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EGX Holiday For The Occasion Of June 30 Revolution

Date 23/06/2017

It was decided that Thursday, June 29, 2017 to be an official holiday at the Egyptian Exchange for the occasion of June 30 revolution. Trading will be resumed on Sunday, July 2, 2017.
 

Borsa Istanbul: Periodic Review For The BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond Indices For The Period Of July 2017 Has Been Finalized

Date 23/06/2017

In accordance with the article 3.3. of BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules, periodic review for the BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond Indices for the period of July 2017 (July 3, 2017–July 31, 2017) has been finalized. According to the results of the periodic review, the Eurobond, whose issue information is given below, will be included in BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond USD and BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond USD (TRY) Indices effective from July 3, 2017.

VTB Capital Recognized As The Best Company On Russian Bond Market

Date 23/06/2017

VTB Capital has been awarded Best Bond Market Company at the Russian National Association of Securities Market Participants (NAUFOR) annual The Elite of the Securities Market Awards. The award recognises VTB Capital’s position as the leading investment bank by deal volume in the Russian debt capital market, as well as the high quality of the transactions for Russian issuers in the domestic market.

Vienna Stock Exchange: First Trading Day Of "The Just Loans Group"

Date 23/06/2017

Today trading in the stocks of The Just Loans Group Plc starts on the Vienna Stock Exchange. Price discovery and trading take place in a daily midday auction on the Third Market of the Vienna Stock Exchange. According to the British company the Group entered the alternative finance sector with the aim of providing a real alternative to Business Banking and has built a robust, scalable, Anti Money Laundering (AML) compliant process for on boarding Corporate Borrowers in the UK and eventually Europe. 

MGEX Has 13th Best Volume Day In History

Date 23/06/2017

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports setting the 13th best daily volume record on Thursday, with total volume finishing at 21,570 contracts. There are now 10 days that have reached top 25 daily volume records, including the top day when 33,453 contracts traded on June 13. Electronic volume was the 22nd best, finishing at 18,203 contracts.

Intercontinental Exchange Executives To Testify Before Congress On Central Clearing And Equity Market Structure

Date 23/06/2017

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced that Chief Financial Officer Scott Hill will appear before the House Agriculture Committee on June 27 to discuss central clearing and systemic risk, and NYSE President Thomas W. Farley will appear before the House Financial Services Capital Markets Subcommittee to discuss equity market structure.

FCA’s BMR Consultation Answers Many Questions, But More Remains To Be Done By All Involved

Date 23/06/2017

Bovill, the international financial services regulatory consultancy, has responded to yesterday’s consultation paper from the FCA on updating its handbook to reflect incoming EU Benchmarks Regulation (BMR). The next and most important phase of the regulation, which will be applicable from 1 January 2018, creates a host of new requirements for administrators, contributors and users of benchmarks. Potentially hundreds of firms could be affected as they will have to create internal systems to govern, control, monitor and record the processes by which they administer, contribute data to or use benchmarks.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Clarifies Competence Requirements For Licensees Seeking To Enter Asset Management Business

Date 23/06/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issued a circular to clarify certain competence requirements for existing licensed persons seeking to be licensed for Type 9 regulated activity (asset management) (Note 1) and to provide further guidance on how the SFC assesses the competence of a corporation or a responsible officer (RO) to carry on asset management activities.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 23 June, 2017

Date 23/06/2017

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report.

HKEX To Introduce CNH- And US$-Traded Gold Futures On 10 July

Date 23/06/2017

• Hong Kong's first pair of physically settled commodity futures
• Contracts comprise Spot Month and next 11 calendar months
• Trading Fee and Commission Levy waived for the first six months of trading