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CME Group International Average Daily Volume Reaches Record 7.8 Million Contracts In 2024, Up 14% From 2023 - All-Time High ADV For Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA), Asia Pacific (APAC) And Canada

Date 13/01/2025

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that its international average daily volume (ADV) reached a record 7.8 million contracts in 2024, up 14% from 2023. Reflecting all trading reported outside the United States, this was driven by record growth in Energy up 31%, Metals up 27%, Agricultural up 25%, Interest Rate up 12% and Foreign Exchange products up 10% compared to the same period in 2023.

HKEX: OTC Clear To Accept China Government And Policy Bank Bonds As Collateral For All Derivatives

Date 13/01/2025

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) welcomes the announcement today (Monday) from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the People's Bank of China to allow China Government Bonds (CGB) and Policy Bank Bonds held by international investors through Bond Connect as margin collateral for all OTC derivative transactions cleared by OTC Clear, HKEX's clearing subsidiary.

Euronext’s Leading Board Portal Software iBabs Joins G-Cloud 14 Framework To Enhance Governance In The UK Public Sector - Public Sector Organisations Across The UK Can Now Easily Procure iBabs’ Governance Tools Through G-Cloud 14

Date 13/01/2025

Euronext today announced that leading provider of board portal and meeting management solutions iBabs, a Euronext company, has been accepted into the United Kingdom’s G-Cloud 14 framework. 

Bursa Malaysia Announces New Renewable Energy Subsector Classification

Date 13/01/2025

• Introduces ‘renewable energy’ subsector under ‘energy’ and ‘utilities’ sectors 
• 13 companies reclassified under the new subsector

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin, January 10, 2025, Issue 2

Date 13/01/2025

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Joint Statement By Commercial Affairs Department, Singapore Police Force (CAD) & Monetary Authority Of Singapore (MAS) - Civil Penalty Action Taken Against Gui Boon Sui For False Trading And Unauthorised Trading

Date 13/01/2025

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed a civil penalty of S$350,000 on Mr Gui Boon Sui @ Goi Chon Yan (Mr Gui) for falsely trading in the shares of Hiap Hoe Limited (HHL) and Hotel Grand Central Limited (HGC), and trading using the accounts of other persons without the authorisation of the brokerage firms. 

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Welcomes Expanding Use Of Onshore RMB Bonds As Margin Collateral In OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited

Date 13/01/2025

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is pleased to note that OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited (OTC Clear) today started accepting the Ministry of Finance and Mainland policy banks onshore bonds held under Northbound Bond Connect (CGBs) by offshore investors as margin collateral for Northbound Swap Connect transactions.

ASIC Consults On Relief For Business Introduction Services

Date 13/01/2025

ASIC invites feedback on whether the relief under ASIC Corporations (Business Introduction Services) Instrument 2022/805 (the Instrument), due to expire on 1 April 2025, should:

1. be extended for a further period in relation to managed investment schemes, and 
2. reinstate previous relief from Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act 2001 (the Act) in relation to securities, other than debentures. If you consider that this relief should be reinstated, your submission should explain the reasons for, and benefits of, reinstating the relief and why the crowd-sourced funding (CSF) regime in Part 6D.3A of the Act does not adequately accommodate small- to medium-scale capital raisings.

Group CEO Of Nigerian Exchange Group Temi Popoola Charts Pan-African Market Vision At Ethiopian Securities Exchange Launch

Date 12/01/2025

Temi Popoola, Group CEO of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), reiterated the transformative potential of Africa’s capital markets at the launch of the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX). Speaking at the event, Popoola emphasized the need for stronger regional collaboration, government-private sector synergy, and innovative market solutions to unlock the continent’s economic potential.

Tehran Securities Exchange Weekly Market Snapshot, 8 Jan 2025

Date 12/01/2025

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