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TOCOM January 2017 Market Summary - TOCOM January 2017 Volume Averaged 107,394 Contracts, Up 7.4%

Date 06/02/2017

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that average daily volume for futures in January 2017 was 107,394 contracts, up 7.4% month-over-month. Volume increased for TOCOM’s largest contracts, including Gold Standard, which was up 10.4% to 27,061 contracts, Gold Rolling Spot, which was up 20.2% to 15,802 and Platinum Standard increased by 27.0% to 15,467 contracts. In addtion, Gold Option (calls) rose a significant 304.5% to 273 contracts.

Dubai Financial Market Company Posts Net Profit Of AED 253.5 Million In 2016

Date 06/02/2017

H.E. Essa Kazim asserting DFM’s key developments of the past year:

• The DFM Index ended 2016 at the forefront of regional indices, advancing 12%, one of the highest growth rates amongst the leading exchanges globally
• Strong presence of foreign investments with 45% of the total value of trading
• Institutional investors registered AED 2.2 billion of net in-flows in 2016
• Accelerating efforts to enhance market infrastructure with the introduction of Direct Deals, listing of first ETF as well as expansion in Rights Issues’ trading
• Further enhancing DFM’s innovative services as part of the “Smart Borse” strategy as well as expanding the cash dividends service and the launch of Hedging standard’s draft in 2016

Euronext Announces Volumes For January 2017

Date 06/02/2017

Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for January 2017.

STOXX Limited Wins 2017 European Structured Products & Derivatives Award

Date 06/02/2017

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced that it has won the 2017 European Structured Products & Derivatives award under the category Best Index Provider. The award was presented at a ceremony held in London.

Clearstream Successfully Migrates To TARGET2-Securities

Date 06/02/2017

During the weekend from Feb 3-5, 2017, Clearstream (Clearstream Banking Frankfurt and LuxCSD) successfully migrated to the ECB’s TARGET2-Securities (T2S) platform. The first business day is already in process and runs smoothly.

Capital And Credit Management: Securities Finance – Understanding The Impacts Of Basel III: Thought Piece From Andrew Powell, Chief Operating Officer, Softek

Date 06/02/2017

In this final instalment of the three part article series focusing on capital and credit management, we explore how the securities finance industry is coping with the changes in regulation and the operating models they are having to implement.

Securities Commission Malaysia Names New Director For Audit Oversight Board

Date 06/02/2017

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) announced the appointment of Alex Ooi Thiam Poh as Director of Audit Oversight Board (AOB), with effect from 18 January 2017.  He is responsible for the operations of the AOB, working closely with the Executive Chairman, Dato’ Gumuri Hussain in promoting and developing an effective and robust audit oversight framework in the Malaysian capital market.

Al Mawared Brokerage Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report Jan 29 – Feb 2, 2017

Date 06/02/2017

Market Summary

• Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) Share Price Index closed the week at 2160.5 decreasing 0.04% month to date and increasing 0.66% week to date 
• Total market capitalization at market close on 2 nd of February 2017 was JD 17.4 billion increasing 0.68% month to date and increasing 1.91% week to date 
• USD/JD peg range (0.7097 – 0.7100)

Dubai Mercantile Exchange Sets New Record For Physical Delivery Volumes - 36.8 Million Barrels Will Be Delivered Through The Exchange In March 2017

Date 06/02/2017

Continuing its strong start to 2017, the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, has achieved a new record for physical delivery with 36.8 million barrels of Oman crude oil scheduled for delivery through the Exchange in March 2017. The latest figure surpasses the previous record of 29.9 barrels for February 2017 delivery.

US$925 Million In Three Weeks: Record Inflows Into Source’s New Commodity ETF - The Source Bloomberg Commodity UCITS ETF Has Become The Fastest-Growing European ETF Of The Last Five Years

Date 06/02/2017

The Source Bloomberg Commodity UCITS ETF (“BCOM”), launched on Monday 16 January, has become the fastest-growing ETF in Source’s history with inflows of over $925m to date.