Along with the announcement of the launch of the Morningstar Eurozone 50 IndexSM and Morningstar Developed Markets Europe 100 IndexSM, Euronext has today released its results for the second quarter of 2017. Strong quarter, with improved cash and derivatives volumes: Revenues up +3.8% compared to Q2 2016, to €137.3 million (Q2 2016: €132.3 million) Cash…
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The Board of Directors of BME today agreed to distribute a gross €0.40 per share dividend on 8 September 17, its first interim dividend against 2017 earnings. This dividend represents the same amount as that paid in September 2016. The date on which the shareholders entitled to receive a dividend are determined will be 7…
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Euronext has announced the launch of the Morningstar Eurozone 50 IndexSM and Morningstar Developed Markets Europe 100 IndexSM on Euronext. The launch of the new European indices for blue chips follows the signing of a strategic agreement with Morningstar announced in March 2017 to develop a series of derivative products based on Morningstar indices. The…
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Singapore Exchange (SGX) today reported FY2017 net profit of S$339.7 million (S$349.0 million), against revenues of S$800.8 million (S$818.1 million). Excluding a one-off loss of S$4.0 million from the disposal of its investment in the Bombay Stock Exchange and one-off acquisition costs of S$3.7 million for the Baltic Exchange, underlying net profit in FY2017 would…
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Bursa Malaysia Berhad just announced it has started using the Real-time Electronic Transfer of Funds and Securities System (RENTAS) for settlements of payments on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Clearing Berhad (BMDC). The change to RENTAS will ensure greater efficiency and resilience of the settlements payments mechanism. With the adoption of RENTAS, BMDC can now use the…
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Deutsche Börse AG has published its results for the second quarter of 2017 on Wednesday. Here are some of the highlights: Q2/2017: net revenue amounted to €623.6 million (+4%), adjusted EBITDA to €379.5 million (+7%), and adjusted net income to €232.8 million (+7%) H1/2017: net revenue of €1,247.0 million (+3%); adjusted EBITDA of €759.7 million…
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Bursa Malaysia Berhad has posted a year-on-year 16.9% increase in its Profit After Tax and Minority Interest (PATAMI) to RM116.2 million for the first half ended 30 June 2017 (1H2017). The rise in PATAMI is due to higher operating revenue, which came in at RM269.4 million, an 8.5% increase from a year ago. This is…
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Eurasian Development Bank is the first ever international financial institution to receive admission to MOEX Derivatives Market as a member firm, Moscow Exchange announced earlier today. Since 14 July 2017 Moscow Exchange has allowed international financial institutions to trade FX and interest rate derivatives on MOEX Derivatives Market's money section on the same on terms…
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Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sybenetix, a surveillance provider that combines behavioral analytics and cognitive computing with financial markets expertise. Sybenetix’s technology offering is designed to solve key surveillance challenges facing the asset management industry. The addition of Sybenetix to Nasdaq's Risk & Surveillance suite of…
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On 24 July 2017 Russian companies not qualified as credit institutions or professional market participants became eligible to operate on Moscow Exchange's Money Market on the same terms as banks and brokerage firms, MOEX announced earlier today. Corporates can now place deposits with the central counterparty (CCP) at the repo market rates. NCC Clearing Bank,…
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