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Nigeria’s $1bn Eurobond Starts Trading On London Stock Exchange

Date 16/02/2017

• Nigeria’s $1 billion 15 year government bonds starts trading on London Stock Exchange today
• 15 year Nigerian Eurobond is the longest ever maturity for an international  Nigerian issuance
• Offer is nearly eight times oversubscribed, reaching approximately $7.7bn, highlighting strong international investor demand
• Demonstrates confidence in Nigeria’s economy
• Reinforces London’s status as a leading global financial centre

Nasdaq To Power EBS BrokerTec’s Market Surveillance Efforts - EBS BrokerTec To Leverage The Multi-Asset Capabilities Of Nasdaq’s SMARTS System To Perform Surveillance In The US Treasuries, FX And US & EU Repo Markets

Date 16/02/2017

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announces that it has been competitively selected to deliver its SMARTS Market Surveillance technology to EBS BrokerTec, a NEX Group business that provides electronic trading technology and services to the fixed income and foreign exchange (FX) markets. SMARTS Market Surveillance will be integrated within the EBS and BrokerTec platforms to monitor the US Treasuries, FX, and US and EU repo markets order submission and trading behavior. Nasdaq and EBS BrokerTec have been technology partners since 1999.

Quayle Munro Advises Healix Risk Rating On Its Sale To Verisk Analytics

Date 16/02/2017

Quayle Munro is pleased to announce that it has advised the shareholders of Healix International Holdings Limited (“Healix Risk Rating”) on its sale to Verisk Analytics, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRSK; “Verisk Analytics”), a leading data analytics provider. Healix Risk Rating, a leader in automated medical risk assessment for the travel insurance industry, a subsidiary of Healix International Holdings Limited based in Surrey, United Kingdom, will become part of ISO, a Verisk Analytics business and a leading source of information about property/casualty insurance risk for more than 45 years.

14 Thai Listed Firms Win SET Sustainability Awards 2016

Date 16/02/2017

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) today grants “SET Sustainability Awards 2016” to 14 listed companies with excellent performance in sustainability development, having good corporate governance practices and taking stakeholders' benefits into account, while recognizing a list of 51 companies selected for “Thailand Sustainability Investment” (THSI), a list of stocks with outstanding performance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects. The 14 award-winning firms of SET Sustainability Awards 2016 are BANPU, BCP, CFRESH, CHO, HMPRO, IRPC, LPN, MINT, PPP, PTTGC, SAT, SCC, SSSC and TOP.

DFM Achieves 100% Compliance In Preliminary Annual Results Disclosure Of UAE Companies

Date 16/02/2017

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that its UAE listed companies have showed a 100% compliance to disclose their preliminary results for the financial year 2016 within the deadline of 45 days from the end of the year in line with the regulations of the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).

ITC Secure Networking Appoints Sir Richard Paniguian As Non-Executive Chairman - Former UK Trade & Investment Head Of Defence And Security Brings His Considerable Management Experience To The Board Of ITC

Date 16/02/2017

ITC Secure Networking (“ITC”), the assured IT and managed infrastructure and security services (“MSS”) provider, has announced the appointment of former British Petroleum (“BP”) Group Vice President and UK Trade & Investment (“UKTI”) Defence and Security Head Sir Richard Paniguian as Non-Executive Chairman.

ADX Is A Partner In Adopting Innovation To Serve A Sustainable Knowledge Based Economy – Al Blooshi

Date 16/02/2017

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Chief Executive Rashed Al Blooshi said that ADX managed to implement a solid strategy that is a roadmap to highlight the path of ADX projects for the coming years in order to achieve the Exchange’s goals through relying on solid foundations and strong pillars. 

HKEX To Introduce Its First RMB Currency Options On 20 March

Date 16/02/2017

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) will introduce its planned Renminbi (RMB) Currency Options on Monday, 20 March 2017.

Major Global Transaction Banks Are Live With SWIFT gpi - Corporate Treasurers Around The World Are Getting A Better Cross-Border Payments Experience, Today

Date 16/02/2017

SWIFT announces today that global transaction banks are actively using SWIFT’s new global payments innovation (gpi) service, which opened for live payments in January 2017. ABN AMRO, Bank of China, BBVA, Citi, Danske Bank, DBS Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, ING Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, Nordea Bank, Standard Chartered Bank and UniCredit are live with SWIFT gpi, exchanging gpi payments across 60 country corridors. Numerous additional banks will follow in the coming months.

triResolve Margin Signs Over 60 Clients In Anticipation Of The Variation Margin Rules

Date 16/02/2017

TriOptima, a NEX Group business which lowers costs and mitigates risk in OTC derivatives markets, announces today that over 60 clients have adopted its triResolve Margin service in anticipation of the new variation margin regulations effective 1 March 2017. These institutions include dealers, buy-side and corporate clients such as Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Sampo plc, GarantiBank International N.V., Eurofima, and The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland.