Christian Altvater becomes head of Deutsche Börse’s newly created Tax department LeapRate

June 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Christian Altvater becomes head of Deutsche Börse's newly created Tax department

Effective 1 September, Dr Christian Altvater (53) is to become the head of Deutsche Börse Group's newly created Tax department. As Managing Director, Altvater, who holds a degree in law, will report directly to Deutsche Börse AG CFO Gregor Pottmeyer. Altvater is joining Deutsche Börse from PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he served as a partner in Financial…

June 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX welcomes Sanli Environmental Limited to Catalist

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Sanli Environmental Limited to Catalist under the stock code “1E3”. Sanli Environmental Limited is a Singapore-based environmental engineering company with more than 10 years of experience in water and waste management. Its expertise includes the design, supply, delivery, installation, commissioning, maintenance, repair and overhaul of mechanical and electrical equipment, as…

June 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Frankfurt Stock Exchange lists new corporate bond in the Scale segment

A new corporate bond issued by Homann Holzwerkstoffe GmbH (ISIN: DE000A2E4NW7) has been listed in the Scale segment on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as of today. The bond has a volume of 50 million euros, the coupon amounts to 5.25 per cent p.a. According to information provided by the company, the Homann Holzwerkstoffe Group is…

June 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFETS and HKEX establish joint venture for Bond Connect

China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced today the formation of a joint venture company in Hong Kong, Bond Connect Company Limited (BCCL), to support Bond Connect related trading services. Bond Connect is a new mutual market access scheme that will allow investors from Mainland China and…

June 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TMX Group releases equity financing statistics for May

TMX Group (TSX: X) today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for May, 2017. Toronto Stock Exchange welcomed 15 new issuers in May 2017, compared with 18 in the previous month and six in May 2016. The new listings included six exchange traded funds, two mining companies, one clean…

June 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CBOE Holdings announces next stages of technology integration plan

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today announced that C2 Options Exchange, one of the firm's derivatives markets, is planned to migrate to Bats technology on May 14, 2018. Beginning in November, C2 trading permit holders may begin basic connectivity testing, and in December, begin certification. Throughout the first quarter of 2018 and into the second…

June 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Strong demand for financial underlyings at Eurex, turnover up 26% in May

May saw strong demand for the Eurex suite of interest rate and equity derivatives. Overall, turnover rose 26% to 163 Million Euro at Europe’s largest derivatives exchange, which is part of Deutsche Börse Group. Market participants strongly relied on equity derivatives (+36%) to hedge their exposures on European markets, while turnover in Eurex‘s fixed income…

June 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse includes Grand City Property in SDAX index

Deutsche Börse reviews index composition/ Changes to be effective as of 19 June 2017 Deutsche Börse just announced changes to its selection indices, which will become effective on 19 June 2017. The shares of Grand City Property Ltd. will be included in the SDAX index and will replace the shares of ZEAL Network SE. The…

June 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bats launches new regional European indices

More news from Bats to come, as Bats Europe just announced it will expand its European index franchise with the planned launch of 18 new regional European benchmark indices, which include the Bats Eurozone 50, Bats Nordic 40 and Bats Europe All Companies. The new indices, which are planned to launch on 19 June 2017, bring further…

June 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX announces senior appointments

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that has established two new positions, Group Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Deputy CIO positions, and created the new IT and Platform Development Division which consolidates group-wide oversight of information technology (IT) management and platform development at HKEX and its major subsidiaries, including the London Metal Exchange…

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