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MSCI Completes The Successful Implementation Of Final Phase Of The 20% Partial Inclusion Of China A Shares In MSCI Indexes

Date 26/11/2019

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of research-based indexes and analytics, is pleased to announce today the successful completion of the third and final phase of the 20% partial inclusion of China A shares in the MSCI Indexes, including in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

HKEX Circular: MSCI AxJ Futures Receives Approval In Taiwan

Date 26/11/2019

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (“HKFE”) is pleased to announce Taiwan Futures Exchange has approved the inclusion of the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Net Total Return Index (“MSCI AxJ”) Futures in its list of offshore exchanges and contracts for which Taiwan Futures Commission Merchants (“FCMs”) have trading authorization.

Scientific Beta Study Shows That Conclusions In Robeco Researchers’ Paper Are Erroneous - Blitz And Marchesini (2019) Question The Investability Of Factor Indices And Argue That Active Management Is Needed To Avoid Capacity Issues.

Date 26/11/2019

In a new study entitled “Do We Need Active Management to Tackle Capacity Issues in Factor Investing? Exposing Flaws in the Analysis of Blitz and Marchesini (2019),” Scientific Beta shows that the argument in Blitz and Marchesini (2019) that active management is needed to avoid capacity issues in factor investing does not hold for the following reasons:

Dubai Financial Market Launches Guidance On Environmental, Social And Governance (ESG) Reporting

Date 26/11/2019

• H.E. Essa Kazim: “Growing demand from investors for comprehensive ESG reporting, as they are increasingly factoring such data in their decision-making process”
• The DFM hosted a workshop for listed companies to shed light on the guide’s 32 reporting metrics

Powerful New Version Of Operational Oversight Announced By Velocimetrics

Date 26/11/2019

Velocimetrics, the leading provider of business flow tracking and real-time, in-stream performance analytics, has announced significant enhancements to the new version of its VMX EndToEnd product suite. Having earlier this year launched VMX v9.0, the new v9.2 version is set to continue building on the firm’s unique offering and making powerful data lineage even more accessible and easier to use, it's already an asset to many prestigious financial institutions.

Itiviti Adds Low-Latency Gateways In Thailand To Extend ASEAN Market Reach

Date 26/11/2019

Itiviti, a leading technology, and service provider to financial institutions worldwide, today announced new gateways to the Stock Exchange of Thailand and the Thailand Futures Exchange, enabling its domestic and international customers to trade listed equities and derivatives in the Thai markets.

UK Financial Conduct Authority To Ban Promotion Of Speculative Mini-Bonds To Retail Consumers

Date 26/11/2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced it will ban the mass marketing of speculative mini-bonds to retail customers.

Notice Of Publicly Soliciting Opinions On “Shanghai Stock Exchange Implementation Measures On Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect Business (2nd Amendment In 2019, Draft For Comment)”

Date 26/11/2019

According to the joint announcement on implementing the southbound investors identification code system of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect released by the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and relevant arrangement, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) plans to amend the “SSE Implementation Measures on Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect Business” and add relevant articles (see attachment). It hereby solicits opinions from the public, and the deadline for submitting feedbacks is November 6, 2019.

Building On The Gains From The Long Expansion, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, At The Annual Meeting Of The Greater Providence Chamber Of Commerce, Providence, Rhode Island

Date 26/11/2019

Over the past year, my colleagues and I on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) have been conducting a first-ever public review of how we make monetary policy. As part of that review, we held Fed Listens events around the country where representatives from a wide range of groups have been telling us how the economy is working for them and the people they represent and how the Federal Reserve might better promote the goals Congress has set for us: maximum employment and price stability. We have heard two messages loud and clear. First, as this expansion continues into its 11th year—the longest in U.S. history—economic conditions are generally good. Second, the benefits of the long expansion are only now reaching many communities, and there is plenty of room to build on the impressive gains achieved so far.

Trading Technologies Launches Colocated Access To Thailand Futures Exchange

Date 26/11/2019

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions, and the Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) today announced the launch of colocated execution and client connectivity services to TFEX, connecting via the exchange’s proprietary EMAPI API from within TFEX’s SET Data Center in Bangkok.