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JSE Launches JSE Eris Interest Rate Swap Futures

Date 31/08/2015

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), the continent’s largest exchange, today have officially launched JSE Eris Interest Rate Swap (IRS) Futures.

Platts Launches China Oil Analytics Platform

Date 31/08/2015

Platts, a leading global energy, metals, petrochemicals and agriculture information provider, has launched a new analysis platform that forecasts key supply and demand dynamics of domestic oil and petroleum markets in China.

SGX Welcomes Aspial Treasury Retail Bonds

Date 31/08/2015

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed the listing of Aspial Treasury Pte Ltd.’s five-year retail bonds with a coupon rate of 5.25% per annum, payable half-yearly, on the Mainboard under the stock code, “BEYZ”.

Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority Announces The Referral Of A Suspicion Of Violating Article (49) Of The Capital Market Law And Article (2) Of The Market Conduct Regulations To The Bureau Of Investigation And Public Prosecution

Date 31/08/2015

As part of the Capital Market Authority’s efforts to protect citizens and investors from unfair and unsound practices involving cheating, fraud and manipulation and as part of its efforts to ensure transparency and justice on securities business, and based on Article (17) of the Capital Market Law, CMA would like to inform the investors and participants in the Capital Market that a CMA Board resolution was issued to refer a suspicion of a violation to the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution. An investor was suspected of violating Article (49) of the Capital Market Law and Article (2) of the Market Conduct Regulations while trading the shares of some listed companies. 

ASIC’s Corporate Plan 2015–16 To 2018-19 And Focus For 2015-16

Date 31/08/2015

ASIC today published its Corporate Plan 2015–16 to 2018-19 and Focus for 2015-16.

The Corporate Plan communicates our current thoughts on how our long term strategic priorities and challenges are shaping our strategy and responses over this period. We see our long term challenges as balancing a free market-based system with investor and financial consumer protection, digital disruption, structural change, financial innovation-driven complexity, and globalisation.

Osaka Exchange: Initiatives To Promote JPX-Nikkei 400 Futures

Date 31/08/2015

Osaka Exchange, Inc.(hereinafter “OSE”) have launched JPX-Nikkei 400 Futures in November, 2014. 

With increasingg awareness of JPX-Nikkei 400 index and growing asset under management underlying JPX-Nikkei 400 index as a background, JPX is seeing increasing demands towards JPX-Nikkei 400 Futures.

Profits On The Palestine Exchange Reach USD 152m In The First Half Of 2015

Date 30/08/2015

First half financial results showed that thirty five of forty nine listed companies achieved a net profit of 151,845,742 USD a growth of 2.30% comparing to the same period in 2014, the thirteen loss making companies recorded a total loss of 13,351,815 USD.  One company failed to disclose within the set deadline.

MOU Signed Between Qatar Stock Exchange And Borsa Istanbul

Date 30/08/2015

Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) and the Borsa Istanbul today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the QSE premises in Doha.  The purpose of the MOU is to formalize cooperation between the two markets. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Mr. Rashid bin Ali Al-Mansoori, CEO of Qatar Stock Exchange, and Mr. Tuncay Dinç, CEO of Borsa Istanbul in the presence of the Turkish delegation representing Borsa Istanbul.

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer At The Federal Reserve Bank Of Kansas City Economic Symposium, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, August 29, 2015, U.S. Inflation Developments

Date 29/08/2015

I am delighted to be here in Jackson Hole in the company of such distinguished panelists and such a distinguished group of participants.

I will focus my remarks today on forces--domestic and international--that have been holding down inflation in the United States, and some of the consequences of recent--primarily international--developments.

Tehran Stock Exchange Reports On Performance Of Brokerage Firms

Date 29/08/2015

According to statistics, more than 34% of the whole electronic trades were done in 5 brokerage firms.