Category: Financial Services

February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX publishes revised policy statement on the enforcement of the listing rules

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), today announced revised themes for enforcement of the Listing Rules and published a revised policy statement on its approach to enforcement (Enforcement Policy Statement). The identification of themes for targeted discipline and enforcement will assist us in…

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February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Mong Company Ltd to its alert list

Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…

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February 16, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Fintech startup OpenFin raises $15 million to unify financial desktop apps

New York and London based fintech startup OpenFin, which has developed the first common operating layer for financial desktop applications, has announced $15 million in Series B funding from some of the world’s leading fintech investors. Participants in this round include Bain Capital Ventures, DRW Venture Capital, J.P. Morgan, the Euclid Opportunities fund of NEX Group…

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Nasdaq Copenhagen Improves Small Cap Market Access For Non-Nordic Trading Members
February 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nasdaq announces new leadership within fixed income and post-trade in the Nordics and Baltics

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced changes in the leadership within its Nordic and Baltic Fixed Income and Post-trade offerings. Fredrik Ekström, currently VP and president of Nasdaq Clearing, will assume the responsibility for Nasdaq Nordic Fixed Income and Nasdaq Clearing. Fredrik has also been suggested for the position as new Chairman of the Board of Directors…

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February 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Ryanair lists €750m bond on the Irish Stock Exchange

Ryanair Holdings Plc (LON:RYA) announced that has listed a €750 million bond on the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). The bond, due 2023, has a fixed coupon rate of 1.125% and is listed on the Main Securities Market (MSM). The listing is the third in a series of debt issuances from Ryanair’s €3 billion Euro Medium…

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February 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Boerse CEO Carsten Kengeter denies insider trading allegations

Deutsche Boerse's CEO Carsten Kengeter shared that insider trading allegations against him would prove unfounded, pointing out that he did not determine the timing of his share purchases ahead of the announcement of merger plans with the London Stock Exchange (LSE), Reuters reported earlier today. Deutsche Boerse's supervisory board created a unique share purchase plan for…

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February 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Ashton Cole Global to its alert list

Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…

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SGX announces trading volumes
February 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX welcomes Pacific Star Development Limited to Catalist

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Pacific Star Development Limited to Catalist under the stock code 1C5. Pacific Star Development Limited is a Singapore-based premier property developer of award-winning mixed-used projects and prime residential developments in key gateway cities across ASEAN countries. Its projects on hand include Puteri Cove Residences and Quayside in Iskandar Malaysia, and…

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February 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX to introduce its first RMB currency options in March

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) just announced that will introduce its planned Renminbi (RMB) Currency Options on Monday, 20 March 2017. The US dollar-Offshore RMB (USD/CNH) Options will be the first currency options traded at HKEX. The eight contract months on the launch day will comprise April, May, June, July, September and December…

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February 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA finds new evidence on liquidity in the UK corporate bond market

Liquidity in the UK corporate bond market has declined recently but still seems relatively healthy, according to analysis by Felix Suntheim from our Chief Economist’s Department and Matthew Allan from the Financial Conduct Authority's Markets Policy Department. New data suggests there has been a decline in liquidity in the UK’s corporate bond market over the…

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