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HKEX Joins World Economic Forum As Strategic Partner Associate

Date 14/09/2018

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced today (Friday) that it has become a Strategic Partner Associate of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the international organisation for public-private cooperation.

TOCOM Participates In FIA Expo 2018

Date 14/09/2018

TOCOM participates in FIA’s 34th Annual Futures & Options Expo (FIA Expo 2018), which is to take place from October 16 to October 18, 2018 at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, the United States.

HKEX Reschedules Rollout Of Northbound Investor ID Model For Stock Connect

Date 14/09/2018

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced today (Friday) it has rescheduled the final testing and rollout of the investor identification model for Northbound trading in Stock Connect, its mutual market access programme with the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges, to avoid any disruptions from Super Typhoon Mangkhut, which is expected to affect Hong Kong in the next few days.

Financial Services Turn To FinTech Partnerships For Next Wave Of Investment – DLA Piper Report

Date 14/09/2018

• 61% OF FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESSES PLAN TO COLLABORATE WITH FINTECHS TO IMPROVE SERVICES
• 41% PRIORITIZING INVESTMENT IN PAYMENTS TECHNOLOGY
• APIs AND OPEN BANKING MOST EXCITING AREAS FOR INNOVATION
• CRYPTO ASSETS AND TOKENS EMERGING AS INSTRUMENTS TO WATCH
• BARRIERS FOR COLLABORATION: 82% OF FINANCIAL SERVICES BUSINESSES WORRY ABOUT CYBERATTACK

Block Commodities Launches Ecosystem Pilot Project In Uganda

Date 14/09/2018

Block Commodities Limited (NEX: BLCC), the innovative commodity trader operating in Africa, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Pure Grow Africa Limited (Pure Grow), a leading supplier of high-quality agricultural produce based in Uganda. Block and Pure Grow will be working together in connection with the first pilot of a food project commodity cycle ecosystem (Pilot Ecosystem ) in Uganda.
 

Statement By The Board Of Directors Of Cinnober Financial Technology In Relation To The Public Offer From Nasdaq

Date 14/09/2018

The Board of Directors of Cinnober Financial Technology has based on a financial and strategic short- and mid-term perspective concluded to unanimously recommend that the shareholders and warrant holders of Cinnober Financial Technology accept the public offer made by Nasdaq. 

ASIC Commences Civil Penalty Proceedings Against ANZ For Alleged Continous Disclosure Breach In Relation To 2015 Institutional Equity Placement

Date 14/09/2018

ASIC has today commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) for an alleged continuous disclosure breach in relation to a $2.5 billion institutional share placement undertaken by the ANZ in 2015.

MoneySENSE Organises Second Run Of ‘World Investor Week In Singapore’ To Equip Investing Public With Financial Knowledge

Date 14/09/2018

The World Investor Week in Singapore (WIWS) returns for its second run from 4 to 12 October 2018. WIWS aims to equip retail investors with the financial knowledge and skills to make informed investment decisions.

Nasdaq To Acquire Cinnober

Date 14/09/2018

• Advances and accelerates Nasdaq’s strategic direction as a technology and analytics provider to the global capital markets and beyond
• Expected to deliver 10% ROIC within 3-5 years, and accretive to non-GAAP EPS within 12 months of closing given the synergistic nature of the transaction
• The transaction is consistent with Nasdaq’s existing capital deployment priorities including our organic business investment, shareholder capital return, and leverage objectives

Nasdaq Announces A Recommended Public Cash Offer To The Shareholders And Warrant Holders In Cinnober

Date 14/09/2018

Nasdaq Technology AB (”Nasdaq Technology”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nasdaq, Inc., hereby announces a recommended public cash offer to the shareholders and warrant holders in Cinnober Financial Technology Aktiebolag (”Cinnober”) to acquire all outstanding shares and warrants in Cinnober at a price of SEK 75 per share and SEK 85 per warrant (the ”Offer”). The Cinnober shares are listed on Nasdaq First North, Stockholm, under the ticker CINN.