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Thai Alternative Bourse's Firms Post THB 31.04 Bln Sales In Q1/2016

Date 23/05/2016

• Q1 sales stable at THB 31.04 billion (approx. USD 876.72 million), compared to Q1/2015
• Q1 net profit down 19.47 pct y-o-y at THB 1.78 billion (approx. USD 50.34 mln)
• Agro & Food Industry, Industrials, Consumer Products and Resources as top profit growth industry groups

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Approval Of Initial listing (ETF): DIAM ETF JPX/S&P CAPEX & Human Capital Index (DIAM)

Date 23/05/2016

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listing of new ETF managed by “DIAM Co., Ltd.”. The ETF will be listed on Friday, June 10, 2016.

New Management Board: Christoph Boschan Presented As CEO At Vienna Stock Exchange

Date 23/05/2016

At today’s extraordinary meeting, the Supervisory Board reached a decision on the management boards for Wiener Börse AG and CEESEG AG. Christoph Boschan (38), currently joint-CEO at Börse Stuttgart GmbH and board member at EUWAX AG, was presented as designated Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The stock exchange expert previously spent 10 years working in leading positions at several German stock exchanges. Petr Koblic (45), CEO of the Prague Stock Exchange, was named Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In his joint role as Chief Operating and Technology Officer (COO/CTO) Ludwig Nießen (58) will be responsible for operations and IT. The new team succeeds the current Management Board members of the Vienna Stock Exchange, Birgit Kuras and Michael Buhl.

LCH Spider, New Portfolio Margining Service For Interest Rate Derivatives, Goes Live

Date 23/05/2016

• LCH Spider enables margin offsets between listed and OTC interest rate derivatives portfolios
• Offers members and their clients significant opportunity to benefit from risk and collateral efficiencies
• Service available on an open access basis

MEFF To Start Trading Weekly Options As Of 29 June

Date 23/05/2016

MEFF, the Derivatives Exchange of BME, will start trading Weekly Options as of 29 June.

Deutsche Börse Cash Market: New iShares ETF On Japanese Companies With Focus On Sustainability Launched On Xetra

Date 23/05/2016

A new iShares equity index ETF from BlackRock's product offering has been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Monday, 23 May.

HKEX To Introduce Additional RMB Currency Futures On 30 May

Date 23/05/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has received regulatory approval to introduce its planned cash-settled Euro-Renminbi (RMB), Japanese yen-RMB, Australian dollar-RMB and RMB-US dollar futures on Monday, 30 May 2016*.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Approval Of Initial listing (ETF): iShares JPX/S&P CAPEX & Human Capital ETF (BlackRock Japan)

Date 23/05/2016

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listing of new ETF managed by “BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.”. The ETF will be listed on Friday, June 10, 2016.

EGX Honors Its Staff Outstanding Professionals For The Second Consecutive Year

Date 23/05/2016

As per the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) interest in developing its human resources and urged them to exert more efforts, EGX honored a number of distinct employees in a celebration held for the second consecutive year, where they received certificates of appreciation in addition to a financial reward in a recognition of their outstanding efforts during the year.  

CPC Central Committee, State Council Makes Appointment, Dismissal For Shanghai Stock Exchange Officials

Date 23/05/2016

On May 20, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) held a cadres’ conference to declare the decisions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council: Comrade Wu Qing holds the position of Party Chief of the SSE, and is nominated for Chairman of Board of Governors of the SSE (at the level of Deputy Minister); Comrade Gui Minjie, due to his age, no long holds the positions of Party Chief and Chairman of Board of Governors of the SSE. According to the legal procedures, Wu Qing is elected Chairman of Board of Governors of the SSE at the 65th meeting of the 3rd Board of Governors.