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IOSCO Annual Meeting Appoints New Chair And Takes Forward Its Ambitious Work Plan

Date 21/10/2022

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has appointed a new chair, Jean-Paul Servais, Chairman of Belgium's Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA).

The IOSCO MMOU: 20 Years Of Facilitating Cross-Border Enforcement Cooperation

Date 21/10/2022

Members of the International Organization of Securities Commissions are commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU) at their 47th Annual Meeting in Marrakesh. Securities regulators use the MMoU to exchange information, ensuring effective global enforcement cooperation and strengthening international securities markets.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Decision Notices For Barclays Plc And Barclays Bank Plc (Together “Barclays”)

Date 21/10/2022

Barclays have referred their Decision Notices to the Upper Tribunal. Any findings in the Notices are therefore provisional and reflect the FCA’s belief as to what occurred and how it considers the firms’ behaviour should be characterised.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Expands Scope Of Underlying Stocks For Securities Margin Trading On Main Board To Promote Sound Development of Securities Margin Trading

Date 21/10/2022

In order to promote the healthy and long-term development of securities margin trading, with the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred to as SSE) today expanded the scope of underlying stocks for securities margin trading on the main board from the existing 800 to 1,000. The adjustment will take effect as of October 24, 2022.

CFFEX: Notice On Listing Of New Equity Index Futures And Options Contracts

Date 21/10/2022

• The IF2306 CSI 300 index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on October 24, 2022 at the listing benchmark price of 3726.4.
• The IC2306 CSI 500 index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on October 24, 2022 at the listing benchmark price of 5847.2.
• The IM2306 CSI 1000 index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on October 24, 2022 at the listing benchmark price of 6168.2.
• The IH2306 SSE 50 index futures contract is scheduled to be listed on October 24, 2022 at the listing benchmark price of 2495.8.

The IO2301 series CSI 300 index options contracts are scheduled to be listed on October 24, 2022.
The MO2301 series CSI 1000 index options contracts are scheduled to be listed on October 24, 2022.

Shanghai Stock Exchange ETFs See Continuous Inflows, Highlighting Obvious Investment Value

Date 21/10/2022

Recently, the SSE ETF market has seen continuous net inflows of funds and active trading, which has effectively supported the stability of the market. According to statistics, during the eight trading days from October 10 to 19, ETFs received a net inflow of 29.1 billion yuan, and non-commodity ETFs received a net inflow of 11.8 billion yuan. Among them, the ten ETFs with highest net inflows are all from the SSE, as China AMC Hang Seng TECH ETF ranks first with a net inflow of 2.89 billion yuan, followed by the China AMC SSE 50 ETF with a net inflow of 2.65 billion yuan, the Southern Asset Management CSI 500 ETF with a net inflow of 1.85 billion yuan, and CSI 300 ETF and STAR 50 ETF. Broad-based ETFs are still the mainstream option for basis allocation.

CFFEX: Notice On Delivery Of Equity Index Futures And Options Contracts

Date 21/10/2022

The following equity index futures and options contracts are delivered on October 21, 2022 at their respective final settlement prices:

• IF2210 CSI 300 index futures contracts and the IO2210 series CSI 300 index options contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 3744.36;
• IC2210 CSI 500 index futures contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 5965.73;
• IM2210 CSI 1000 index futures contracts and the MO2210 series CSI 1000 index options contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 6440.08;
• IH2210 SSE 50 index futures contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 2488.12.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Millions Of Britons Struggling With Bills, Warns Regulator

Date 21/10/2022

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has found 7.8 million people are finding it a heavy burden to keep up with their bills, an increase of around 2.5 million people since 2020.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc: Q3 2022 Trading Update - Broad Based Growth, Sustained Execution, Guidance Unchanged

Date 21/10/2022

David Schwimmer, CEO said:
“We have delivered another strong quarter, with good growth across all businesses. The consistency of delivery in recent quarters demonstrates the strength of our business model, generating quality recurring revenues from a range of services that are highly valued by our customers."

ASIC: Industry Funding: 2021-22 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement

Date 21/10/2022

ASIC today published its 2021-22 Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) as required under the industry funding model.