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Top of hot stocks: Steinhoff International Holdings and Snap Inc

13 June 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Steinhoff International Holdings NV, based in Germany, but listed in South Africa, led the FIS Astec Analytics hot stocks list for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa last week

SEC names Sarah ten Siethoff as associate director

12 June 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Sarah ten Siethoff as associate director for the division of investment management’s rulemaking office

Lendingblock partners with Octagon Strategy

12 June 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Lendingblock, an institutional platform for collateralised crypto-currency lending, has partnered with Hong Kong-based Octagon Strategy Limited

New York Federal Reserve Bank expands repo reference rates

12 June 2018 New York
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The New York Federal Reserve Bank has been further expanding upon the three repo reference rates

HKEX and TOCOM sign MOU

11 June 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The MOU was signed by Li Gang, co-head of market development at HKEX, and Ryoichi Seki, TOCOM’s general manager of global business development department, during a ceremony hosted by HKEX

Strate appoints new CEO

11 June 2018 Pretoria
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The South African Central Securities Depository (CSD), Strate has appointed André Nortjé as its new CEO, effective from August 2018

eVestment: Hedge funds generally positive in May

11 June 2018 London
Reporter: Brian Bollen

Hedge funds were generally positive during the month of May, according to the latest Hedge Fund Industry Performance Report from eVestment

ESMA updates DVC data for MiFID II

08 June 2018 Paris
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The European Securities and Markets Authority has updated its public register with the latest set of double volume cap data under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive

S3 to offer real-time short interest analytics to Nasdaq

08 June 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

S3 Partners, a New York-based financial technology and analytics firm is to provide Nasdaq-listed companies with direct access to its range of financial analytics

ESMA concerned about risks posed to investors

08 June 2018 Paris
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) remains concerned about risks posed to investors, according to the latest iteration of its risk dashboard

Kuwait securities lending slips in credit to households

07 June 2018 Kuwait City
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Growth in credit to households including securities lending slipped to 3.7 percent in March year on year from 4.3 percent in February 2018, according to a new report by The National Bank of Kuwait

Bitcoin ‘not a security’, says SEC chairman

07 June 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

“Bitcoin is “not a security” and the SEC will not change the definition of a security for the benefit of cryptocurrencies, according to SEC chairman Jay Clayton

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