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World’s First Digital Cryptocurrency Vault DigiPulse Reaches $1Million In Token Sale

Date 18/10/2017

DigiPulse (https://www.digipulse.io/), the world’s first ‘digital cryptocurrency vault’ which provides an inheritance service for digital and crypto assets, has reached the $1million mark in a token sale which ends on 31 October 2017.

Luminex Sets Quarterly Record For Shares Traded And Becomes Leading ATS By Average Trade Size - Buy Side-Only Venue Sees Its Best Quarter To Date In Q3 2017, And Moves Into FINRA's Top Slot For Average Trade Size In August, The Most Recent Month For Which Data Is Available

Date 18/10/2017

Luminex Trading & Analytics LLC, a buy side-owned trading venue delivering efficient, low-cost block executions, today announced that it has completed its most successful quarter to date (July - September 2017), as measured by total shares traded within the venue. In addition, in the month of August 2017, Luminex led the alternative trading system (ATS) industry[1] for average trade size across all three block trading categories that FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) tracks. 

Nasdaq And SGX Establish Collaborative Listings Agreement

Date 18/10/2017

Nasdaq Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced the signing of a collaborative agreement in a move to leverage their strengths as two of the leading listings venues in the U.S. and Asia respectively. The new agreement seeks to enhance the channels available for companies to access capital market funding and enhance their corporate profile in both markets.

Enyx Launches Its Next-Generation FPGA Platform - The Latest FPGA Technology To Power Enyx nxFeed Solutions

Date 18/10/2017

Enyx is thrilled to announce the launch of our new FPB2 platform powered by the Xilinx Virtex UltraScale+, a pioneering FPGA that brings our nxFeed solution to the forefront of the market.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report September 2017

Date 18/10/2017

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 222 at the end of September 2017. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 32 at the end of the month.

Daniel Maguire Appointed As Chief Executive Officer Of LCH Group

Date 18/10/2017

• Suneel Bakhshi to step down as Chief Executive Officer of LCH Group  
• Suneel to assume role of Chairman, LSEG International Advisory Groups

oekom Impact Study 2017: The Impact Of Responsible Investment On Companies Is Increasing - Sustainability Ratings Agencies Exert The Most Influence Over Companies’ CSR

Date 18/10/2017

Responsible capital markets clearly have a positive influence, oekom research has concluded in its latest Impact Study (2017). According to a survey of nearly 500 companies, the impact that  responsible investors,  banks  and  ratings  agencies  have on  companies' sustainability  efforts has increased considerably since the last survey was conducted in 2013.

OTC Market Leaders OnGuard And Credit Tools Merge To Become Onguard

Date 18/10/2017

At the end of last year OnGuard and Credit Tools, two leading credit management software suppliers, announced that they were merging. The company that has resulted from this merger is called Onguard, a pioneering FinTech company which acts as a strategic partner for clients throughout the entire order to cash process. With a fresh focus on innovation, Onguard is ready to make big steps in achieving worldwide ambitions.

Deutsche Börse To Launch Scale Selection Index In Early 2018 - Trading Volumes More Than Doubled Over Prior-Year Period/Scale All Share Index Up By 28 Percent Since March

Date 18/10/2017

Deutsche Börse drew a positive interim balance of the Scale SME segment launched on 1 March 2017. The trading volume of the companies that moved to Scale have more than doubled year-on-year in the first seven months since the segment’s launch, from €827 million to around €1.84 billion. The Scale All Share Index, which tracks all companies in the segment, rose by 28 percent during this period, significantly outperforming the DAX, MDAX and SDAX.

SIX Securities Services Launches New Solution For Reclaiming Foreign Withholding Tax

Date 18/10/2017

This month SIX Securities Services is launching Advanced Tax Services – Reclaim, a service to obtain refunds for duplicate tax payments on interest and dividends from foreign investments and which also assumes the entire reclaim process of banks. In this way private investors in Switzerland benefit from a higher return.