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…
Read more
Starting today the Vienna Stock Exchange offers domestic investors a wider range of securities by adding the 30 largest and most-frequently traded German stocks to its market. The new “global market” segment was launched at the beginning of June with the start of trading in 133 US stocks. The Vienna Stock Exchange has now taken…
Read more
The Council announced that has agreed to develop a framework for a joint EU diplomatic response to malicious cyber activities, the cyber diplomacy toolbox. The EU recognises that cyberspace offers significant opportunities, but also poses continuously evolving challenges for EU external action. The EU is concerned by the increased ability and willingness of state and…
Read more
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has suspended Mr Wu Biwei, former responsible officer (RO) and managing director of iSTAR International Futures Co. Limited, now known as Rifa Futures Limited (Rifa), for six months from 16 June 2017 to 15 December 2017. The disciplinary action follows the SFC’s sanctions against iSTAR over its…
Read more
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…
Read more
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…
Read more
Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has distributed around 22.1 billion Dirhams of cash dividend to investors during the first half of 2016 on behalf of its listed companies. ADX Chief Executive, Rashed Al Blooshi, said that: the distributed cash dividends were sent via direct bank transfers to the accounts of investors whom have updated their…
Read more
The Australia Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) just warned people to stay alert to ‘phishing’ scammers pretending to be from well-known businesses and government departments trying to con unsuspecting victims out of their personal information and money. So far in 2017, the ACCC’s Scamwatch has received more than 11,000 reports of this scam, with nearly…
Read more
UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the website MRTmarkets.com. Italy regulator CONSOB, New Zealand’s FMA, French AMF, and CySEC have already warned against this website. MRTmarkets.com is not authorised by the FCA but has…
Read more
UK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the firm Aequitas Financial LLP. Aequitas Financial LLP is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated…
Read more