Scila AB the Stockholm-based fintech company, to implement Scila Surveillance, a market surveillance solution designed to identify insider trading and market manipulation in real time, protecting end investors and strengthening confidence in the financial markets.

Securities Commission Malaysia Continues To Lead Digital Innovation In Malaysia’s Capital Market - ECF & P2P Gaining Traction; Co-Investment Fund Announced; Centralised Bond & Sukuk Information Platform Launched; Further Development In Distributed Ledger Technology

Date 06/11/2017

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) continues to lead digital innovation in Malaysia’s capital market with significant progress reported on major digital markets initiatives.