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FTSE SET Index Series December 2016 Semi-Annual Review

Date 06/12/2016

• One addition to the FTSE SET Large Cap Index 
• Four additions to the FTSE SET Mid Cap Index
• 15 additions to the FTSE SET Shariah Index

Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect Officially Launches On Dec. 5 - Hu Chunhua And Liu Shiyu Beat The Gong To Mark The Launch

Date 06/12/2016

Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect officially launched on Dec. 5, 2016 and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE) simultaneously held launch ceremonies. At the ceremony of Shenzhen bourse, Mr. Hu Chunhua, member of Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Secretary of Guangdong Provincial Party Committee, and Mr. Liu Shiyu, Secretary of CSRC Party Committee and Chairman of CSRC beat the gong to mark the market opening on the launch day of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect. Mr. Liu Shiyu, Mr. Ma Xingrui, Deputy Secretary of Guangdong Provincial Party Committee and Secretary of Shenzhen Municipal Party Committee, and Mr. Wu Lijun, President of SZSE Council, addressed the ceremony in succession. On the site, Shenzhen and Hong Kong bourses made video contact.

DFM: Trading Of Emirates Islamic Bank Rights Issue Between 7 And 21 December 2016

Date 06/12/2016

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that the rights issue of “Emirates Islamic Bank” is due to be tradable on the exchange between Wednesday 7 December and Wednesday 21 December 2016.  Trading of the rights issue enables existing shareholders of the bank who do not wish to subscribe to the new shares, which the bank plans to issue as part of its capital increase, to sell all or part of their rights to other investors who do wish to subscribe. The rights issue is a financial instrument representing the rights that are legally granted to the company’s shareholders to have priority in subscribing for the company’s capital increase shares that will be issued.

Quayle Munro Advises FXCM On Its Sale Of DailyFX To IG Group

Date 06/12/2016

Quayle Munro is pleased to announce that it has advised FXCM Inc. (“FXCM”), a leading online provider of foreign exchange trading and related services, on its sale of DailyFX, its news and research website to IG Group ("IG"). DailyFX, through a series of global websites, delivers market-leading education, research, analysis and news, focused predominantly on the FX markets.

DGCX Celebrates 11th Anniversary With Record Volumes

Date 06/12/2016

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) celebrated its 11th anniversary on November 21st, delivering a stellar year-to-date growth of 38%, trading over 18.3 million contracts. Strong Open Interest and growth across its asset classes contributed to this month’s success with monthly overall Open Interest aggregating at 546,999 contracts valued at US$ 8.33 billion. The Exchange also recorded a substantial growth of 48% in November 2016 from last year.

Borsa Italiana Monthly Update November 2016

Date 06/12/2016

Click here to download Borsa Italiana's monthly update for November 2016.

SIX Payment Services And Alipay To Introduce Chinese Customers’ Popular Payment Method To Merchants Throughout Europe

Date 06/12/2016

Pan-European payments provider SIX and Chinese mobile payments pioneer Alipay respond to a major retail trend by planning to support merchants in tapping into the potential of millions of new customers. Users of the popular Chinese payment App Alipay will soon be able to pay at  SIX payment terminals across Europe.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights For November 2016

Date 06/12/2016

Highlights

Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first 11 months of 2016 was $67.2 billion, a decrease of 39 per cent when compared with $109.9 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first 11 months of 2016 was $5.7 billion, a decrease of 24 per cent when compared with $7.5 billion for the same period last year.
• There were 109* newly listed companies for the first 11 months of 2016, a decrease of 4 per cent when compared with 113* for the same period last year.

FTSE4Good 15th Anniversary Is Celebrated With New Sustainable Investment Launches

Date 06/12/2016

• Since launching FTSE4Good in 2001 sustainable investment models have moved from niche to norm
• Launch of new FTSE4Good Emerging Markets Index and FTSE4Good Emerging Latin America Index
• Launch of new ESG Ratings data model
• FTSE Russell sees growing demand for underlying ESG parameters and for “Smart Sustainability” indexes

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Proposes Stricter Rules For Contract For Difference Products

Date 06/12/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is today proposing stricter rules for firms selling ‘contract for difference’ (CFD) products to retail customers to improve standards across the sector and ensure consumers are appropriately protected.