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HKEX: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 05/05/2017

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), announces that with effect from 12 May 2017 (Friday), 44 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 40 existing designated securities will be removed from the list.  The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 942 after the revision.

Bank Of England: MREL Data For UK Banks Published

Date 05/05/2017

We have today published indicative data on the minimum amount of loss-absorbing resources that the larger UK banks and building societies will be required to hold. This is known as MREL (minimum requirements for eligible liabilities and own funds).

HKEX Announces Plan For Physically Settled CNH And US$ Gold Futures

Date 05/05/2017

• First of their kind gold futures contracts denominated in CNH and US$ and traded on the same platform
• Physical kilobar (1 kilogram) contract ideal for Asia
• After-hours as well as day trading (nearly 16 hours of trading per trading day)

McKay Brothers Expands European Bandwidth Services - Bi-Directional Bandwidth Service Between Basildon And Madrid In <18.01 ms - The Lowest Known Latency

Date 05/05/2017

McKay Brothers International (MBI) has announced an expansion of its market leading low latency private bandwidth services between the UK and continental Europe. McKay now offers bi-directional private bandwidth service between Basildon and Madrid in less than 18.01 milliseconds round trip, the lowest known latency.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Consults On New Guidelines On Online Distribution And Advisory Platforms

Date 05/05/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today launched a three-month consultation on proposed Guidelines on Online Distribution and Advisory Platforms.

SGX Reports Market Statistics For April 2017

Date 05/05/2017

Securities

• Total Securities market turnover value was at S$21.6 billion, down 26% month-on-month and up 2% year-on-year, over 19 trading days. There were 23 trading days in March 2017 and 21 in April 2016.
• Securities daily average value (SDAV) was S$1.135 billion, down 10% month-on-month and up 13% year-on-year.
• Market turnover value of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) was S$224 million, down 37% month-on-month and up 20% year-on-year.
• Market turnover value of structured warrants was S$1.19 billion, down 16% month-on-month and up 149% year-on-year.
• There were 2 new Catalist listings during the month, raising S$30.8 million.
• There were 96 new bond listings, raising S$44.371 billion.
• Total market capitalisation value of 752 listed companies stood at S$1.01 trillion as at end-April 2017.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 05 May 2017

Date 05/05/2017

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report. 

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Arrangements For Electronic Filing Of Disclosure Of Interests Notifications

Date 05/05/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published new prescribed forms for disclosure of interests notifications (DI notices) for use when mandatory electronic filing takes effect on 3 July 2017 (Note 1). The SFC reminds substantial shareholders (Note 2), directors and chief executives of listed corporations (Note 3) that as of that date, DI notices with respect to their interests in securities of listed corporations must be submitted electronically.

AxiomSL Appoints Peter Tierney CEO APAC As Firm Readies For Next Growth Phase

Date 05/05/2017

AxiomSL, the global leader in regulatory reporting, data and risk management solutions, today announced the appointment of Peter Tierney as CEO of the firm’s Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Tierney brings more than 25 years of experience as an enterprise software executive, including his latest role as the regional head of DTCC’s OTC trade reporting initiative and CEO of the Singapore-based OTC data repository (DDRS) in Asia. He is based in Singapore and reports to Alexander Tsigutkin, Global CEO. 

Prosperity UK: Stock Exchanges, Settlement & The Future Of Euro Clearing

Date 05/05/2017

Prosperity UK - the forum organised by Paul Marshall (Marshall Wace) and Lord "Hill (former EU Commissioner) to enable Britain to plan for a successful Brexit with ideas led by the business community itself, included a panel on "Stock Exchanges, Settlement and the Future of Euro Clearing"