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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: KiwiSaver Trial Focused On Members In Their 50s Gets Results

Date 14/05/2018

The interim results of a second FMA, MBIE and industry trial has shown targeted communications created using behavioural insights, are more likely to lead KiwiSaver members to make an active decision about their fund.

ASIC Consults On Short Selling Proposals

Date 14/05/2018

ASIC is seeking feedback on various proposals relating to both naked and covered short selling.

ASIC’s public consultation coincides with the sunsetting of a number of related class orders, providing an opportunity to review our regulatory approach to short selling.

EGX: Trading Hours During Ramadan Holy Month

Date 13/05/2018

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) decided that the trading session dates during the month of Ramadan to be as follows:

• First : The trading session of listed securities (Main Market) from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm, preceded by a discovery session starts at 9:30 am.
• Second: Small & Medium Enterprises Stock Exchange (NILEX) from 10:00 am to 1:30 pm.
• Third: The time to record orders in the deals market for transactions with large volume from 9:15 am to 9:45 am. 
• Fourth: The trading session for non-listed securities (Orders Market, OTC) on Monday and Wednesday only of each week from 11:30 am to 12:00 pm.
• Fifth: The trading session for non-listed securities (Deals Market, OTC) from 09:30 am to 1:30 pm.
• Sixth: The trading session for non-listed securities (Central Depository) from 10:00 am to 11:30 am.
• Seventh: Time to divide Omnibus Accounts from 1:30 pm to 2:00 pm

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)

Date 13/05/2018

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)

DAMAC Properties Rings Bell To Celebrate Listing Of USD 400 Million Sukuk On Nasdaq Dubai

Date 13/05/2018

• Listing supports DAMAC Properties’ capital-raising programme as it expands  regionally and internationally
• Ceremony underlines Dubai’s role as global centre of Sukuk expertise

Tehran Stock Exchange Bulletin - April 2018

Date 12/05/2018

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's monthly bulletin.

Tossing Fish And Catching Capital: Remarks At The Washington State Bar Association, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Seattle, Washington, May 4, 2018

Date 11/05/2018

Thank you, Judy [Anderson], for that kind introduction. I am pleased to be here today. Before I begin, I need to remind you that my remarks are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or my fellow Commissioners.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 11/05/2018

The current reports for the week of May 11, 2018 are now available.

Payments Canada, The Bank Of Canada, TMX Group, Accenture And R3 Demonstrate Feasibility Of Instantaneous Equity Settlement Through Distributed Ledger Technology - Proof Of Concept First To Integrate Cash And Assets To Enable Settlement On Distributed Ledger Technology

Date 11/05/2018

Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada, TMX Group and Accenture have demonstrated that the instantaneous clearing and settlement of securities on-ledger is feasible, showing for the first time that both central bank cash and assets can be tokenized to complete an instant, end-to-end equity settlement on distributed ledger technology (DLT).

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For May 11th 2018

Date 11/05/2018

A total turnover of 1.586 billion shares worth N25.992 billion in 21,115 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.331 billion  shares valued at N20.835  billion that exchanged hands last week in 18,695 deals.