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London Stock Exchange Group: 17 New UK Companies Join ELITE Today

Date 27/04/2017

• Brings total number of UK ELITE businesses to over 100
• ELITE UK CEOs & Iain Wright MP open London trading
• More than 750 international companies, advisers and investors make up growing ELITE community

New Speech By Ashley Alder: Opening Remarks At Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Media Luncheon

Date 27/04/2017

A speech entitled "Opening remarks at SFC media luncheon" delivered by Mr Ashley Alder on 27 April 2017 was posted on the SFC website today.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands SMTRACK Berhad For Breach Of Ace Market Listing Requirements

Date 27/04/2017

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded SMTRACK BERHAD (SMTRACK) for committing the following breaches of the Bursa Malaysia Securities ACE Market Listing Requirements (ACE LR):-

(1)   Rule 9.22(1) of the ACE LR for failing to announce the company’s quarterly report for the 3 month period from 1 April 2016 to 30 June 2016 (“QR5 2016”) on or before 31 August 2016.  SMTRACK only announced the QR5 2016 on 30 September 2016, a delay of 1 month;

(2)   Rule 9.22(3) of the ACE LR where the company had on 20 July 2016 announced the change of its financial year end from 31 March 2016 to 31 July 2016 but failed to consult Bursa Malaysia Securities as to the period to be covered in the quarterly report; and 

(3)   Rule 9.23(1) of the ACE LR for failing to issue the company’s annual report for the financial period ended 31 July 2016 (“AR 2016”) on or before 30 November 2016.  SMTRACK only issued the AR 2016 on 29 December 2016, a delay of approximately 1 month. 

Joint Hong Kong Monetary Authority-Securities And Futures Commission Consultation On The OTC Derivatives Regulatory Regime

Date 27/04/2017

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issued a joint consultation on the prescription of additional markets and clearing houses, and the prescription of Delta One Warrants, for the purpose of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives regulatory regime.

SIX Interbank Clearing - PaymentStandards.CH: Payment System Harmonization - From January 2019 The Current Swiss Payment Slip Is Being Replaced By The QR-Bill

Date 27/04/2017

Following extensive preparations and as announced, PaymentStandards.CH today presented the technical features of the QR-Bill. From January 2019, this replaces the orange and red payment slips currently in use. The new, future-oriented solution enables the different inter- est groups to meet the challenges of digitisation and regulation in an efficient way. Banks, software houses and other interested parties will in the coming months develop solutions tailored to different user needs enabling the easy integration of the QR-Bill into invoicing and payment processes.

HKEX: New Appointments

Date 27/04/2017

Following the Government's appointment of Stephen Yiu, and re-appointment of Anita Fung, Rafael Gil-Tienda and Margaret Leung, and shareholders' election of Cheah Cheng Hye and Hugo Leung as Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the HKEX Board today (Thursday) appointed new members to certain committees and consultative panels with immediate effect as follows.  The composition of the Risk Management Committee (Statutory) and Clearing Consultative Panel remains unchanged.

BME Posts €39.3 Million Net Profit In The First Quarter

Date 27/04/2017

• Revenue for the first quarter stood at €82.3 million
• EBITDA for the first three months reached €53.8 million
• The cost base coverage ratio with revenue not linked to volumes closed the first quarter at 124% of costs covered
• The efficiency ratio and ROE remain stable, ranking among the best in the sector
• Investment flows channelled through the Exchange in the first quarter of 2017 almost triple those in the same period in 2016, at €9.4 billion

RAZGULAY Group PJSC Ords To Be Removed From Moscow Exchange Indices

Date 27/04/2017

RAZGULAY Group PJSC ords will be removed from the MICEX Broad Market Index, the RTS Broad Market Index, the MICEX Second-Tier Index, the RTS-2 Index, the MICEX Consumer Goods and Services Index and the RTS Consumer & Retail Index on 28 April 2017 due to the suspension of trading. 

Colt Opens Marseille Node, Addressing Demand For Bandwidth Transit Between Europe And Asia-Pacific - Strategically Important Hub Location Delivers High Bandwidth Connectivity To Asia, Africa And Middle East

Date 27/04/2017

Colt Technology Services announced that it has opened a point of presence (PoP) in Marseille - an increasingly important hub location for carriers and organisations looking for a high bandwidth connectivity gateway connecting Europe with Asia, Africa and the Middle East, due to the landing of several important subsea cables from these regions in the city.

Amman Stock Exchange: A Public Holiday To Celebrate International Labor Day On Sunday

Date 27/04/2017

According to the announcement issued by Prime Minister on the occasion of the International Labor Day, the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) will be off on sunday April 30, 2017.