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Thai Bourse Establishess Learning Center To Strengthen SMEs, Start-Ups And SEs

Date 07/04/2016

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has continuously supported small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), new entrepreneurs, and social enterprises by recently setting up a new and unique learning center in Bangkok to equip these groups with practical knowledge with the first curriculum, so called “STARTUP Fundamental Course” to be launched on April 24, enabling them to grow along with the country’s new industry structure, as part of the government’s efforts to drive economic growth.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Reminds Asset Managers Of Importance Of Meeting Investors’ Expectations

Date 07/04/2016

Asset managers included in a review undertaken by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) are generally taking the right steps to ensure they manage funds as they say they will. But while most funds in the sample are investing in line with their stated strategy, the FCA did find examples of unclear product descriptions and inadequate governance or oversight.

London Stock Exchange Group Joins Climate Bonds Initiative Partnership Program

Date 07/04/2016

• Becomes first global exchange group to partner with the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI)
• LSEG committed supporter of green financing
• Builds on launch of dedicated green bond segments

ESAs Finalise Key Information Documents For Retail Investors In The EU

Date 07/04/2016

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA, ESMA - ESAs) has finalised its proposal for regulatory technical standards (RTS) on Key Information Documents (KIDs) for Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products (PRIIPs).

Opening Bell Ceremony With Pointer Telcoation To Celebrate Their Dual listing At TASE

Date 07/04/2016

Pointer Telocation is now dual listed again, after 4 years at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights - March 2016

Date 07/04/2016

Highlights

Securities Market

• Funds raised through IPOs for the first three months of 2016 was $28.0 billion, an increase of 38 per cent when compared with $20.3 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover for the first three months of 2016 was $72.7 billion, a decrease of 16 per cent when compared with $86.4 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants for the first three months of 2016 was $15.5 billion, an increase of 5 per cent when compared with $14.7 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first three months of 2016 was $6.4 billion, an increase of 3 per cent when compared with $6.2 billion for the same period last year.

MeteoGroup Cooperates With EEX By Providing Temperature Data For The Transparency Platform

Date 07/04/2016

MeteoGroup, Europe’s largest private weather company, is partnering with the European Energy Exchange (EEX) to provide temperature data for selected regions on the EEX transparency platform. As of today, MeteoGroup will deliver data for more than 15 European locations, such as Berlin, Brussels, Budapest and Zurich.

MNI India Consumer Sentiment Indicator: India Consumer Confidence Rises in March - Higher Expectations Underpin Consumer Sentiment

Date 07/04/2016

Consumer sentiment rose to the highest since November last year led by more optimistic expectations for future finances and business conditions while sentiment towards spending took a backseat.

Japan Exchange Group: Commencement Of Proof Of Concept Testing For Blockchain Technology

Date 07/04/2016

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) and Nomura Research Insitute have agreed to jointly begin conducting proof of concept (PoC) tests for blockchain, or distributed ledger, technology.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin 5 April, 2016, Issue10

Date 07/04/2016

Last week, Shenzhen Component Index stood at 10379.6 points after adding 0.4%. SME Index closed at 6799.1 points after losing 0.2%. ChiNext Index was down 0.5% to 2205.4 points. Total turnover for stocks and funds on SZSE was US$305.8 billion, or a 13.2% decrease from the week before.