Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) has announced that it plans to launch Cboe Market Close (CMC) on the company’s BZX Exchange on Monday, August 20, 2018, contingent upon the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reaffirming the staff’s initial approval. The creation of CMC, an alternative mechanism to primary market closing auctions that take place…
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Stockholms läns landsting (Stockholm County Council) has announced that it has listed a SEK 1bn green bond from its €4bn EMTN Programme on the Main Securities Market (MSM) of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). The green bond has a maturity date of November 2023 and an interest rate of 1% per annum. Stockholms läns landsting…
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Financial markets operator Euronext NV (EPA:ENX) has just announced the completion of the acquisition of 100% of the shares and voting rights of the Irish Stock Exchange plc (ISE), for €137 million, after receiving regulatory approvals. The deal comes after Euronext expanded into FX earlier this year with its acquisition of institutional Forex ECN FastMatch for $153 million.…
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Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced that it has welcomed ayondo Ltd to Catalist under the stock code “1I5”. ayondo is a global fintech group that offers social trading services and brokerage services to both B2C and B2B clients through its two proprietary platforms – WeTrade and Tradehub. WeTrade is for social trading, where traders can…
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B&S Group (ticker symbol: BSGR), a global distribution partner for consumer goods, began trading on Euronext Amsterdam today. The listing follows the company’s Initial Public Offering (IPO), with a total offering of € 358 million. Based on a reference price of € 14.50 per share, the total market capitalisation of B&S Group at opening was…
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Deutsche Börse has announced that DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (ISIN: DE000DWS1007) was listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange today. Its shares opened trading at €32.55 following an issue price of €32.50. Lead managers included Deutsche Bank and Citigroup Global Markets, with Deutsche Bank and Kepler Cheuvreux acting as designated…
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Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) has announced that the Japanese Financial Services Authority (JFSA) has added Cboe Global Markets – U.S. Equities to the regulator’s list of Designated Foreign Financial Instrument Exchanges. Cboe’s recognition by the JFSA eases regulations related to disclosures for retail investors and certain discretionary accounts, a change that is expected…
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Moscow Exchange has informed that from March 26, 2018 the ticker for the MOEX Russia Index will be changed across all Moscow Exchange data and trading systems. The new ticker - IMOEX - will replace MICEXINDEXCF. The ticker IMOEX will be used on the Exchange’s website, in bulletins, in the Securities and Derivatives Markets trading…
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Current market environment allows favorable refinancing Deutsche Börse AG just announced that it has successfully placed a corporate bond on the market in an amount of EUR 600 million. The bond is divided into units of EUR 1,000 and has a term of ten years and a coupon of 1.125 percent annually. The bond will…
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Shares of London based electronic trading firm and exchange operator NEX Group PLC (LON: NXG) were sent soaring by more than 30% on Friday, after the company confirmed last night that it was indeed the subject of an acquisition approach by US rival CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME). CME's own shares didn't react much, trading up 0.6% in…
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