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WaveCrest Enhances Propositions With Membership Of The Banking Circle - B2B Clients To Benefit From Virtual IBAN Service, Foreign Exchange And Swift Transfer Of Funds

Date 04/10/2017

WaveCrest, the licensed and regulated e-money issuer, working globally with businesses of all sizes and industries, has joined the Banking Circle to benefit from the ground breaking cross border payment solution.

Keynote Presentation By Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin, Managing Director, Development & Islamic Markets, Securities Commission Malaysia At The KLIFF 2017, Kuala Lumpur, 4 October 2017

Date 04/10/2017

Ladies and gentlemen,

It gives me great pleasure to be here this morning. Please allow me to congratulate the organizers for their unwavering commitment which has brought KLIFF, a hallmark event in the Islamic finance calendar, to its 14th edition this year.

Moscow Exchange Trading Schedule For 2018 Public Holidays

Date 04/10/2017

On 3, 4 and 5 January, 9 March, 30 April, 2 May and 11 June -- public holidays in Russia -- Moscow Exchange's trading schedule will be as follows:

• The FX, Precious Metals, Equity & Bond and Deposit Markets will operate as usual;
• All instruments will trade on the FX and Precious Metals Markets, except trades with "today" settlement and swap transactions with their first parts settled on the same day;
• The Standardised OTC Derivatives market will be closed.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – September 2017

Date 04/10/2017

• Increase of the value of trade in equities on the Electronic Order Book on the GPW Main Market by 10.7% YoY to PLN 18.3 billion
• Increase of the average daily value of trade in equities on the Electronic Order Book by 16% to PLN 869.6 million
• Decrease of the volume of trade in index futures by 12.6% YoY to 450 thousand contracts
• Increase of the value of bond issues listed on Catalyst by 14.6% to PLN 90.2 billion
• Increase of the total volume of trade in electricity by 6.3% to 12.5 TWh
• Increase of the volume of spot and forward transactions in gas by 146.8% YoY to 13.9 TWh
• Increase of the volume of trade in property rights to certificates of origin by 17.1% to 3.9 TWh

Dubai Financial Market Showcases Its Latest Smart Services At GITEX 2017 - Participates In The "Economy Zone" At The "Dubai Smart Government" Pavilion: H. E. Essa Kazim: “Our “Smart Borse” Strategy Works In Line With The Leadership’s Vision And Enabled Investors To Seamlessly Track Their Investments And Complete Their Transactions Wherever They Are"

Date 04/10/2017

The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced the details of its participation in GITEX 2017, the information technology week scheduled from 8th to 12th October 2017 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. DFM is participating within the “Economy Zone” of the Dubai Smart Government (DSG) pavilion at Sheikh Saeed Hall. A team of DFM officials and specialists will update visitors on the latest smart solutions and applications that ensure the investors swift and smooth access to market services and remotely completion of transactions.

NEX Markets Volumes – September 2017

Date 04/10/2017

Volume information includes UST Benchmarks and Agencies. Off-the-Run securities, including T-Bills, are provided pursuant to an agreement with ICAP Securities USA LLC.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Court Allows TVB’s Judicial Review

Date 04/10/2017

The Court of First Instance has granted leave and allowed a judicial review of the Takeovers and Mergers Panel’s ruling in relation to a share buy-back offer announced by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) in January 2017.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Deliverable Goods Of Precious Metals

Date 04/10/2017

The below Deliverable Goods have been added:

Commodity: Gold

Producer: ①Metalor Hong Kong 　②Metalor Singapore

Applicable contract months: the addition applies to delivery from the October 2017 contract onward (except for early delivery on October 2017).

SWIFT Enhances Reference Data Quality For Treasurers - SWIFTRef’s New Customer Data Validation Service Supports Corporate Treasury Teams By Assessing And Validating Payments Reference Data

Date 04/10/2017

SWIFT announces the availability of Customer Data Validation, a new reference data service from SWIFTRef that helps corporate treasurers validate bank master data against the most accurate and up-to-date payment reference data, available from the SWIFTRef directories.

64% Of Corporate Treasurers Ask For Real-Time Payments Tracking - SWIFT And EuroFinance Survey Reveals Corporate Wish List For Enhancements In Cross-Border Payments

Date 04/10/2017

Recent survey from SWIFT and EuroFinance reveals corporates wish list for enhancements in cross-border payments.