The 2017 East Coles Corporate Performance Research has been completed and the Top 10 Finalists from the S&P/ASX100 for the 'Best CFO's' category for 2017 (not in ranked order) are: APA, BTT, CTX, JBH, JHG, MQA, QUB, TPM, WES. The Top 10 Finalists from the S&P/ASX101-200 for the 'Best CFO's' category for 2017 (not in ranked order) are: A2M, ALU, BAP, CGC, FPH, GUD, MTR, MIN, RWC, SDF.

Xped Limited (ASX:XPE) is pleased to provide this market update.

OtherLevels Holdings Limited (ASX:OLV) wishes to advise that it has appointed Mrs Ashika Lala as its Chief Financial Officer, effective from today.

(NetworkNewsWire) Savvy investors always look to capitalize on hot sectors of the market and often single out potential winners in such uptrend niches. Short-term traders and long-term investors alike seek out stocks in sectors on the upswing and aim to position themselves prior to large upside moves.

Xped Limited (ASX:XPE) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Peter Hunt as Non-Executive Chairman of the Company. Mr Hunt is a Chartered Accountant and Consultant to BDO Adelaide. He was a former partner of PKF Adelaide, Chartered Accountants, which merged with BDO Adelaide in 2012. He has broad experience as an independent director and chairman of ASX listed and private companies.

Australian Securities Exchange and Frankfurt Stock Exchange cross listed iSignthis Ltd (ASX:ISX) (FRA:TA8), the world leading RegTech for identity verification and payment services, is pleased to announce that it has contracted further merchants to ISXPay Australia.

(NetworkNewsWire) Net Element, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NETE) common stock will continue to be traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market after the company met with the exchange's Nasdaq Hearings Panel. The panel's decision to grant the company's request is conditional on NETE providing evidence of compliance with Nasdaq's regulations by October 20, 2017.

The directors present their report, together with the financial statements, on the consolidated entity consisting of iSignthis Ltd (ASX:ISX) and the entities it controlled at the end of, or during, the year ended 30 June 2017.

(NetworkNewsWire) Mobile-based purchasing by the world's consumers is booming thanks to smartphones and other portable devices. Net Element (NASDAQ:NETE) is tapping into that expanding e-commerce world with its focus on small- to medium-sized businesses in the United States and select emerging markets.

Xped Limited (ASX:XPE) is pleased to announce we will be attending CEDIA 2017 to be held in San Diego, USA, in September.