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Nigerian Stock Exchange Opens Entries For 2018 Essay Competition To Promote Financial Literacy - Receives Support From Jim Ovia

Date 23/07/2018

In line with its commitment to ‘building a financially savvy generation, the Nigerian Stock Exchange (The NSE or The Exchange) is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2018 edition of its NSE Essay Competition for students in Senior Secondary Schools in all states of the Federation. The topic for this year’s edition, “Discuss how technology can promote financial literacy and encourage investment habit among youths?” aims to bring the subject of technology to the fore and get young people to start thinking early on about how it can be applied to real life business situations.

Bank Of England: RTGS Renewal Programme Proof Of Concept: Supporting DLT Settlement Models

Date 23/07/2018

The Bank has completed a Proof of Concept (PoC) to understand how a renewed RTGS service could be capable of supporting settlement in systems operating on innovative payment technologies.

BME: CASTELLANA PROPERTIES SOCIMI To Start Trading On MAB On 25th July

Date 23/07/2018

The Board of Directors of MAB has approved the listing of CASTELLANA PROPERTIES SOCIMI, following a thorough review of all the information presented by the company and after the favourable assessment report on its listing issued by MAB’s Coordination and Admission Committee.

Julie Lutz, Regional Director Of The Denver Regional Office, To Leave SEC After More Than 40 Years Serving Investors

Date 23/07/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Julie K. Lutz, the Regional Director of the SEC’s Denver Regional Office, will leave the agency at the end of this month after more than 40 years of service.

Jurisdictions Progress Towards Implementing Standards For Payment, Clearing And Settlement

Date 23/07/2018

Jurisdictions are reporting progress towards implementing international standards for payment systems, central securities depositories, securities settlement systems, central counterparties and trade repositories, according to a new report by the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

Al Mawared Brokerage's Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report, 23 July 2018

Date 23/07/2018

Click here to download Al Mawared Brokerage's weekly report on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The Report is designed to give an overview of developments in the Jordan Capital Markets as well as ASE performance indicators.

TESTA RESIDENCIAL SOCIMI Receives Favourable Report From MAB - It Is The Second Largest Company In MAB, BME’s Growth Market, By Market Capitalisation, With €1.8 Billion

Date 23/07/2018

The Coordination and Admissions Committee of MAB has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on TESTA RESIDENCIAL SOCIMI, following a thorough review of all the information presented by the company.

DFM Company Posts Net Profit Of AED 82.8 Million During The First Half Of 2018

Date 23/07/2018

HE Essa Kazim asserting DFM’s key developments of the first half:

• The launch of Allocation Account, Dividend Distribution System and Brokers Rating underlines DFM’s commitment to provide market participants with innovative services
• The DFM has successfully organized its International Investor Roadshow in New York with the participation of 16 institutions managing US$ 3 Trillions of assets
• The DFM received “ISO 22301: 2012” Certificate for Business Continuity and the SCA’s Innovation Award for dividend distribution service through iVESTOR Card

SIX ETF Market Report: 2nd Quarter 2018

Date 23/07/2018

Blackstone Wins EU Approval To Buy Thomson Reuters Financial And Risk Unit

Date 23/07/2018

The European Commission has given antitrust approval for U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group to acquire a majority stake in Thomson Reuters’ Financial and Risk unit.