Exchange Headlines - May 2019

BCBA: The president of the Stock Exchange asked Macri to add SME financing to the agreement with the opposition

BCBA: The Bolsa will build an educational centre in Quilmes

BSX: Has launched an Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiative

B3: Announces new features in the IPCA Coupon Future Market Maker Program (DAP)

B3: Launches research "Ecosystem of the Brazilian Investor"

TMX: Announces Trayport Acquisition of VisoTech

Santiago Stock Exchange: Participates in ECLAC Sustainable development Forum in Santiago

BVC: Capital Markets Round Table – London 

BVC: Highlights the country’s universities in Bucaramanga

BVC: BVC Awards

Cboe: Cboe FX Announces Launch of Cboe FX Point

Cboe: Cboe Europe Signs GAIN Capital as New Index Customer

CME: Announces Launch of New Micro E-mini Equity Index Futures

CME: Micro E-mini Futures Make Big Impression on First Day of Trading

CME: Micro E-mini Futures Surpass 1 Million Contracts Traded

CME: Traiana provides central clearing connectivity to Eurex

CME: CME Group and Mayor Emanuel Award Scholarships for Star Scholars to Continue at Four-Year Institutions

CME: Launches new, fresh bacon index

ICE: Announces agreement to acquire Simplifile LC 

ICE: ICE Data Services launches ICE Datavault, a cloud-based tick history platform

ICE: ICE Data Services launches new service with credit benchmark data to provide a comprehensive, daily market view of credit risk

OCC: New OCC Study: Listed Index and ETF Option Overlays May Improve Endowment Performance

DTCC: Provides Vision for Central Clearing in the U.S. Treasury Cash Market

Nasdaq: Names Lauren Dillard Executive Vice President for Global Information Services  

Nasdaq: Names Bjørn Sibbern President, European Markets

Nasdaq: Launches ConnectIR™ for Investor Relations Professionals

Nasdaq: IIROC and Nasdaq unveil state-of-the-art market surveillance technology to enhance oversight of Canada’s Capital Markets

Nasdaq: Launches global Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting guide for companies

ASX: Successful opening of Customer Development Environment for DLT testing

HKEX: Signs MOU with Shanghai Ganglian e-commerce and Wuxi Stainless Steel Exchange 

HKEX: LME Announces Gay Huey Evans OBE as new Chairman of the Board

HKEX: Seeks views on strengthening ESG rules and publishes guidance materials on ESG and Gender Diversity

BSE: Launches BSE StAR MF app to provide comfort of doing business anytime, anywhere!

IDX: The Eleventh Listed Company Was Officially Listed in IDX on the First Week of Ramadan

IDX: IDX Has Listed Twelve Companies Throughout 2019

Bursa Malaysia: Bursa Malaysia’s Technology Drive: Making the First Step into Blockchain-Powered Securities and Lending 

DCE: Holds Training on Commodity Trading & Market Making

SZSE: Holds China-Indonesia Capital Market Cooperation Seminar To Forge New Partnership

SZSE: Held the 2nd China-Bangladesh Capital Market Cooperation Seminar and launched the market coordination mechanism with Dhaka Stock Exchange

SZSE: SZSE's Financial Technology Center Holds the 2018 Research Summary and the 2019 Research Project Report Seminar

SZSE: SZSE Held Seminar on Local Government Bond ETFs

SZSE: Publishes Guidance on Disclosure of Restructuring Information to Implement Market-oriented Reforms in M&As and Restructurings

SZSE: SZSE Holds the 100th Training Class for Board Secretaries of Pre-IPO Companies

SZSE: SZSE and Tencent Set up a Joint Laboratory to Strengthen Strategic Cooperation in Financial Technologies

SZSE: SZSE Conducts Censure on Shenzhen Datong for Its Refusal to Cooperate with the CSRC's Duty Performing According to Law

SZSE: Launched Brand New Upgraded of Easy IR

SZSE: Carries Out Multi-level Targeted Investment Education Activities Enhancing Investors' Self-Protection Abilities

SZSE: SZSE Holds Membership Investor Education and Protection Training Exchanges

SZSE: SME Board's 15th Birthday

PSE: PSE heads to Bacolod for stock market roadshow

SGX: Taps MyInfo to roll out paperless CDP account opening service

SGX: Named “Financial Metals Service Provider of the Year” in Platts Global Metals Awards

SGX: Corporates raise record $763,888 at SGX Bull Charge Charity Golf

CSE: CSE and SEC initiates effort to restore confidence among foreign investors

TWSE: Announced the 2018 Corporate Governance Evaluation Results

TWSE: 2019 Q2 Institutional Investor Conferences of Foreign Companies will be started on May 17

TWSE: Climate risk management and ESG investing trends

TWSE: The ETN listing ceremony on April 30 was a complete success with the debut of 10 ETNs offering new investment opportunities

TWSE: The 2018 (5th Round) Corporate Governance Evaluation Award Ceremony held on May 28

SET: Thailand’s Healthcare Sector Outperforms Global Benchmark

SET: Two volunteer football coaches win SET social development awards

DB: Deutsche Börse and Microsoft reach a significant milestone for cloud adoption in the financial services industry

DB: Deutsche Börse gains two new Eastern European power market operators for trading platform M7

DB: Susan Meiselas wins the “Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2019”

DB: First STOXX ESG benchmarks to be used for leveraged products

DB: Clearstream enters Australian market with acquisition of Ausmaq Limited

ASE: MOU with the Hashemite University 

Bahrain Bourse: Beneficiaries of the National Guidance Program for Bahraini Women Attend a Session on the Fundamentals of Investment at Bahrain Bourse

Bahrain Bourse: Bahrain Clear joins BENEFIT’s EFTS System

LuxSE: Luxembourg Stock Exchange dedicates annual forum to the UN SDGs

LSE: MTS and Marco Polo expand access to frontier and emerging markets 

LSE: Signs MOU with Columbo Stock Exchange

NSE: Sets to “eRace” Cancer at 2019 NSE Corporate Challenge

NSE: Hosts Retail Investor Coverage Workshop

NSE: Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigerian Stock Exchange streamline listing process to encourage more listings

NSE: Wins Outstanding Invaluable Company Award for CSR

NSE: NSE Corporate Challenge Receives Boost from Beta Glass, FCMB

NSE: Nigerian Stock Exchange launches Facts Behind the Sustainability Report to promote ESG reporting – Dangote Cement Plc headlines maiden edition  

QSE: MSCI announces inclusion of 3 Qatari Stocks in its Emerging Markets Index 

KASE: To hold workshop on Kazakhstan’s startup ecosystem: government support, legislation, new financial instruments on May 21, 2019

JSE: Launches new clearing platform from Nasdaq

JSE: First time JSE Investment Challenge participants clench first place in the speculator portfolio category

MOEX: Yury Denisov takes office as CEO of Moscow Exchange

MOEX: Partners with Avelacom to expand its presence in Asia and the Middle East

BME: Registers a new green bond issue by ADIF

BME: Renews its financial infrastructure with ORACLE technology

MSM: The winners of Muscat Securities Market Awards for 2019

ADX: Participates in Milken Institute’s Global Conference in L.A. and visits NASDAQ and NYSE

ADX: ADX Sponsors ‘Ramadan Iftar Project’ in Partnership with Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation

ADX: ADX Chief Executive meets senior LSE officials

ADX: Participates in "Ramadan Aman" Campaign