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Index Derivatives Expert Sean Smith Joins FTSE Russell
March 17th, 2017
Industry leader to serve as Managing Director of Derivatives Licenses Role aims to accelerate growth in index options and futures space Based in Chicago to work closely with key clients FTSE Russell, the global index and data provider, announces ...
Asia Emerging-Market Stocks Gain While Topix Slips: Markets Wrap
March 17th, 2017
Dollar poised for biggest weekly loss in more than a month Indonesian shares reach record; Treasuries move higher An equities rally spurred by the Federal Reserve’s outlook found some life in Asian emerging markets, even amid a slump in ...
HKEX to Introduce Options on Three More Blue Chips on 10 April
March 16th, 2017
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) will introduce options on Hang Seng Index constituents AAC Technologies, Geely Automotive and Link REIT on Monday, 10 April 2017 to further strengthen its options market. The Link options will be HKEX’s ...
Global Stock, Bond Rally Spurred by Central Banks: Markets Wrap
March 16th, 2017
Gold and oil advance while dollar maintains losses on Fed move Yen steady as BOJ stays the course; euro jumps on Dutch vote Central banks ruled over financial markets, as the Federal Reserve’s move to raise interest rates without ...
PayPal Invests in $48 Million Series C of Korean Fintech Payments Startup
March 15th, 2017
South Korean Fintech firm Viva Republica has closed a KRW 55 billion ($48 million) Series C round of funding which saw participation from the likes of PayPal and other significant backers. Viva Republic is the developer opf Toss, a now-popular peer-to-peer ...
The biggest fashion group in the world announced net sales rose 12% to €23.3bn in FY16
March 15th, 2017
Same-store sales growth was 10%. The Group generated over 9,596 new jobs, one in four of which were in Spain. At year-end, its headcount stood at 162,450. In April, 84,000 Inditex employees will receive their second payment under the ...
HKEX advances the preparatory work for Bond Connect
March 15th, 2017
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) welcomes the announcement by Li Keqiang, the Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, today about setting up bond market links between Hong Kong and Mainland China. HKEX ...
Asian Stocks Follow U.S. Lower Amid Wild Oil Swing: Markets Wrap
March 15th, 2017
Stockpiles report reverses oil drop tied to Saudi output Equities from Singapore to Tokyo slip ahead of Fed decision Crude oil whipsawed on production and stockpiles reports, while most Asian markets followed U.S. equities lower and the dollar slipped ...
HKEX Sets Asian Record for L&I Product Listings on a Single Day
March 14th, 2017
The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has issued today a press release to announce that four providers of Leveraged and Inverse Products (L&I Products) listed a total of 16 products today on the Stock Exchange of Hong ...
Asian Stocks Mixed Before Fed as Yen Fluctuates
March 14th, 2017
Japan’s Topix index drops, while Chinese equities advance Yield on 10-year Treasury near highest level of the year Asian stocks were mixed with Treasuries trading near the highest level this year as investors anticipated a near-certain rate hike from ...
