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Disruptive Technology Comes To UK Share Trading With First Commission Free Platform

Date 25/07/2016

Freetrade has announced today that it will be launching its disruptive new platform for trading stocks and shares, which brings proven commission-free trading technology and fractional share dealing to the UK for the first time.

ESMA Publishes Updated Q&A On CFDs And Other Speculative Products

Date 25/07/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today an updated version of its question and answer document (Q&A) on the application of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) to the marketing and sale of financial contracts for difference (CFDs) and other speculative products to retail clients (such as binary options and rolling spot forex).

Bursa Malaysia Registers Profit After Tax And Minority Interest Of Rm99.4 Million For The First Half Of 2016

Date 25/07/2016

Tokyo Commodity Exchange's Physical Market For Gold Launched Today

Date 25/07/2016

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) announced today that the launch of a new physical market for gold, “Gold Physical Transaction”. The number of executed transactions for the first trading day was 14.

UAE Securities Markets Gain Confidence Of Local And Foreign Investors - Achieving Positive Performance Backed By Strong Macroeconomic And Microeconomic Performance Indicators And A Legislative And Financial Supervisory System That Is In Accordance With Best Global Standards

Date 25/07/2016

Since the beginning of this year, the UAE financial markets have been witnessing remarkable recovery and have managed to absorb the multiple variables that have a positive correlation with the performance of world financial markets, such as plunging oil prices and the variables of the surrounding political geography, as well as the impacts of quantitative easing and the government lending policy pursued by Europe and the US, plus the fluctuating economic indicators and the Chinese financial markets.

ASIC Consults On Communicating Audit Findings To Directors, Audit Committees Or Senior Managers

Date 25/07/2016

ASIC today released a consultation paper about it directly communicating specific financial reporting and audit findings identified from ASIC reviews of external audit files to directors, audit committees or senior managers of companies, responsible entities or disclosing entities.

NZX Half Year 2016 Shareholder & Qrtly Regulation Metrics

Date 24/07/2016

NZX’s shareholder metrics for the six months to 30 June 2016 (1H 2016) demonstrate the excellent health of New Zealand’s capital markets and highlight the strong performance of NZX’s funds services business. A summary of NZX’s operating segments is below.

Algosaibi Groups Signs Settlement Agreement With Claimant Steering Committee - Largest Trial In History Of The Cayman Islands Begins In AHAB Case Against Al Sanea Liquidators

Date 24/07/2016

Coinciding events in the last week represent an historic milestone in the efforts of Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers ("AHAB" or "The Company") to resolve the largest and most complex financial dispute in the history of the Middle East.

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

Date 24/07/2016

The total value of shares traded for the week ending 21  July 2016 amounted to SAR 18.29 billion, decreasing by 13.48% over the previous week; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,522.20 billion at the end of this period, decreasing by 0.97% over the previous week.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange And Abu Dhabi Global Market Sign MOU On Bilateral Cooperation

Date 24/07/2016

Abu Dhabi Securities Market (ADX) and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) have entered into an agreement to foster bilateral cooperation. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed at ADGM Office on 24 July  2016 by His Excellency Hamad Abdullah Al Shamsi, Chairman of ADX, and His Excellency Ahmed Al Sayegh, Chairman of ADGM.  The ceremony was well attended by senior officials from both organisations.