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The MICEX10 Index Revised

Date 21/12/2017

As from 22 December 2017, constituents of the MICEX 10 Index will remain unchanged following the conclusion of its regular quarterly review.

Materializing China-UK Economic, Financial Dialogue For Shanghai-London Stock Connect

Date 21/12/2017

The 9th China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue was held in Beijing on December 16, 2017. In the policy results released afterwards, China and the UK showed their greetings to the progress in the study and preparation for relevant operational mechanism and arrangement of Shanghai-London Stock Connect and agreed to make further research in the listing of qualified listed companies in the other's market through depository receipt, thus realizing the mutual connect of the two markets. Besides, China and the UK agreed to accelerate the preparation and study the time of launching Shanghai-London Stock Connect.

UBS MTF Market Notice: Most Relevant Market Update

Date 21/12/2017

UBS MTF would like to announce a clarification on the use of the "Most Relevant Market" as described in the UBS MTF Rulebook that will come into effect from 3 January 2018.

MOEX FX Futures Settlement On 21 December 2017

Date 21/12/2017

As Thomson Reuters has ceased publishing FX fixings at FXFIX from 8 September 2017, MOEX FX Futures will be settled by using data on the relevant currencies from the Thomson Reuters system as of 14:00 MSK (according to Clauses 2.2.4 and 5.1.3 of the Specification of futures contract on USD based currency and the Indicative FX Rate Methodology).

ESM Board Of Governors Appoints Mário Centeno As Its Chairman

Date 21/12/2017

The Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) today appointed the President-Elect of the Eurogroup Mário Centeno as its Chairman, effective from 13 January 2018. In this capacity Mr Centeno succeeds Jeroen Dijsselbloem, whose term of office as President of the Eurogroup ends on the same date.

Moscow Exchange: Change Of Settlement Codes For Repos With The CCP And Deposits With The CCP For 28 And 29 December 2017

Date 21/12/2017

Moscow Exchange informs customers that, on 28 and 29 December 2017, repo transactions with the CCP (anonymous orders) will be executed as follows: second parts of the transactions with a one-week maturity executed on 28 December will be settled on 9 January 2018, while repo transactions with the CCP executed on 29 December will be settled on 10 January 2018.

ETFGI Reports Smart Beta ETFs And ETPs Have Gathered 69 Billion US Dollars In Net New Assets In The First 11 Months Of 2017

Date 21/12/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today Smart Beta ETFs and ETPs have gathered 69 billion US dollars in net new assets in the first 11 months of 2017.

Nasdaq Receives European Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) License

Date 21/12/2017

Today Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) Nordic announced that it has been approved as an Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) by Finansinspektionen, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA). The license, within Nasdaq Stockholm, is a requirement in order to publish trades executed OTC, outside a regulated trading venue, on behalf of all European investment firms.

ETFGI Reports Record Year For ETFs And ETPs Listed In Japan With Over 50% Increase In Invested Assets During First 11 Months Of 2017

Date 21/12/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan increased by over 50% during the first 11 months of 2017 to reach a new high of US$269 billion at the end of November.
 

DFM Welcomes The Listing Of AWTAD (PJSC) On The “Second Market”

Date 21/12/2017

• His Excellency Essa Kazim: “The “Second Market” enables private companies that play an integral role in the economic activity, to avail various benefits of being a listed company”
• Majid Abdullah Alsari: “The listing is a tremendous opportunity to grow our investments and increase investor base”