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FTSE China Index Series Quarterly Review

Date 27/02/2019

• One addition to the FTSE China A50 Index in this review period
• No changes to the FTSE China 50 Index

TASE’s Opening Bell Ceremony Goes Global With The International Mayors Conference In Israel

Date 27/02/2019

Mayors from 26 countries from around the world gathered this morning at the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) building for the opening bell ceremony to mark the International Mayors Conference that is being held in Israel.

EEX New Participant: Société Générale S.A.

Date 27/02/2019

Société Générale S.A. has been admitted to exchange trading for Phelix Futures and Options, French Financial Power Futures and Options, Italian Financial Power Futures and Options, Nordic Financial Power Futures and Options, Spanish Financial Power Futures and Options, Belgian Financial Power Futures, Dutch Financial Power Futures, Swiss Financial Power Futures, Greek Financial Power Futures, UK Financial Power Futures, PXE Polish Financial Power Futures, PXE Czech Financial Power Futures, PXE Hungarian Financial Power Futures, PXE Slovakian Financial Power Future, PXE Romanian Financial Power Futures, Freight Financial Futures and Options (USD),   Spot Contracts on Emission Rights (Primary Auctions, Secondary Market), Futures and Options on Emission Rights and Financial Futures on Agricultural Products.

BME And The Spanish Global Compact Network Ring The Bell For Gender Equality

Date 27/02/2019

BME and the Spanish Global Compact Network will Ring the Bell for Gender Equality on 8 Marchfor the second consecutive year. This initiative, in which more than 65 stock exchanges from around the world participate, aims to send the message that gender equality is key to boosting the global economy and the private sector has a pivotal role to play in it.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/02/2019

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 1 March 2019, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows: 

Dubai Financial Market Signs MoU With The Dubai Land Department To Streamline Connectivity Through Its Electronic Services Platform

Date 27/02/2019

• H.E. Essa Kazim: “Agreement further enhances communication channels between the two sides, in line with leadership’s vision on employing advanced technologies to provide customers with smart and innovative services”
• H.E. Sultan Butti bin Mejren: “The MoU comes within the framework of continuous efforts to strengthen partnership and cooperation with various governmental entities”

National Technology Awards Name McObject ‘Analytics Product Of The Year’ In Its Shortlist

Date 27/02/2019

McObject®, developer of the ultra-fast and scalable eXtremeDB® for HPC database management system, has been shortlisted by the National Technology Awards in the ‘Analytics Product of the Year’ category. The awards, now in their third year, were created to celebrate pioneering products and organisations across the technology industry and to drive further innovation as well as to encourage excellence.

HKEX 2018 Consolidated Financial Statements

Date 27/02/2019

Click here to download HKEX's 2018 consolidated financial statements.

Moscow Exchange: Stress Collateral Scenarios Change On Securities Market

Date 27/02/2019

CCP NCC is changing stress collateral scenarios on Securities market for the following instruments starting from March 5, 2019:

Presentation By HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li And Group Chief Financial Officer John Killian On 2018 Final Results Announcement

Date 27/02/2019

2018 – Key Highlights

Record full year revenue and PAT
Revenue of $15.9bn (+20% YoY) and PAT of $9.3bn (+26% YoY)

Record volumes in Cash and Derivatives Markets
Cash Market headline ADT +22% YoY, Futures and Options ADV +38% YoY, LME chargeable ADV +5% YoY

World leader in IPO funds raised
the 6th time in the last 10 years, with total funds raised of $288 billion

Stock Connect 4 year anniversary
2018 enhancements include expanding the daily quota, launching Northbound Investor ID and reachingconsensus with mainland exchanges to include WVR companies in Southbound Connect

Growth in Bond Connect
ADT reached RMB3.6 billion, foreign holdings in China’s interbank bond market more than doubled toRMB1.7 trillion as of December, Bloomberg became Bond Connect’s second trading platform

Solid Contribution from Commodities
LME volumes returned to growth,  Qianhai Mercantile Exchange spot trading platform launched in October, a foundation for HKEX’s commodities business in China