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XTrade To Change Client Money Practices Following ASIC Surveillance

Date 01/07/2016

As a result of ASIC's intervention, licensed retail OTC derivatives issuer XTrade.au Pty Ltd (AFSL No. 343628) (XTrade), formerly O.C.M. Online Capital Markets Pty Ltd, will implement changes to the way it handles client money.

GBST Appoints Head Of EMEA

Date 01/07/2016

GBST (ASX: GBT), which provides software for administration and transaction processing through its GBST Composer®, GBST Syn~® and GBST SharesTM platforms, today announced the appointment of David Simpson to the position of head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Mr Simpson will be a member of GBST's executive team, based in London, and will join GBST in July 2016.

Politico Interview With ESMA Chair Steven Maijoor

Date 01/07/2016

Watch the ESMA Chair interview with Francesco Guerrera of Politico on 29 June

Irish Stock Exchange: Dalata Hotel Group Joins The Main Securities Market

Date 01/07/2016

Dalata Hotel Group (Dalata), the largest hotel operator in Ireland, has transferred its listing to a primary listing on the Main Securities Market (MSM) of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). Dalata floated on the Enterprise Securities Market (ESM) in March 2014.

UAE’s Securities and Commodities Authority Creates A Committee To Deal With Grievances Related To Financial Market Transactions - It Improved Its Regulatory Procedures To Deal With Irregularities And Complaints

Date 01/07/2016

As part of its efforts to constantly improve its procedures and promote transparency, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) has enhanced its internal regulatory procedures to deal with irregularities, complaints, and grievances related to transactions taking place in UAE-based securities exchanges by updating the decisions regulating them.

Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority Amends Trading Commission For Listed Share, And Allocates A Portion Of The Commission To Investment And Financial Awareness Programs

Date 01/07/2016

The Capital Market Authority Board have amended the level of commission on any buy or sell of equity share transactions by increasing it from (0.00120) one hundred and twenty in one hundred thousand (0.120 %) equating  to 12 base point or 12 Riyals for every ten thousand Riyals transaction, to be (0.00155) one hundred and fifty five in one hundred thousand (0.155 %) which equates to (15.5) base points or 15.5 Riyals for every ten thousand of the deal's value.

Dubai Financial Services Authority Public Holiday Notification

Date 01/07/2016

To mark the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, the DFSA offices will be operating on lean basis from Sunday, 3rd July to Tuesday, 5th July. The DFSA offices will be closed on the 6th and 7th of July, and will resume on Sunday, 10th July 2016.

Borsa İstanbul Announces Constituent Changes To The BIST-KYD Fund Indices For The Third Quarter Of 2016

Date 01/07/2016

Referring to 3.3. article of the BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules, constituent changes to the BIST-KYD Fixed Income Fund Index and BIST-KYD Equity Fund Index for the third quarter of 2016 are determined. All changes will be effective on Friday, July 1, 2016.

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited Completes Transfer To The Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 01/07/2016

HSBC Bank Middle East Limited (‘HBME’) confirms it has transferred its place of incorporation and head office from Jersey to the Dubai International Financial Centre (the “DIFC”) effective today, 30 June 2016. 

Maala Opens The Corporate Social Responsibility Day At The TASE

Date 01/07/2016