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Nigerian Stock Exchange Promotes Earth Day, Signs Corporate Recycling MoU With RecyclePoints Limited

Date 23/04/2018

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with RecyclePoints Limited for the collection and recycling of waste materials generated at The Exchange’s offices. This initiative is also a demonstration of the Exchange’s effort to ‘End Plastic Pollution’, which is the theme of this year’s Earth Day, celebrated globally on April 22, every year.

BME: Spanish Listed Companies Report An Increase In Foreign Revenues And Reduce Debt - BME Research Department Report

Date 23/04/2018

• Increase in the diversification of the revenue sources: listed companies generated €349.3 billion abroad in 2017, 67% of the total
• IBEX 35 companies led the rise in foreign revenue, which was up 8.5%
• 69% of the total revenue of IBEX Medium Cap companies came from outside Spain last year
• Greater solvency: the weight of total net financial debt in the assets of IBEX 35 non-financial companies has dropped by 10 points since 2007

Banking And Start-Up Expert Anna Hejka Named DasCoin’s Chair Of The Board - Investment And Commercial Banking, Private Equity And Venture Capital, And Dragon’s Den Veteran Joins Innovative Cryptocurrency

Date 23/04/2018

DasCoin, the blockchain-based currency at the centre of an innovative digital asset system, has recruited a former investment and commercial banker to lead a powerhouse board of non-executive directors.

Pirum Continues Its Growth In Business Development

Date 23/04/2018

Further to last week’s additions to their US operation, Securities Finance Fin Tech provider Pirum, is delighted to announce further expansion in the UK with the addition of Rossella Landy to its business development team.

FlexTrade Launches FlexNOW Execution Management System (EMS) - One-Click Deployment System For Hedge Funds And Mini-Primes - MiFID II Compliant Trading For Equities, Futures & Options

Date 23/04/2018

FlexTrade (@FlexTrade) today announced the official release of FlexNOW, an out-of-the-box, broker neutral EMS to address the needs of hedge funds and mini-primes who require a streamlined, multi-asset trading system at the click of a button.

Fidessa Launches Next Generation Solace Integration - Bridges Enterprise Systems And Fidessa Hosted Infrastructure

Date 23/04/2018

As part of its new approach for top tier trading firms, Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced the availability of a native Solace adapter which boosts throughput and resilience between Fidessa applications and customer firms’ Solace messaging infrastructure.

Saxo Bank Wins Best Mobile Trading Initiative At Sell Side Technology Awards

Date 23/04/2018

Saxo Bank, the leading Fintech specialist focused on multi-asset trading and investment, has today announced that its transformative fixed income offering, available on mobile via SaxoTraderGO, has won the Best Mobile Trading Initiative at the 2018 Sell Side Technology Awards.

MiFID II Reducing Volume & Quality Of Research On Small And Mid-Size Companies While Negatively Impacting Liquidity

Date 23/04/2018

Following the implementation of MiFID II in January 2018, a new survey reveals that UK fund managers believe the more stringent financial regulations are having a detrimental impact on small and mid-size quoted companies, both in terms of their research coverage and liquidity in their shares.

Vienna Stock Exchange: International Institutional Investors Continue To Dominate The Austrian Prime Market

Date 23/04/2018

• Study: Institutional investors hold more than two thirds of free float of Austrian companies listed on the prime market
• Geographic distribution: US (28.4%) ahead of Austria (20.7%) and Great Britain (15.2%)
• Top institutional investors: Sovereign fund Norges (NO), Vanguard Group (US) and Black Rock Fund Advisors (US)
• Passive investments continue to gain ground

China Securities Depository And Clearing Corporation And Shenzhen Stock Exchange Issue The Implementation Rules For The Pilot Project On "Full Circulation" Of H-Shares (Trial)

Date 23/04/2018

In order to implement the decisions of the 19th CPC National Congress on full opening-up and support the efficient launch of a pilot project on "full circulation" of H-shares, with approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (CSDC) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) jointly issued on April 20 the Implementation Rules for the Pilot Project on “Full Circulation” of H-Shares (Trial) (hereinafter referred to as Implementation Rules), which shall become effective as of the same day.