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Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review From 06 January 2018 To 10 January 2018

Date 17/01/2018

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MEFF To Launch FX Futures - The BME Group Thus Breaks Into A New Asset Class

Date 17/01/2018

MEFF is to launch new FX futures contracts this year, called FX Rolling Spot Future (xRolling™), thus expanding the range of assets it currently offers its members and investors.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Clinches "Best ETF Stock Exchange" In Industry Journal's "2018 Best Of The Best Awards"

Date 17/01/2018

On January 16, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) clinched the "Best ETF Stock Exchange" in the "2018 Best of the Best Awards" given out by Asia Asset Management, a Hong Kong-based trade journal for the asset management industry in the Asia Pacific region.

EEX: First Trade In Wood Pellet Futures

Date 17/01/2018

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has registered the first trade on Industrial Wood Pellets Futures on its platform on Monday, 15th January 2018. The trade for 10 lots in the Feb 18 delivery is equivalent to 1,000 tonnes and was brokered by Tradition on behalf of Vattenfall Energy Trading and Total Gas & Power Ltd.

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Hits New Record High

Date 17/01/2018

The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index yesterday established yet another all-time high – 50,710.77, compared with Monday’s 50,366.38.

Belfius Bank Awarded ‘Nº 1 Bond Finance House Of The Year’ By Euronext For The Fifth Consecutive Year - 16.3 Billion EUR In LT Issues Since 2013, Including 4.7 Billion EUR In 2017 - Belfius Underlines Its Position As The Leader In Helping Guide Belgian Companies And (Semi-)Public Entities In The Bond Market

Date 17/01/2018

Yesterday, 16 January 2018, for the fifth successive year, Belfius was voted ‘No. 1 Bond Finance House of the Year’ by Euronext. This prestigious award was presented to Belfius at a ceremony attended by Belgian Finance Minister Johan Van Overtveldt and confirms the strategic role played by the bank in providing alternative financing solutions on the bond markets to Belgian companies, public and semi-public entities. Over the course of 5 years, Belfius has enabled more than 80 issuers of varying sizes and from all sectors (large companies and SMEs, property developers, town, cities and provinces, Regions and Communities, schools and universities, etc.) to raise finance for themselves on the bond market, totalling 16.3 billion EUR.

Torstone Technology Enters Norwegian Market - Establishes Connectivity To The Norwegian Central Securities Depository

Date 17/01/2018

Torstone Technology, a leading global provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, today announced that it has entered the Norwegian market by connecting its flagship Inferno platform to Verdipapirsentralen ASA (VPS), Norway’s Central Securities Depository.

Tokyo Stock Exchange Clinches "Best ETF Stock Exchange" In Industry Journal's "2018 Best Of The Best Awards"

Date 17/01/2018

On January 16, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) clinched the "Best ETF Stock Exchange" in the "2018 Best of the Best Awards" given out by Asia Asset Management, a Hong Kong-based trade journal for the asset management industry in the Asia Pacific region.

DFM Introduces The “Allocation Account” In A First Step Of Its Kind In The Region

Date 17/01/2018

• The new mechanism enables brokers to execute transactions through a combined account and allocate the proceedings into clients' accounts within 45 minutes from the end of the trading session
• H/E Essa Kazim: “Allocation Account has created a proficient and transparent electronic tool for trading activities of international funds and will further promote their participation on the market”

Barbican Insurance Group Partners With FICO To Enhance Cyber Underwriting - Barbican Will Use The FICO Enterprise Security Score In Underwriting Decisions, And Provide Subscriptions To Policy Holders To Promote Ongoing Cyber Risk Reduction

Date 17/01/2018

• Barbican Insurance Group has selected the FICO® Enterprise Security Score as its predictive analytic measure of cybersecurity risk for breach insurance underwriting.
• The partnership will also provide Barbican's insureds with access to the FICO® Enterprise Security Score Portrait product, enabling continual cyber risk mitigation.
• In addition, Barbican will offer premium credit to all of its cyber policy holders that subscribe to the Enterprise Security Score.