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Tokyo Stock Exchange: Handling Of Tick Sizes From April 1 Onward

Date 07/03/2016

As previously announced, TSE have applied a separate set of narrower tick sizes to TOPIX100 constituents from January 14, 2014 onward (as prescribed in Rule 14, Paragraph 3, Item 1-b of the Business Regulations; hereinafter referred to as "narrow tick sizes"). 

Survey Finds Investors Outside Hong Kong And Exchange Participants' Principal Trading Are Driving Trading Growth In HKEX's Securities Market

Date 07/03/2016

The Cash Market Transaction Survey 2014/15 conducted by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) found that the increases in the value of overseas investor trading and Exchange Participants' (EPs') principal trading underpinned the strong growth in the value of all market trading.  According to the survey findings, the contribution of investors outside Hong Kong to total trading in HKEX's securities market from October 2014 to September 2015 (2014/15) was steady at 39 per cent, while their trading value increased by 71 per cent from the previous 12-month period (2013/14), compared to an increase of only 45 per cent in trading value from local investors, whose market share fell to 39 per cent.  The value of EPs' principal trading increased by 124 per cent, and its market share rose to 22 per cent.

Deutsche Börse Cash Market: db x-trackers ETF On US Dollar-Denominated Corporate Bonds With Currency Hedge Launched On Xetra - Bonds Issued By Companies In Industrial, Utilities And Financial Services Sectors

Date 07/03/2016

A new db x-trackers bond index ETF from Deutsche Asset Management's product offering has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Monday, 7 March.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency: The Fourth Meeting Of The Advisory Council On The Systems Of Accounting And Auditing

Date 07/03/2016

The Advisory Council will hold its fourth Meeting as follows.

The meeting is not open to the public. The summary is to be publicized on the FSA website after the meeting.

Tehran Stock Exchange Bulletin - February 2016

Date 07/03/2016

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's bulletin for February 2016.

Henrik Husman Appointed New President Of Nasdaq Helsinki

Date 07/03/2016

Nasdaq Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) today announced that Henrik Husman has been appointed President of Nasdaq Helsinki.

ARAX Commodities Chooses Trayport For Trading Power And Agricultural Softs

Date 07/03/2016

Trayport, a leading provider of energy trading solutions to traders, brokers and exchanges worldwide, announced today that ARAX Commodities (ARAXCo) have chosen Trayport’s GlobalVision Broker Trading System (BTS) for trading power and agricultural softs in markets across central / south east Europe and the Middle East.

Nasdaq Appoints Lauri Rosendahl As New President Of Nasdaq Nordic And Nasdaq Stockholm

Date 07/03/2016

Nasdaq Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) today announced that Lauri Rosendahl has been appointed President of Nasdaq Nordic and Nasdaq Stockholm.

SIX Rounds Off Exceptional Year With Record Profit

Date 07/03/2016

SIX had an exceptional year in 2015, culminating in a record profit. The income from the sale of the shares in the joint ventures STOXX and Indexium boosted earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) by CHF 464.3 million to CHF 762.9 million and net profit by 188.7% to CHF 713.7 million. Adjusted for the contribution to earnings by STOXX and Indexium in 2014 and 2015, EBIT increased by 7.8% to CHF 286.1 million, and the EBIT margin climbed from 14.8% to 15.8% The turbulence on the markets unleashed by the removal of the EUR/CHF floor impacted business operations in different ways: while Swiss Exchange and Securities Services benefited from the rise in volumes, the strong Swiss franc had an adverse effect on operating income in the business areas Financial Information and Payment Services. Operating income increased by 0.5% overall, and the business grew by 5.6% on a currency-adjusted basis.

TheCityUK UK Key Facts

Date 07/03/2016

Click here to download TheCityUK's latest key facts report, which outlines the importance of the UK financial and related professional services industry.