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Thomson Reuters Introduces APA Connectivity Solutions For MiFID II Trade Reporting Requirements - Clients Will Be Able To Utilize Thomson Reuters Connectivity For Quick, Seamless, And Customizable Access To The Approved Publisher Arrangement Of Their Choice

Date 22/11/2017

Thomson Reuters has introduced APA Connectivity, an efficient and customizable solution for the financial services industry to comply with trade reporting requirements for Approved Publisher Arrangements (APAs) under MiFID II, set to be implemented on January 3, 2018.    

Simplitium Seeking To Redefine Transparency For Pension Funds Globally - Transparency Provider, Simplitium, Has Launched New Initiative To Explore Enhanced Transparency Services For The Pensions Industry

Date 22/11/2017

Simplitium™, financial services transparency specialist, has successfully delivered reporting solutions to the finance industry for over a decade, significantly improving the transparency of OTC trading and helping firms meet their MiFID II obligations. The company is now looking to extend its remit to the pensions industry.  

ADX Granted Short-Selling License To Al Ramz Capital LLC

Date 22/11/2017

Al Ramz Capital, a subsidiary of Al-Ramz Corporation Investments and Developments PJSC, was granted the Technical Short-Selling License from Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), making Al Ramz Capital amongst the first companies to provide such service in the United Arab Emirates. ADX’s implementation of Technical Short-Selling Services is aimed at raising market turnover and attracting more foreign investors participation and improve liquidity and hedging. Technical Short-Selling is the sale of securities which are not owned by the sellers, and it aims to achieve profits through the price variations. Al Ramz strives to bring the highest global market practices to United Arab Emirates, and technical short selling will enhance the company’s product services focusing on superior Customer experiences.

Nasdaq To Deliver Blockchain e-Voting Solution To Strate - South Africa’s Central Securities Depository (CSD) Will Leverage The Solution To Improve Voting Efficiencies And Increase Shareholder Participation In South Africa

Date 22/11/2017

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Strate (Pty) Ltd, the South African CSD, announced today an agreement for Nasdaq to deliver a new blockchain solution that would bring electronic voting to the South African capital markets. The solution will allow Strate, in conjunction with key stakeholders in the market, to provide general meeting services and give shareholders an easy, user-friendly and secure tool for voting remotely. The solution is based on the successful proof of concept (PoC) developed for Nasdaq’s Estonia market. In addition, Strate will contribute to the ongoing market development of e-Voting technology.

NSD Sums Up Q3 2017 Results

Date 22/11/2017

• The value of assets in custody grew 13% and reached RUB 38 trillion;
• The value of OFZ balances in foreign nominee accounts increased 52% YoY and reached RUB 2.1 trillion;
• NSD conducted the first transaction using a blockchain platform in Russia and settled commercial bonds;
• 613 shareholder meetings were held using the e-proxy voting technology.

BME: The Latibex Forum Starts Tomorrow

Date 22/11/2017

40 companies and 200 intermediaries and investors will come together the next two days for the 19thedition of this gathering.

Dubai Financial Market Welcomes The Listing Of Emaar Development (PJSC)

Date 22/11/2017

• HE/ Mohamed Alabbar: “Today is a transformative day for Emaar Development, and marks an important next step in our work of shaping cities of the future”
• HE/ Essa Kazim: “The new listing enables DFM investors to participate in the impressive success story of Emaar, with its lucrative portfolio of property development projects in the UAE”

FinComEco And Ghana Grains Council Collaborate To Improve Agricultural Commodity Markets - Creating A Commodities Ecosystem To Deliver Efficiencies Across The Grain And Legume Crops Value Chain In Ghana Supported By Strategic Partner GMEX Group

Date 22/11/2017

Ghana Grains Council (GGC) and FinComEco, the fully integrated Financial & Commodities Ecosystem providing services, financing, capacity building and enablement solutions from supply to demand, have signed a Master Collaboration Agreement to jointly develop a range of platforms, projects and initiatives in the agricultural commodity markets sector, especially for grains and legumes in Ghana.

Solactive Report Finds U.S. Robo-Advisors Invest More Aggressively Than Their German Counterparts

Date 22/11/2017

Solactive is happy to announce that its report on robo-advisors, Robo-Advisory: A closer look at the engine room, has been published and is now available online. The report looks at some of the questions associated with the growing robo-advisory trend, mainly related to transparency, historical performance, and asset allocation by studying robo-advisors in the U.S. and Germany.

TOBAM Launches First Bitcoin Mutual Fund In Europe

Date 22/11/2017

TOBAM, the Smart Beta pioneer, announced today the launch of the TOBAM Bitcoin Fund, an unregulated Alternative Investment Fund, set up in France. The fund, the first of its kind in Europe, will allow qualified and institutional investors wanting to gain an exposure to the cryptocurrency to benefit from TOBAM’s top-of-the league research and IT systems to track the value of investing in the Bitcoin.