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Non-Jordanian Ownership In Companies Listed At The Amman Stock Exchange Reached 49.1%

Date 03/12/2018

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) since the beginning of the year until the end of November 2018 was JD736.1 million, representing 42.6% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD712.5 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments showed an increase of JD23.6 million, compared to a decrease by JD331.4 million for the same period of 2017. 

Capital Markets Union: European Council - Council Of The European Union - Agrees Stance On Supervision Framework For Clearing Houses

Date 03/12/2018

EU member states reached today a compromise position on how EU and third country clearing houses should be supervised in the future, taking in particular account of the effects of Brexit on the European financial system.

Ljubljana Stock Exchange Monthly Statistical Report November 2018

Date 03/12/2018

Click here to download comprehensive monthly statistics of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange for November 2018.

Bursa Malaysia Seeks Feedback On Shortening The Securities Settlement Cycle To T+2

Date 03/12/2018

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia”) today issued a consultation paper seeking public feedback on the proposed move to a shorter securities settlement cycle to two days (“T+2”) from the current three-day cycle (“T+3”). The proposal is part of Bursa Malaysia’s ongoing efforts at improving operational efficiency, reducing systemic risks and aligning the clearing and settlement processes of the Malaysian capital market with international practices.

ICE Data Services Selected As The New Benchmark Provider For BlackRock iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF

Date 03/12/2018

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced that ICE Data Services has been selected as the new benchmark provider for BlackRock’s iShares® U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (PFF), which currently represents $14.7 billion in assets under management.

Qatar Stock Exchange Announces The Launch Of Electronic Disclosure System Using XBRL

Date 03/12/2018

QSE today announced the launch of a unified electronic disclosure system project using XBRL language (Extensible Business Reporting Language) in Qatar Capital Market. The project, which is aimed at facilitating the disclosure process and serving all related parties, will make a paradigm shift in the disclosure of financial and nonfinancial data of the companies and it will develop the process of accessing all disclosures, and thus will improve the disclosure and transparency level in the market and increase the speed of access to the required information by investors and other interested parties locally and internationally. 

Deutsche Börse: Cash Markets Achieve Turnover Of 140.4 Billion Euros In November

Date 03/12/2018

Deutsche Börse cash markets generated a turnover of €140.4 billion in November (previous year: €154.2 billion).

Moscow Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Determined For Brent Futures (Brent-12.18)

Date 03/12/2018

Please be advised that on December 3, 2018 the settlement prices for Brent futures (BR-12.18) contracts amounted to:

• BR-12.18 – 58.69

ESMA Registers A.M. Best (EU) Rating Services B.V. As Credit Rating Agency

Date 03/12/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s direct supervisor of credit rating agencies (CRAs), has registered today A.M. Best (EU) Rating Services B.V. as a CRA under the CRA Regulation. 

HKEX To Add Mini-HSCEI Options To After-Hours Trading From Tonight

Date 03/12/2018

• Addition of Mini-HSCEI Options will complete roll-out of eight major stock index products in AHT
• Index futures and options’ average daily AHT volumes are up sharply from their initial levels