Hong Kong maintained its position as the world's third-ranked financial hub, narrowing the gap with leading cities New York and London, according to the latest Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) report on Thursday. The report, which is published twice a year, said Hong Kong's overall rating rose 4 points, just 1 point below London and 2 points behind top-ranked New York. "This ranking is not an endpoint, but a validation of our strategy" said Benjamin Hung, chairman of the Financial Services Developm ...

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) said on Wednesday that short interest across its listed securities increased as of the mid-September settlement date from August 29. Short interest in 5,014 securities totaled 17,146,159,646 shares at the September 15 settlement date, compared to 4,988 issues and 16,958,657,192 ...

DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabia's stocks posted their biggest daily rise since 2020 on Wednesday, following a report that the markets regulator may ease rules capping foreign ownership of listed companies. The Saudi benchmark index surged more than 5% to its highest since May, after Bloomberg News reported that regulators may soon ease the 49% cap on foreign ownership of listed firms, a move that could help revive interest in the Arab world's biggest stock exchange. "It could come into effect before the ...

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) on Wednesday announced the delisting of certain securities that were previously suspended from trading on its platform. Listed below are the securities: Digital Brands Group (DBGI) warrants - The warrants were suspended on December 18, 2024 Lipella Pharmaceuticals ( ...

By Scott Murdoch SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Australian Securities Exchange must make "foundational changes" to its governance, culture and risk management after last year's trading settlement failure, the country's central bank said on Wednesday. The Reserve Bank of Australia also warned ASX's clearing and settlement units still fall short of key regulatory standards and pledged to monitor progress closely. The central bank, which has oversight of the clearing and settlement systems, said in a statement fo ...

Earlier this month, the Nasdaq announced rule changes in regards to how small China companies go public in the United States. Once these rules are set into stone, China-based companies will now need a... ...

Euronext announces completion of share repurchase programme as part of its long-term incentive plan Amsterdam, Brussels, Dublin, Lisbon, Milan, Oslo and Paris – 22 September 2025 – Euronext announces that it has completed the repurchase of 101,000 of its own shares at an average share price of €137.75. This programme was carried out within the scope of the Euronext Long-Term Incentive plan by an independent agent from 4 September to 19 September and in accordance with the conditions of the authorisation gr ...

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After our recent update on diversified European financials, we now turn our attention to Euronext ( OTCPK:EUXTF ) ( OTCPK:ERNXY ), noting that we have upgraded London Stock Exchange Group to a BuyBuy-side hedge professionals conducting fundamental, income oriented, long term analysis across sectors globally in developed markets. Please shoot us a message or leave a comment to discuss ideas.DISCLOSURE: All of our articles are a matter of opinion, informed as they might be, and must be treated as such. We tak ...

A recent dual-listing at the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) in Kazakhstan has been hailed as an "icebreaker" for Kazakh and Chinese issuers who are showing growing interest in pursuing cross-border equity and debt deals. According to AIFC's governor Renat Bekturov, the debut of tungsten miner Jiaxin International Resources on both the Hong Kong and Kazakh stock exchanges last month sparked "a lot of interest" from Kazakh and Chinese companies wanting to follow suit. "It was an icebreaker, p ...