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Noor Bank Rings Bell To Celebrate Listing Of A USD 500 Million Sukuk On Nasdaq Dubai

Date 16/05/2018

• Capital raised supports bank’s rapid growth as a universal Islamic bank across UAE
• Successful issuance with five-year term oversubscribed 2.1 times
• Listing underlines Dubai’s No. 1 position globally for Sukuk at USD 59.72 billion

ICE Futures Europe Emissions Auction Result

Date 16/05/2018

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced that today’s auction of 4,593,500 EU Allowances (EUAs) held on behalf of the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) was cancelled as a result of the total volume of bids falling short of the volume of the allowances being auctioned.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Highlights Concerns Noted In Licensing Applications

Date 16/05/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published the latest issue of its SFC Compliance Bulletin: Intermediaries to highlight its concerns when it considers licensing applications and provide an update on the implementation of the Manager-In-Charge (MIC) regime.

eToro Announces Expansion Plans - Launch Of A Crypto Exchange And Wallet - Bringing Crypto Offering To The U.S. Market

Date 16/05/2018

Global investment platform eToro has today announced plans to expand its cryptocurrency capabilities with the launch of an exchange and a digital wallet.  eToro will also bring its cryptocurrency offer to the United States, launching the platform to U.S. customers later this year under the leadership of the newly appointed U.S. Managing Director Guy Hirsch.

RSU Selects GoldenSource To Provide Central Service Backbone With Market Data Solution

Date 16/05/2018

GoldenSource, the leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions for the risk and banking industry, announced today that Munich based RSU Rating Service Unit GmbH & Co. KG has chosen its Market Data Solution.

The Disruption House Closes Significant Funding Round - Announces New Executive Advisory Board

Date 16/05/2018

The Disruption House (TDH), the leading financial technology benchmarking and data analytics business is pleased to announce they have closed a significant funding round and the creation of their executive advisory board. The funding was raised from a small group of private investors and will enable the firm to complete production of their unique benchmarking and performance tracking platform. TDH is helping to dismantle existing barriers to engagement between financial institutions and the technology vendors by quantifying and qualifying startup risks, enabling FinTechs to differentiate themselves, and buyers to transact faster and with confidence.

Confirmed Technical Go-Live For EuroCCP At Oslo Børs

Date 16/05/2018

We are pleased to provide further details regarding the technical go-live date for EuroCCP as a central counterpart for Oslo Børs.  

Sberbank CIB And MTS Issue First Russian Bonds Via Smart Contracts Based On NSD’s Blockchain Platform

Date 16/05/2018

MTS, Russia’s leading telecommunications operator, Sberbank CIB, Sberbank’s corporate investment business, and National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, for the first time in Russia have placed commercial bonds denominated in rubles and based on blockchain with the full life cycle of a security in the form of a set of smart contracts – from placement to the full performance of the issuer’s obligations to investors.

Stellar And Monero Added To deVere Crypto Exchange Due To Public Demand

Date 16/05/2018

One of the world’s largest independent financial services organisations has added a further two digital currencies to its cryptocurrency exchange app due to public demand being “fuelled by digital money becoming ever more mainstream.”

New Fruit On “Belt & Road” Capital Market Construction Shanghai Stock Exchange And Shenzhen Stock Exchange Consortium Signed Equity Acquisition Agreement With Dhaka Stock Exchange

Date 16/05/2018

On May 14, 2018, Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange Consortium (the Consortium) and the Dhaka Stock Exchange of Bangladesh (DSE) held the signing ceremony of equity acquisition agreement in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Mr. Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, Finance Minister of Bangladesh, Dr. M. Khairul Hossain, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Bangladesh, Mr. Li Guangjun, Commercial Counselor of the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh, Mr. Wang Jianjun, President of Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), Mr. Pan Xuexian, Chair of Supervisory Board of Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), and representatives from Bangladesh’s financial community, SSE and SZSE attended the signing ceremony.