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Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Publicly Censures So Yuk Kwan And Imposes A Cold-Shoulder Order For Breach Of The Takeovers Code

Date 15/10/2020

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has publicly censured and imposed a 24-month cold-shoulder order (Note 1) against So Yuk Kwan for breaching the mandatory general offer obligation under the Takeovers Code.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Investigation And Penalties For Violations Of Relevant Rules And Regulations In September 2020

Date 15/10/2020

Shanghai Futures Exchange (hereinafter referred to as “The Exchange”) has been on continuous efforts in investigating and penalizing violations of relevant rules and regulations, so as to strengthen the risk management of the futures market, regulate the futures trading activities and protect the legitimate rights and interests of futures market participants.

Corrected: Moneyhub Launches API To Help FinTech Innovators Simplify Tax Returns For Landlords

Date 15/10/2020

Open Finance data, intelligence and payments platform Moneyhub, has transformed the ease and speed at which landlords can now file their HMRC Self-Assessment: UK property (SA105) form. Moneyhub’s Data & Intelligence API makes this new feature accessible to fintech innovators seeking to enhance their proposition for landlords.

Substantive Research Appoints Jonathan Furse As Chief Technology Officer - Continues To Grow Its Team Of Developers Following The Recent Expansion To The US

Date 15/10/2020

Substantive Research, the research discovery and research spend analytics provider for the buy-side, has appointed Jonathan Furse as Chief Technology Officer.

Circular On Self-Regulatory Measures Taken By CFFEX In September 2020

Date 15/10/2020

To prevent market risks, maintain the orderly operation of the market and protect investors’ legitimate rights and interests, China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) took the following self-regulatory measures against violations of exchange rules in September 2020.

All Things Tech: Worldline Technical Experts Unveil What’s Next In Digital Innovation For The Payments Industry In Their In-House Worldline TeX Show

Date 15/10/2020

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, highlights the latest technologies in digital payment innovation through its internal community event, the Worldline TeX Show, throughout the month of October. In a series of webinars and video presentations, Worldline’s technical community share and exchange information on the latest achievements, discoveries and innovations in fields such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, quantum computing, face recognition, mobile authentication and many others.

Taiwan Futures Exchange Newsletter - October 2020

Date 15/10/2020

Fueled by a strong growth of 60.5% year-on-year (YoY) in September, TAIFEX broke another historical record with total volume of 261,228,026 contracts in the first three quarters of 2020. Led by the tripling of monthly trading of Mini-TAIEX Futures (MTX) to 5,503,622 contracts, TAIFEX core products – MTX, TAIEX Futures (TX) and TAIEX Options (TXO) - marked substantial increase of trading activity in the month with growths of 196.7%, 74.7% and 42.9% YoY, respectively. With continued interests in trading in Taiwan’s futures market, TAIFEX is anticipated to hit a new all-time high by the end of the year.

Bursa Malaysia Successfully Conducts It’s First Virtual Listing Ceremony To Offer More Flexibilities For Issuers

Date 15/10/2020

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange) welcomed it’s newest listing on the ACE Market via a virtual listing ceremony. This is Bursa Malaysia’s first-ever virtual listing ceremony, a new offering by the Exchange arising from the reinstatement of the Conditional Movement Control Order (“CMCO”) in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya.

NZX Global Futures And Options Expiry Calendars

Date 15/10/2020

Please find attached:

• NZX Global WMP, SMP, AMF and BTR Futures Expiry Calendars: (Effective 21 October 2020)  
• NZX Global WMP Options Expiry Calendar: (Effective 21 October 2020) 
• NZX Global SMP Options Expiry Calendar: (Effective 21 October 2020) 
• NZX MKP Futures and Options Calendar: (unchanged)

ISDA, AFME Respond To ECB Guide On Climate And Environmental Risks

Date 14/10/2020

ISDA and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) have submitted a joint response to the European Central Bank (ECB) Guide on Climate and Environmental Risks. For the second year in a row, the ECB has identified climate-related and environmental risks as a key risk driver in the Single Supervisory Mechanism Risk Map for the euro area banking system. This four-month consultation on the ECB Guide to climate-related and environmental risks details how such risks should be managed by banks. As part of a supervisory dialogue in 2021 based on end-2020, significant institutions will be asked to inform the ECB of any divergences of their practices from the supervisory expectations described in the document. Where needed, significant institutions will be expected to promptly start adapting their practices. The industry sets out its general comments submitted as part of the consultation response.