The Stock Exchange of Thailand, Market for Alternative Investment (mai), and The National Innovation Agency (NIA), Ministry of Science and Technology of Thailand, have recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to launch the “Thai Listed Firms Innovation” project, aiming to educate corporate innovation management knowledge for Thai listed firms to increase competitive capabilities and build sustainability, with participation of 30 listed firms in the first year.
read more...Thai Bourse, Market For Alternative Investment And National Innovation Agency Join Hands To Drive Thai Listed Firmsâ Innovations
Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 29 January, 2016
Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report for thec week ending 29 January, 2016.
HKEX Launches Real-Time Price Information Of Selected Futures Contracts On HKEX Website
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has introduced real-time price information of selected futures contracts on the HKEX website to help further promote the contracts.
read more...HKEx: Exchange Publishes Results Of Its Latest Review Of Disclosure In Issuers' Annual Reports
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), today (Friday) published a report on the findings and recommendations from its review of issuers' annual reports1 for the financial year ended in December 2014.
read more...HKEx: Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions
Evercore Hires Jim Renwick To Lead Its European Equity Capital Markets Advisory Business
Evercore (NYSE:EVR) announced today that it is expanding its investment banking offering in London through the formation of a new dedicated European equity capital markets advisory capability. The ECM Advisory team will be led by Jim Renwick who will join the Firm in February as a Senior Managing Director in its London office. The team will work with Evercore's industry sector and M&A advisory teams to provide independent strategic and transactional advice to existing and new clients in Europe on the full range of equity advisory assignments, including IPOs, follow-on and equity-linked offerings, rights issues and equity private placements. They will collaborate closely with Evercore's US Capital Markets Advisory team in relation to cross-border situations.
read more...Analyst Dividend Forecasts and their Usefulness to Investors
Contrary to prevailing thought, dividends and dividend forecasting remain an active and important component of pricing in capital markets. This research examines the evidence.
read more...Intercontinental Exchange Launches U.S. Treasury Index Family - ICEâs New Benchmark Indices Selected By BlackRock To Power Four iShares®U.S. Treasury ETFs
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges, clearing houses and data services, announced today that its subsidiary, Interactive Data Pricing and Reference Data, LLC (Interactive Data), will become the new benchmark index provider for four of BlackRock’s iSharesU.S. Treasury Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs): iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY), iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEI), iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT). Known as the ICE U.S. Treasury Bond Index SeriesTM, the indices will be operated by Interactive Data beginning in the second quarter of 2016.
read more...Did You Know? Co-Authors are Now Easier to Find than Waldo
Your time is valuable. Â Thereâs never enough hours in your week, let alone a day. Â With SSRNâs registered author number approaching 300,000 we understand finding your co-author can be a bit like “Where’s Waldo?” – a real challenge, but without the striped shirt. You spent precious time trying to figure out which “John Smith” or “Li Li” was the co-author of your submission. But from now on, you can put that time into your research instead!
read more...IISL Index Dashboard For The Month Ended January 2016
RHB goes live with Fidessa across Asia
Verras Becomes Latest Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) Member
Verras Professional Services Limited has been approved as a Listings Member of the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE).
read more...LCH.Clearnet Receives Recognition As A Clearing House In Singapore By MAS
LCH.Clearnet Ltd (“LCH.Clearnet”), the global clearing house, today announced that it has been formally granted the status of Recognised Clearing House by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Recognition applies to LCH.Clearnet’s EnClear (Freight Division), ForexClear and SwapClear services.
read more...SGX Oil & Gas Monthly Report â January 2016
Oil
§ Weak sentiment continued into the new year with oil plummeting to fresh lows. Brent crude hit US$27.10/bbl on 20 January 2016, its lowest level since November 2003.
Horizon Software To Offer Connectivity To Borsa Ä°stanbul
Horizon Software today announced the launch of its new certified gateway to Borsa Ä°stanbul. Horizon is the leading provider of electronic trading and algorithmic technology to the world’s exchanges, banks, brokers and fund managers and provides advanced trade order routing and execution connectivity to more than 80 exchanges. This latest integration will give institutions high-performance connectivity directly to Borsa Ä°stanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) via Horizon.
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ESMA Updates Registers Under MiFID And Short Selling Regulation
The registers under MiFID and the Short Selling Regulation have been migrated to the global ESMA Registers web portal.
read more...New Share Link Enables Egyptian Investors To Trade Easily On Nasdaq Dubai Through MCDR
Egyptian investors can now easily buy and sell shares on Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international financial exchange, through a newly created link with Misr for Central Clearing, Depository and Registry (MCDR).
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