The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), at the member ordinary meeting on April 26, 2017, announced the appointment of its board governors to replace the current governors whose term ends on May 27, 2017. One governor, Chaipatr Srivisarvacha, Chief Executive Officer of KT ZMICO Securities Co., Ltd., has been re-elected for the second term, while…
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KCG Holdings Inc. Class A (NYSE:KCG) today announced that its board of directors has cancelled the company's 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders previously scheduled for May 10, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard time. On April 20, 2017, KCG announced that it had reached a definitive agreement for Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT) to acquire…
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The Irish Stock Exchange (ISE) has today announced details of the 2017 #IPOready programme, aimed at the next wave of Irish companies that are on course for a stock market listing (initial public offering or IPO) in the next 5 years. The 2017 #IPOready programme will provide high-growth IPO candidate companies with a structured support…
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Euronext, the pan-European exchange, announced the launch of Euronext Fund Service in Paris, an innovative and complementary solution for investing in open-end funds (UCITS and AIF) registered or passported in France. It offers institutional and retail investors a simplified, automated cost-efficient subscription/redemption service to invest in funds through their brokers. Euronext Fund Service will be…
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Apart from Condor Gold (LON:CNR), OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCMKTS:OTCM) today announced that Fortress Paper Ltd. (TSE: FTP), an international producer of specialty pulp and security paper products, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market. Fortress Paper upgraded to OTCQX from the Pink market. Fortress Paper begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol…
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OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCMKTS:OTCM), operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, announced Condor Gold (LON:CNR), a UK based gold exploration company, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market. Condor Gold begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol "CNDGF." We are pleased to welcome Condor Gold to our market…
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Aquis Exchange, the pan-European equities exchange and software developer, is to begin trading Austrian blue-chip stocks. The expansion of the Aquis Exchange trading place by the addition of the 10 largest, most liquid, Austrian stocks will take place on Tuesday, 25th April 2017 and brings the total number of markets covered by the exchange to…
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The ASX 100 Cyber Health Check Report was launched today by the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Cyber Security, The Hon Dan Tehan MP, at a ceremony in Sydney hosted by ASX Chairman Rick Holliday and also featuring ASIC Commissioner Cathie Armour. The ASX 100 Cyber Health Check is the first attempt to gauge…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and the London Metal Exchange (LME), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HKEX, announced the appointment of Matthew Chamberlain as Chief Executive of the LME effective immediately subject to the approval of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) of the UK. Mr Chamberlain will remain on the LME Board and will…
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Singapore Exchange (SGX) today reported 3Q for 2017 net profit of $83.1 million ($89.2 million) on the back of revenues of $202.7 million ($205.8 million). Excluding a one-off loss of $4.0 million from the disposal of its investment in the Bombay Stock Exchange, net profit would have been $87.0 million, 2% lower than a year…
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