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Qatar Stock Exchange Announces Rights Issues Selling Mechanism

Date 07/10/2015

With reference to Selling Rights Issue Rules issued by QFMA pursuant to its Board decision no. (3) for the year 2014 dated 09.03.2014, published in the Official Gazette(fifth edition dated 25.03.2014). And further to the Qatar Stock Exchange Rulebook,QSE would like to inform you of the following:

First: Purpose:

The purpose of this Market Notice is to define the rights issues selling and pricing mechanism in QSE, in light of the QFMA regulations in this regards and in particular Article (7a) of the Rules. 

Blackstone Charged With Disclosure Failures - Private Equity Advisers To Pay Nearly $39 Million Settlement

Date 07/10/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that three private equity fund advisers within The Blackstone Group have agreed to pay nearly $39 million to settle charges that they failed to fully inform investors about benefits that the advisers obtained from accelerated monitoring fees and discounts on legal fees.  Nearly $29 million of the settlement will be distributed to affected fund investors.

EBA Launches Call For Expression Of Interest For New Members Of Its Stakeholders Group

Date 07/10/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a call for expression of interest for membership to its Banking Stakeholder Group (BSG), as the mandate for the majority of its members will expire in April 2016. The call for expression of interest is open to candidates representing stakeholders across the European Union. The deadline for application is 15 December 2015.

FINRA Expels Halcyon Cabot Partners And Bars CEO And CCO For Fraud, Sales Practice Abuses, And Widespread Supervisory And AML Failures - Firm Engaged In Scheme To Conceal Kickback Of Private Placement Fees

Date 07/10/2015

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has expelled New York-based Halcyon Cabot Partners, Ltd., and barred Chief Executive Officer Michael Morris and Chief Compliance Officer Ronald Heineman from the securities industry, for fraud, sales practice abuses, and widespread supervisory and anti-money laundering failures. FINRA found that Halcyon, Morris and Heineman engaged in a scheme to conceal a kickback of private placement fees.

SIFMA Recommends Full Market Close On October 12 In Observance Of The US Columbus Day Holiday In The US, UK And Japan And The Sports Day Holiday In Japan

Date 07/10/2015

SIFMA made holiday recommendations in the United States, United Kingdom and Japan in observance of the U.S. Columbus Day Holiday and Sports Day Holiday in Japan 

Euronext Announces Record Trading In Rapeseed

Date 07/10/2015

Euronext today announced record trading in its Rapeseed grains Futures contract on 6 October 2015 with 21,140 lots traded.  This record surpasses the previous record of 20,881 lots in October 2013. 

Rapeseed oil, thanks to its chemical properties, is a key component for the European diesel blending supply chain, especially in winter.  The recent rally in the oil market and Rapeseed’s close correlation to gasoil have contributed to this increase in trading volumes. 

Euronext launched a combined Rapeseed derivatives complex in 2014, offering the industry both Rapeseed meal and Rapeseed oil futures and options in individual contracts. The launch expanded the Euronext commodities offering to cover the bio-diesel sector as it has allowed European mineral oil participants to hedge their bio-diesel price exposure.

Vienna Stock Exchange: Monthly Statistics For September 2015

Date 07/10/2015

The monthly statistic includes turnover data broken down by market segments and markets, as well as index values.

• Monthly statistic for September 2015 (PDF-File 185 KB)
• Monthly statistic for September 2015 (XLS-File 385 KB)

Bursa Malaysia Wins ‘Best Islamic Exchange 2015’ For Bursa Suq Al-Sila’ Performance At The Global Islamic Finance Awards In Bahrain

Date 07/10/2015

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”) today announced that it was awarded the ‘Best Islamic Exchange 2015’ for the performance of its Bursa Suq Al-Sila’ (“BSAS”) platform, at the Global Islamic Finance Awards 2015 held on 28 September 2015 in Manama, Bahrain. The award was presented in recognition of the double-digit growth in trades on the platform since its inception in 2009.

The Access Bank UK Opens Representative Office In Dubai International Financial Centre - Its First In Middle East

Date 07/10/2015

With an objective to support the growth of trade relations between the UAE and Africa, the largest trade finance Nigerian Bank in the United Kingdom, has announced the opening of its office in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

With Local And International Participation... The Egyptian Exchange Launches Its First Conference For Sustainability

Date 07/10/2015

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) announced the organization of its First Conferenceon Sustainable Development by the end of this month in presence of a large number of business leaders, local and foreign investors, and with the participation of local and international high-level officials. The conference’ opening session will be attended by the Minister of Investment, the Minister of Environment, Chairman of the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority (EFSA) and EGX’ Chairman, While the rest of the conference’ sessions will witness the participation of a number of high-level international organizations such as the United Nations program for women in Egypt and the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) in addition to a number of the business community’ leaders who have demonstrated a clear commitment to provide business models that arecompatible with sustainable development efforts.