On September 18, AIX achieved ISO 27001 certification, which confirms its compliance with global standards for Information Security Management System (ISMS), covering trading, clearing, settlement, registry and depository services. AIX also achieved ISO/IEC 27032:2012 which represents global standards for Cybersecurity. These certificates indicate AIX’s commitment towards ensuring a robust framework for Information Security systems and help to develop a greater confidence in the quality and the safety of AIX services. On September 19, AIX introduced Mining Company Rules designed to create favourable environment for mining companies to raise capital. On September 24, units of ITI Funds RTS Equity UCITS ETF SICAV were listed. The ETF invests in 40 shares of top Russian companies traded on Moscow Exchange, providing diversified exposure to 12 industries. On September 26 Kazakhstan Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna sold 9.86 million GDRs of JSC NAC “Kazatomprom” by way of an accelerated bookbuild through the London Stock Exchange and the AIX. Ordinary shares and GDRs of Halyk Bank JSC were included in the AIX official list effective September 30, 2019. The largest Chinese investment bank and broker, CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. became a trading member of AIX. CITICS offers a broad range of services including brokerage, investment advisory, and investment banking. CITICS is the first broker from Mainland China to become a trading member of AIX.
AIX and Renaissance Capital, a leading emerging and frontier markets investment bank, held ‘Kazakhstan in Focus Day’ on 24 October 2019 in London. This specialised regional event brought together Kazakh companies from the aviation (Air Astana), financial (Halyk Bank), oil & gas (KazMunayGas, Nostrum Oil & Gas), retail (Magnum Cash & Carry), telecom (Kazakhtelecom, Kcell), transportation (Kazakhstan Temir Zholy), and metals & mining (KAZ Minerals) sectors as well as Sovereign Wealth Fund Samruk-Kazyna and more than 30 major international investors, focused on or considering investments in Kazakhstan.
On November 19 Citibank Kazakhstan JSC (Citi) became a custodian of the Astana International Exchange Central Securities Depository (AIX CSD). Citi will be offering settlement and safekeeping services for foreign securities trading at AIX. On December 10, 2019, iX exchange traded notes (“ETN”, “Notes”) have been added to the AIX official list. iX ETNs are the first of a broad range of exchange-traded products that are expected to be launched on the AIX. To further develop the market, we are in the process of developing a simplified regulatory framework for smaller, mid-sized Kazakh businesses. Larger businesses can access global markets such as London, but it’s obvious that smaller businesses cannot. We want to be able to start to build both retail and small institutional demand for these businesses which are at the core of the Kazakh economy.
There was nothing here 18 months ago. We have built a good foundation, now we have 20 or 30 different initiatives, pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that we’re gradually pulling together over the next couple of years to build a vibrant market. Clearly, private sector debt and equity issuance is part of that. It is not going to happen overnight, but we are making good progress there.
Established: 2017
CEO: Timothy Bennett
Address: 55/19 Mangilik El st., block C 3.4., Nur-Sultan
Contact Name: Zharas Mussabekov
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.aix.kz
About Astana International Exchange
Yearbook 2019
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