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Toronto Stock Exchange And TSX Venture Exchange Expand To Israel - Yossi Boker To Lead Business Development In Key Market

Date 12/06/2017

Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) today announced Canada's leading equity markets have expanded into Israel. This move will focus on strengthening relationships with the Israeli business community and exploring new opportunities as part of the Exchanges' international growth strategy.

May 2017: Sharp Increase Of Trading Activity - The Statistical Monthly Report Contains The Latest Trade And Turnover Figures For SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 12/06/2017

May 2017 saw a total of 4'903'873 transactions on SIX Swiss Exchange, which generated trading turnover of CHF 132.1 billion. This represented a substantial rise of 33.9% on the previous month, while the number of trades was up by 29.9%versus April.

Al Mawared Brokerage Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report - 12 June 2017

Date 12/06/2017

ASE index slide as volumes remain depressed during Ramadan; banks weigh

• The ASE General Index lost 15 points last week amidst lower volumes which dropped by more than 10% WoW to around JD 6.4 million per day. Falling share prices of a number of heavyweight banks weighed on the market including Arab Bank (ARBK, -1.5%), Bank of Jordan (BOJX, -0.72%), and Jordan Islamic Bank (JOIB, -2.28%). Industrial blue-chips Arab Potash (APOT) and Al-Eqbal Investment Company (EICO) also contributed to broader market losses after declining by 0.48% and 1.3% respectively for the week.
• On the sectoral front, all sector indices closed the week in red except for the insurance (+0.2%) and services (+0.04%) sectors with the diversified financial services sector recording the biggest loss of 2.34% WTD. 
• Jordanians and foreigners were net sellers while Arabs were net buyers. 
• Institutions were net buyers while Retail investors were net sellers.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Reach A New Record Of 4.103 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of May 2017

Date 12/06/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record of US$4.103 trillion at the end of May 2017, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s May 2017 global ETF and ETP industry insights report an annual paid for research subscription service (click here to view the ETFGI ETFs/ETPs listed globally asset growth chart).

LiquidityBook Adds Nicholas Thompson As European Client Base Grows

Date 12/06/2017

LiquidityBook today announced the addition of Nicholas Thompson as Manager, Client Services - EMEA, with demand for its industry-leading POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platform surging among European fund managers.

HyperChain Capital Announces Collaboration And Investment In CoinDash

Date 12/06/2017

HyperChain Capital, a digital assets hedge fund focused on Blockchain companies and Initial Coin Offerings (“ICO's”), is delighted to announce that it has entered into a collaboration agreement (“Agreement”) and made a strategic investment into CoinDash, a digital assets social media platform which allows investors to create and maintain their Crypto Assets whilst interacting with other investors in the space.

SGX Launches Net Total Return Futures For Key Emerging Markets In Asia

Date 12/06/2017

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today launched a series of Asian emerging markets index futures based on net total return (NTR) indices calculated by MSCI Inc.

SET Market Report For May 2017

Date 12/06/2017

• SET Index closed at 1,561.66 points, up 1.21 pct from end-2016.
• Average daily securities trading value at THB 42.99 bln, up 7.1 pct MoM
• Market cap at THB 15.8 trillion, up 1.83 pct from end-2016

HKEX: Trading In After-Hours Futures Trading Session To Be Terminated Due To Issuance Of Typhoon Signal No. 8

Date 12/06/2017

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that trading in the After-Hours Futures Trading session will be terminated at 5:35pm, due to the issuance of Typhoon Signal No. 8.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc - Investor Update Event

Date 12/06/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc will today host a planned investor update event.

The event will provide investors with an overview of the market landscape for Information Services, including FTSE Russell, LCH and Capital Markets.  It will show that the Group’s global businesses are well positioned in a changing regulatory environment, and will highlight future double-digit growth opportunities and next phase cost efficiencies.  Strong revenue growth and continued cost control will deliver further improvement to operating leverage, delivering enhanced operating margins and shareholder value.