TMX Group (TSX:X) has announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for February 2018. TSX welcomed 10 new issuers in February 2018, compared with 15 in the previous month and 12 in February 2017. The new listings included nine exchange traded funds and one clean technology company. Total financings raised…
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PostFinance, the Swiss retail financial institution, has just informed that it has become a new shareholder of SIX, the operator of the Swiss financial market infrastructure. With PostFinance, the shareholder base of SIX now includes 127 banks and all significant participants of the Swiss financial center. SIX operates the infrastructure of the Swiss financial center,…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) has just announced that Cboe Europe was registered on 5 March 2018 as a Benchmark Administrator under the EU Benchmarks Regulation (BMR). Cboe Europe’s suite of European indices are now BMR compliant. As a Benchmark Administrator, Cboe is required to implement high standards of governance, oversight and transparency with…
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Thomson Reuters (NYSE:TRI) Data Privacy Advisor informed that it is introducing a new feature that lets data privacy professionals quickly and easily track and assess new developments in today’s fast-moving regulatory environment. The Enforcement Heat Map provides an at-a-glance view of enforcement actions across multiple jurisdictions. Users can instantly see which jurisdictions are the most…
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LeapRate Exclusive... For the first time in a long time, Teddy Sagi is no longer the largest shareholder in Playtech PLC (LON:PTEC). LeapRate has learned via regulatory filings that US investment management giant T. Rowe Price Group Inc (NASDAQ:TROW) has significantly increased its position in Playtech over the past week, from about 5% to just over 10.2%.…
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On Wednesday, Deutsche Börse has reported a regular change to its Scale 30 index. Due to the higher 12 months order book turnover the shares of Daldrup & Söhne AG will replace the shares of Ringmetall AG. The change will become effective on 19 March 2018. The next scheduled index review for Deutsche Börse selection…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that Admiral Markets Group Chairman and controlling shareholder Alexander Tsikhilov has stepped down from the board of the company's London-based, FCA regulated subsidiary Admiral Markets UK Ltd. Dmitri Laus, Admiral Markets Group Supervisory Board Member and Co-owner provided the following comment on the matter to LeapRate: I can confirm that Alexander…
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ASIC informed the public that it has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Antares Energy Limited ('Antares') and one of its directors, former CEO and Chairman James Cruickshank regarding Antares' announcements made in September 2015 about the proposed sale of its oil and gas interests in the Permian Basin of…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned that longtime IG Australia research analyst and market strategist Chris Weston is following in the footsteps of his former boss Tamas Szabo, and has agreed to join rival FX broker Pepperstone. As was exclusively reported by LeapRate back in October, Pepperstone hired Tamas Szabo, former Australia office head of UK online…
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New Zealand’s Exchange (NZX) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced that they have decided to expand co-operation in Asia-Pacific markets, signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). NZX Chairman James Miller commented: As part of NZX’s refreshed strategy we made a strategic decision to shift our focus away from the regional stock exchange model, instead focusing on creating…
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