Category: Exchanges

June 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange pays out dividend to all shareholders

Moscow Exchange announced it has completed dividend payments for 2016. The total sum paid was RUB 17.5 billion, representing 69.4% of 2016 consolidated net profit under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The dividend was RUB 7.68 per ordinary share. A total of RUB 13.9 billion was paid out to minority shareholders via the nominee holder…

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June 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bridge: Improved settlement and matching between Clearstream and Euroclear Bank

Effective today, Clearstream, together with Euroclear Bank, announced that offers improved settlement activity on the Bridge. Customers can enjoy a much faster turnaround for Bridge settlement and extended timeframes in which to carry out their trades for all Bridge-eligible securities, thanks to improved interopability between the two international central securities depositories. Bridge enhancement customer benefits…

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June 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Luxembourg Stock Exchange launches Chinese Green Bonds

The Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) announced that have signed an agreement to launch a green bond index that synchronously displays quotes in China and Europe. The new index series tracks the performance of Chinese green bonds in Renminbi and used to finance environmentally-friendly projects. The index series is composed…

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June 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX announces appointee for new Clearing positions

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that has appointed Roland Chai as Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of its Clearing Division and Head of Clearing Risk Solutions, effective today. He reports to Calvin Tai, HKEX's Joint Chief Operating Officer and Head of Clearing. Clearing Division COO and Head of Risk Solutions are…

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June 19, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

New Bats European Benchmark Indices are now live

Bats Europe, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CBOE) company today announced it has gone live with 18 new regional European benchmark indices, including the Bats Eurozone 50, Bats Nordic 40 and Bats Europe All Companies. The 18 new indices include the following regional indices, including 12 European sector indices: Regional indices Bats Eurozone 50 Bats Eurozone…

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June 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

General Assembly welcomes Europex Market Vision Paper

At a recent meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, the General Assembly of Europex, was presented with a forward-looking study on “Exchanges – At the Core of the Future Energy Market”. The document is the result of a collective effort by all Europex members over a five-month period. In the 33-page study, Europex provides its vision of…

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