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EBRD And Jordan Sign Memorandum Of Understanding For 2018 Annual Meeting

Date 06/02/2018

Jordan’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Imad Fakhoury, and EBRD Secretary General, Enzo Quattrociocche, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the organisation of the Bank's 27th Annual Meeting and Business Forum, which will be held from 8 to 10 May 2018 at the Dead Sea.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/02/2018

Highlights

- Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $37.7 trillion on 26 January 2018 which reached a record high.
• The Hang Seng Index on 26 January 2018 was 33154.12 which reached a record high.
• The average daily turnover in January 2018 was $160.9 billion, an increase of 181 per cent when compared with $57.2 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants in January 2018 was $28.5 billion, an increase of 171 per cent when compared with $10.5 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs in January 2018 was $10.4 billion, an increase of 167 per cent when compared with $3.9 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs in January 2018 was $6.5 billion, an increase of 117 per cent when compared with $3.0 billion for the same period last year.
• Funds raised through IPOs in January 2018 was $13.7 billion, an increase of 111 per cent when compared with $6.5 billion for the same period last year.

SGX And Bursa Malaysia To Set Up Stock Market Trading Link

Date 06/02/2018

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to collaborate with Bursa Malaysia (BM) on jointly developing our capital markets through a stock market trading link.

Metamako And Redline Now Offer Ultra-Low Latency Trading Solutions

Date 06/02/2018

Metamako, the leading provider of low-latency, FPGA-enabled network devices, and Redline Trading Solutions, the premier provider of high-performance market data and order execution systems, today announced a partnership offering an ultra-low latency end-to-end solution for clients in the automated trading space.

Israel Canada’s Management Opened Trading On TASE To Mark The Company’s Inclusion In The TA-90 And TA-125 Indices

Date 06/02/2018

​Pressing the button to open trade: Barak Rosen and Assaf Tuchmeir, owners of Israel Canada Group; Avraham Ben-David Ohayon and Lawrence Ben-David Ohayon, partners, who had come straight from Switzerland, Ofer Feldman, Meirav Segal and Guy Kandal, members of Israel Canada’s management; Amit Rahmani, Head of TASE’s Indices Unit; and Ittai Ben-Zeev, TASE’s CEO 

Bursa Malaysia Welcomes Catalysts To Boost Capital Markets

Date 06/02/2018

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) welcomes the list of measures announced by Prime Minister Yang Amat Berhormat Dato’ Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Abdul Razak at today’s World Capital Market Symposium 2018.

Malaysia And Singapore To Set Up Stock Market Trading Link

Date 06/02/2018

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) will work together to facilitate the establishment of a stock market trading link between Bursa Malaysia (BM) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) by the end of this year. The trading link will allow investors to trade and settle shares listed on each other’s stock market in a more convenient and cost efficient manner. Retail investors notably will benefit from such a link.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: “Basel III - Are we done now?” , ILF Conference At Frankfurt am Main

Date 06/02/2018

Thank you very much for giving me an opportunity to express our views representing Asia to so many distinguished experts.  

European Commission: Statement By Michel Barnier Following His Working Lunch In London With David Davis

Date 06/02/2018

Good afternoon to all of you. First of all, I want to thank you, David, for your hospitality. I was very pleased to also meet today the Prime Minister, Theresa May. In a very short time, from now until October, we must advance on three fronts. 

ASX Monthly Activity Report - January 2018

Date 05/02/2018

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and warrant trades)

• In January 2018, the average daily number of trades was 14% higher than the pcp. The average daily value traded on-market of $3.6 billion was down 1% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.3% in January in line with the previous month (0.3%). 
• Expected future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in January was an average of 11.1 (compared to 11.0 in December).