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Stock Exchange Of Thailand: FinNet To Launch Payment System Service For Capital Market From Feb 12

Date 12/02/2018

The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) subsidiary FinNet Innovation Network Co., Ltd., today rolls out the payment system infrastructure in order to enhance efficiency of the capital market’s payment process, in line with the government’s National e-Payment Roadmap. This development underlines SET’s vision “To Make the Capital Market ‘Work’ for everyone.”

DFM Admits Al Ramz Capital As The First Regulated Short Selling (RSS) Service Provider

Date 12/02/2018

• Hassan Al Serkal: “The introduction of RSS stems from our strategy that focuses on providing market participants with a diversified array of products and services that enhance trading activity and market liquidity.”
• Mohammad Al Mortada Al Dandashi: “DFM has introduced yet another investment tool to further assist investors to diversify their investments and mitigate the risk”

ETFGI Reports A Strong Start To 2018 For ETFs And ETPs Listed In Europe With A Record Increase In Assets Of US$54.0 Billion During January To Reach A New High Of US$856 Billion

Date 12/02/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported a strong start to 2018 for ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe, with a record increase in invested assets of US$54.0 billion during January to reach a new high of US$856 billion at the end of the month. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

HKEX Welcomes Government Appointments To Its Board

Date 12/02/2018

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) welcomes the Government’s appointment of Laura Cha and Benjamin Hung to its Board of Directors.

UK’s Serious Fraud Office Also Charges Barclays Bank PLC Regarding Matters Which Arose In The Context Of Barclays’ Capital Raisings In 2008

Date 12/02/2018

On 20 June 2017 Barclays announced that the Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") had brought certain charges against Barclays PLC in relation to matters that arose in the context of Barclays’ capital raisings in 2008. Those charges included one offence of unlawful financial assistance contrary to section 151(1) of the Companies Act 1985 in respect of a USD 3 billion loan provided to the State of Qatar in November 2008 (the “Loan”). Barclays noted that the SFO at that time had not made a decision as to whether it would also bring charges in relation to the Loan against Barclays Bank PLC.

Deutsche Börse AG: Release Of Capital Market Information

Date 12/02/2018

In the period from 05 February 2018 to, and including, 09 February 2018, Deutsche Börse AG purchased a number of 17,833 shares within the framework of its ongoing share buy-back program which had been announced by the announcement of 22 November 2017 pursuant to Art. 5 (1) lit. a) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Art. 2 (1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052.

Bulgarian Stock Exchange Main Market Summary January 2018

Date 12/02/2018

Click here to download the statistics for the market performance of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange in January, 2018.

Further UK Serious Fraud Office Charges In Barclays Qatar Capital Raising Case

Date 12/02/2018

The Serious Fraud Office has today charged Barclays Bank Plc with unlawful financial assistance contrary to s151(1) and (3) of the Companies Act 1985.

Announcement On SGX India Equity Derivatives

Date 12/02/2018

We refer to the issuance of the “Joint Press Release for Licensing of Indian Indices and Market Data of the securities listed or traded in India” by National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSEI) (“the Indian Exchanges”) on 9 February 2018, regarding the commercial licensing of their indices and market data with a number of foreign exchanges and other business partners.

Shanghai International Energy Exchange Circular Defining The Deliverable Crude Streams, Deliverable Grades, And Final Settlement Price Differentials For Shanghai International Energy Exchange Crude Oil Futures

Date 12/02/2018

Effective on, January, 2018, pursuant to the Contract Specifications of Crude Oil Futures and the Delivery Rules of the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, INE has set the deliverable crude streams, deliverable grades, and final settlement price differentials for INE crude oil futures as follows: