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IQ-EQ Welcomes New Group Head Of Private Wealth, Steve Sokić

Date 07/05/2019

IQ-EQ, a leading investor services group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Sokić, who joins the firm as Group Head of Private Wealth.  Steve will also sit on both the Group Management Board and Business Executive Committee. His appointment is effective immediately.

Taiwan Futures Exchange Newsletter - May 2019

Date 07/05/2019

Click here to download the TAIFEX Newsletter for May 2019.

Private Equity Investment In Europe Hits New Record

Date 07/05/2019

• European private equity investments increase 7% to €80.6bn in 2018
• Fundraising remains strong with €97bn committed by investors
• Nearly half of funds raised come from investors outside Europe
• Venture capital sets records with €11.4bn in fundraising and €8.2bn invested  

Japan Exchange Group Trading Overview In April 2019

Date 07/05/2019

Japan Exchange Group released Trading Overview in April 2019.

Financial Services Agency Of Japan's Blockchain Round-Table 2019 - Multilateral Joint Research Project

Date 07/05/2019

Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) held the Blockchain Round-Table (BCRT) on March 27 and 28 with the participation of foreign and Japanese regulatory and supervisory authorities and central banks.

Euronext Extends Acceptance Period Of Its Offer On Oslo Børs VPS

Date 07/05/2019

Euronext extends acceptance period of its offer on Oslo Børs VPS. See enclosed press release from Euronext.

Pico Continues Global Expansion With New Co-Lo Facility And Direct Connectivity To Hong Kong Exchanges And Clearing

Date 07/05/2019

Pico, a leading infrastructure, connectivity, data and cloud technology provider to the global financial services community, today announced its continued global expansion with the launch of a new colocation facility and direct connectivity to the Hosting Services Data Centre of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX).

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Volume In March And From April 2018 Through March 2019

Date 07/05/2019

１．Trading Volume in March 2019

(1) Interest Rate Futures contracts

The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 95,767 ( + 61.0% MoM / - 57.0% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 4,788 . See the TABLE 1 for the composition of the trading volume. 

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Held Seminar On Local Government Bond ETFs

Date 07/05/2019

Recently, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) held a seminar on local government bond ETFs in Beijing to discuss matters on taking further advantage of ETFs to improve the liquidity of local government bonds. The corporate bonds supervision department of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China and officers from SZSE were present at the event, and 70 representatives from 16 financial departments (bureaus), 35 market insinuations including banks, securities companies, and fund companies took part and made in-depth exchanges.

ASX: Successful Opening Of Customer Development Environment For DLT Testing

Date 07/05/2019

ASX has successfully opened the Customer Development Environment (CDE) for its new equities clearing and settlement system to replace CHESS, which is based on distributed ledger technology (DLT).