LCH SA EquityClear extends clearing services with Euronext stocks traded on Turquoise LeapRate

October 11, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

LCH SA EquityClear extends clearing services with Euronext stocks traded on Turquoise

The global clearing house LCH SA has announced that it is to extend its clearing services offering for Turquoise, the pan-European MTF. As a result of the agreement, Euronext stocks traded on the Turquoise platform will be available for clearing through LCH SA. Will allow customers to benefit from increased operational and cost efficiencies LCH SA will…

October 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX signs strategic partnership agreement with Kazakhstan Stock Exchange

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) and Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) have just announced that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement. The two exchanges have signed a letter of intent (LoI) on strategic cooperation earlier this year. Chairman of National Bank of Kazakhstan Daniyar Akishev, Moscow Exchange CEO Alexander Afanasiev and Kazakhstan Stock Exchange CEO Alina Aldambergen took…

October 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

London Stock Exchange Group appoints General Manager for Romania

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has just announced that Andreea Stanescu has been appointed General Manager, Romania. Andreea Stanescu will be reporting to Dee Liyanwela, Head of Business Services Ltd (BSL) Sri Lanka and Romania. In her new role, Andreea Stanescu will oversee the Group’ new Business Services centre in Bucharest. LSEG announced earlier this…

October 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Moscow Exchange launches gold futures with physical delivery

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has just informed that it will begin trading of deliverable gold futures on its Derivatives Market on 11 October 2018. The new contract will link Moscow Exchange’s Precious Metals to the Derivatives Markets as gold will be delivered via the Precious Metals Market spot section. The contract will be quoted in rubles per…

October 10, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Montréal Exchange launches trading on London time

Montréal Exchange (MX), Canada's derivatives exchange, has announced that it has opened for trading at 2:00 a.m. EDT yesterday morning, or 7:00 a.m. London time. The move to extend its trading hours is in response to an increase in activity and demand from MX's global clients, particularly during the early trading session. MX's regular trading…

October 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Westwing Group AG launched on Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Online retailer listed in Prime Standard since today Today's listing of the Westwing Group AG (ISIN: DE000A2N4H07) is the 16th IPO on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange this year, Deutsche Boerse announced earlier today. The shares of the online retailer were listed in the Prime Standard segment and started trading at 26.49 Euro. The issue price…

October 09, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Medincell lists on Euronext Paris - €30 million raised

Financial markets operator Euronext NV (EPA:ENX) has just announced that it has welcomed MedinCell, a pharmaceutical technology company that develops injectable drug delivery solutions, to listing in compartment C of Euronext Paris. Based in Jacou, near Montpellier in southern France, MedinCell is dedicated to achieving significant gains in the efficiency of drug therapies. The two most…

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange launches its new digital platform Sahmi

October 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ADX lists Aldar Investments' $500 million sukuk

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the region's leading financial market, together with Aldar Properties PJSC (Alda”), has informed the public that it has listed Aldar Investments’ new sukuk, marking the first corporate sukuk ever to be listed on the exchange. The sukuk, which was raised at a profit rate of 4.75% with a 7 year…

First Republic Bank joins S&P 500 index, replaces Scana Corporation

October 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

SIX licenses SARON index to Eurex as underlying for futures contract

SIX, the index provider for the Swiss Market, has just announced that it has licensed the SARON (Swiss Average Rate Overnight) to the derivative exchange EUREX as underlying for Futures contract. SARON represents the overnight interest rate of the secured funding market for Swiss franc (CHF). It is based on transactions and quotes made on…

October 08, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

NZX Board rejects Elevation Capital demands for adopting its strategy

New Zealand’s exchange (NZX) has informed that its board has rejected six unreasonable demands Elevation Capital placed on the company. The demands are attached, however to summarise the key demands and NZX’s response: Demand from Elevation Capital: that Elevation is immediately granted three directors (Craig Stobo, Christopher Swasbrook and Michael Daniels) on the NZX board.…

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