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SGX Reports Market Statistics For June 2017

Date 10/07/2017

Securities

• Total Securities market turnover value was at S$22.4 billion, down 16% month-on-month (m-o-m) and down 1% year-on-year (y-o-y), over 21 trading days. There were 21 trading days in May 2017 and 22 in June 2016.
• Securities daily average value (SDAV) was S$1.1 billion, down 16% m-o-m and up 4% y-o-y.
• Market turnover value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) was S$200 million, down 23% m-o-m and down 25% y-o-y.
• Market turnover value of structured warrants was S$1.2 billion, up 3% m-o-m and up 69% y-o-y.
• There were 3 new Catalist listings during the month, raising S$58.1 million.
• There was 1 new Mainboard listing during the month, raising S$174.1 million.
• There were 104 new bond listings, raising S$49.7 billion.
• Total market capitalisation value of 752 listed companies stood at S$1.0 trillion as at end-June 2017.

ESMA Updates MiFID II/ MIFIR Investor Protection Q&A

Date 10/07/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 2 new Q&A to its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR). The new Q&A cover the topics of recording of telephone conversations and electronic communications, and best execution.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For July 2017 Rubber Contract

Date 10/07/2017

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the July 2017 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules, the price differential between the Good Delivery materials RSS No.3 and the non-standard grade RSS No.4 for the July 2017 contract month shall be -3.0 yen/kg.

IPO Of The NAGA Group AG In Frankfurt Stock Exchange’s Scale Segment - Further Listing Of A Company From Deutsche Börse Venture Network

Date 10/07/2017

With the Hamburg-based fintech, The NAGA Group AG, the first company from the Deutsche Börse Venture Network has been listed in the SME segment Scale on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The issue volume of the IPO was €2.51 million. The first price was €3.60, the issue price €2.60.

EY Promotes 669 New Partners Worldwide - EY Continues To Advance Women And Partners From The Emerging Markets (Comprising Nearly 30% And 36% Of All Promotions Respectively) - Promotions Demonstrate EY's Commitment To Developing Leaders

Date 10/07/2017

EY announces that 669 people globally have been promoted to partner. For the third consecutive year, partners from the emerging markets continue to represent more than a third of all partner promotions, making up 36% this year (up from 35% in 2016 and 33% in 2015). EY also continues to accelerate its commitment to gender diversity across the global organization, with women representing nearly 30% of this year's partner class.

Exegy Sets Record Pace For New Feed Handlers

Date 10/07/2017

Exegy Inc., a leading provider of managed services and technology for low-latency financial market data, introduced twenty-four new feed handlers for direct market data feeds in the first six months of 2017.  The record-setting pace was driven by customer requests to expand coverage for Asia-Pacific, fixed income, and alternative liquidity providers, as well as the introduction of new feed products from exchanges in the US and Europe.  In the same six months, Exegy also deployed thirty updates to existing feed handlers and participated in forty-three industry-wide testing sessions in support of Exchange-Driven Changes (EDCs).  “We have proven our ability to expand our feed handler portfolio while maintaining an exceptional level of service to our customers and their mission-critical infrastructure.  The record-setting productivity in the past six months is quantitative evidence that we have developed the finest market data engineering and managed services teams in the industry,” says chief operating officer Rod Arbaugh. 

BT And KPMG Warn Businesses Against Cyber Security Traps - Investing In IT Security Products Alone Is No Silver Bullet In Battle Against Cyber Crime

Date 10/07/2017

In the wake of high-profile global ransomware attacks such as WannaCry and Petya, BT and KPMG have today published a new cyber security report offering practical advice to businesses of all sizes on how best to manage their security journey and turn it into a business opportunity.

HKEX Group: One Group, Two Golds

Date 10/07/2017

Euronext Acquires Majority Stake In iBabs - Acquisition Of An Innovative Board Portal Platform To Complement The Euronext Corporate Services Offering

Date 10/07/2017

Euronext announces today the closing of the acquisition of a 60% stake in iBabs, a leading Dutch provider of dematerialised board portal solutions for corporates and public organisations , for a consideration of €30.1 million.

HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li - Latest Charles Li Direct: Going For Gold

Date 10/07/2017

HKEX held a ceremony this morning to unveil its new dual-currency gold futures contracts in Hong Kong alongside gold futures being launched on LMEprecious on the London Metal Exchange. HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li blogged about how the launch marked a number of firsts, why London and Hong Kong are the ideal markets for gold futures and what makes the products unique.