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BATS Exchange Selected As Listing Destination For Three New WisdomTree ETFs - First WisdomTree ETFs To List On BATS Began Trading Today

Date 29/10/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS), the #1 U.S. market for the trading of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today announced that three new ETFs from WisdomTree, one of the world’s leading ETF sponsors and asset managers, began trading today on BATS Exchange.

Speech Delivered By Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chief Executive Officer, The Nigerian Stock Exchange At The 19th Annual Stockbroker Conference, Chartered Institute Of Stockbrokers, October 29, 2015, Eko Hotel

Date 29/10/2015

Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen

I am greatly honoured to give the keynote speech at the 19th Annual Stockbrokers Conference. Let me start by expressing my sincere gratitude to the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers and the members of the Annual Workshop Planning sub-committee for providing me with the opportunity to address this constituency with whom the Exchange shares a common vision for the growth and development of the Nigerian capital market and Africa at large.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Hosts Investment Summit In Singapore

Date 29/10/2015

Following the opening of the market to qualified foreign investors on 15th June 2015, a high-level Saudi Stock Exchange delegation has begun an international roadshow to enhance understanding of the Saudi market among international investors. 

Qatar Stock Exchange Listed Companies Reported QR 35.1 Billion Net Profits For The Nine Month Period Ended Sep 30, 2015

Date 29/10/2015

With the end of disclosure period for the third quarter of 2015, forty two companies out of the forty three listed companies at Qatar Exchange (QSE) have disclosed their financial statements results for the nine month period ended Sep 30, 2015, The combined net profit of all companies as of Sep 30, 2015 amounted to QR 35.1 Billion versus QR 32.9 Billion for the corresponding period in 2014, an increase of 6.43%.

Office Of Financial Research Update: "Regulatory Arbitrage In Repo Markets"

Date 29/10/2015

The OFR released a working paper today entitled, "Regulatory Arbitrage in Repo Markets," and an accompanying blog by Greg Feldberg, OFR Acting Deputy Director for Research and Analysis. This paper documents a pattern of broker-dealers owned by foreign banks reducing their borrowing in the U.S. triparty repo market, a key source of short-term funding in the financial system, at quarter end and immediately returning to the market when a new quarter begins. This activity reduces their capital requirements under the leverage ratio.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Trading Summary: October 25 - 29, 2015

Date 29/10/2015

• Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) during the fourth week of October was marked by a mixed trend in all the leading stock indices;
• The US biomed company "MannKind", whose shares are traded on NASDAQ, made a dual listing for trading on the TASE; 
• Continued offerings in the bond market.     

FIA Releases SEF Tracker Report For September

Date 29/10/2015

In the latest month, trading volume averaged $416.61 per day, up 12% from August and 8% from September 2014. The increase was mainly driven by the roll-out of new credit default indices as well as increased trading of interest rate swaps. This issue also contains an updated spreadsheet with weekly data going back to January 2014 that measures volume based on the total notional amount traded on SEFs. 

Mercado Alternativo Bursátil Welcomes Neol Biosolutions - The Fifth Company To List On The Growth Segment In 2015

Date 29/10/2015

MAB today welcomed NEOL BIOSOLUTIONS to its segment for growth companies. It is the fifth company to join this segment in 2015 and the 33rd in this market.

European Parliament Adopts Commission Proposal To Improve Transparency Of The Shadow Banking Sector

Date 29/10/2015

Following a vote in the European Parliament, new EU rules are set to improve the transparency of certain financial transactions and help supervisors and investors better understand risks.

Oslo Børs: Merkur Market Launch In CDS

Date 29/10/2015

As previously announced the Merkur Market launch in Oslo Børs Millennium’s CDS-environment is November 2 2015. As the necessary changes needs to be implemented over a period of two days, Oslo Børs will start the setup of Merkur Market in CDS today, Thursday 29 October. This means that some reference data content will be added in the files created later today, valid for tomorrow Friday 30 October.