November 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX welcomes market regulators' announcement of Shenzhen Connect's start date

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has welcomed today's announcement by the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission of the start date for Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect (Shenzhen Connect), a mutual market access programme of the Hong Kong and Shenzhen stock markets. As stated in a regulatory announcement…

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Brexit, Bitcoin, and Fintech industry – How will the UK adapt to change?
November 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Up to £7 Billion of UK wealth to be created next year from investment in early-stage companies

SyndicateRoom, the online investment platform which allows individuals to invest alongside the professionals, has launched its study Rise of the Growth Hunters to support UK investors who are looking for faster growth in 2017. The report analyses sentiment and expectations of over 1,000 retail investors alongside five years of company growth data from Beauhurst. It…

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November 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange updates Index Calculation Methodology

The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) has registered an updated version of the Methodology of the Moscow Exchange Indices Calculation adopted by the Executive Board of Moscow Exchange on October 7, 2016. This methodology has been adopted in respect of the planned corporate restructuring whereby CJSC MICEX Stock Exchange will be consolidated into Moscow Exchange.…

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November 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Alpari October FX volumes down 3% to $86.1 billion

FX broker Alpari Limited has notified that at the end of October 2016 the trade turnover went slightly down to $86.1 billion with 3% from September's $88.7 billion. During this period, the popular financial instruments showed mixed trends. Thus, the turnover of the most popular among traders EURUSD currency pair rose and the currency pairs…

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November 25, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

ANZ and ACCC reach settlement over Singapore submissions for Malaysian Ringgit derivatives trading

Commercial banking company Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, commonly called ANZ (ASX:ANZ), has announced it has reached an agreed settlement with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in relation to conduct associated with Non-Deliverable Forward FX contracts for the Malaysian Ringgit undertaken in Singapore during 2011. In a Statement of Agreed Facts…

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November 24, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

CySEC makes a public Table of the Successful Candidates

CySEC has prepared and made public on its website a Table of the Successful Candidates. The date of publication, of the aforementioned table on the CySEC website, shall be the date of registration of the persons, in the public register. The Table shows, the full name of each successful candidate, the examination taken and the…

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November 24, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

PEGAS launches new spot and futures contracts on the Danish ETF

The pan-European gas trading platform PEGAS, operated by Powernext has announced the successful launch of new spot and futures contracts on the Danish ETF (Exchange Transfer Facility) on Thursday 17 November 2016. This launch completes the process announced in July 2016 where Powernext acquired 100% of Gaspoint Nordic from EEX and Energinet.dk. Gaspoint Nordic is…

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November 24, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

TWSE outlines corporate governance improvements to Hong Kong investors

Senior representatives from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) have gathered in Hong Kong this week to update institutional investors about recent improvements to the Taiwan capital market, including the impact of its ongoing corporate governance reforms, as well as the advantages of trading the Taiwan market. Highlights included: 87% of listed companies have appointed independent directors…

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