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HKEX: Celebrating 5 Years Of Stock Connect

Date 15/11/2019

Stock Connect, the landmark mutual market access programme linking the Hong Kong and Mainland China equity markets, this week marks its fifth anniversary amid record levels of two-way capital flows.  Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today (Friday) publishes some key statistics of the programme from its five-year history.

ETFGI Reports That Assets Invested ETFs And ETPs Listed In Europe Reached A New Record High Of US$959.96 Billion At The End Of October 2019

Date 15/11/2019

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered net inflows of US$13.46 billion in October, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$88.89 billion which is nearly double the US$47.71 billion in net inflows at this point last year . Assets invested in the European ETFs/ETPs industry have increased by 3.8%, from US$924.71 billion at the end of September, to a record US$959.96 billion, according to ETFGI's October 2019 European ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Sustainability Indices By Moscow Exchange And The Russian Union Of Industrialists And Entrepreneurs Awarded ISAR Honours 2019

Date 15/11/2019

Two sustainability indices calculated by Moscow Exchange and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) – the Responsibility and Transparency Index and the  Sustainability Vector Index – have been awarded ISAR Honours 2019. The ISAR Honours were unveiled at the 36th meeting of the Standing Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of Accounting (ISAR) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Vale First Sets Foot In Iron Ore Basis Trading

Date 15/11/2019

Recently, Vale of Brazil Metals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (Vale) and Shandong Laigang Yongfeng Trade Co., Ltd. (“Laigang Yongfeng”) sign the basis trading contract with the iron ore futures price of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) as the benchmark. Vale is the first overseas miner carrying out basis trading based on the futures price. Market participants believe that it marks the largest iron ore producer in the world has begun to price by referring to the Chinese iron ore futures price, which has significant implications for the global iron ore market in terms of promoting basis trading, optimizing pricing model and enhance the influence of China prices.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Solicits Opinions On Business Rules For Refinancing Of Companies Listed On SSE STAR Market

Date 15/11/2019

Since the opening of the SSE STAR Market, with the coordination and guidance of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has stepped up the provision of various supporting systems. Following the public solicitation of opinions on the supporting business rules for major asset restructuring on the SSE STAR Market, the SSE has recently sought comments on the supporting business rules for the refinancing on the SSE STAR Market.

Regulator’s Column: SGX’s Expectations Of REITs At IPO stage And When Negative Media Reports Surface

Date 15/11/2019

When REITs are at the IPO stage or are newly-listed, they are operating for the first time under the keen scrutiny of the market including the media and regulators. It is therefore important that we – as frontline market regulator – clarify certain key issues and spell out our expectations of such a REIT.  

FINSIA: The Regulators - Opening Remarks By ASIC Deputy Chair Karen Chester At The Regulators 2019, Sydney, 15 November 2019

Date 15/11/2019

Being a FINSIA fan, I’m pleased to be here today. Joining Guy and John to form a troika for the panel discussion – three deputies, three regulators, and three economists. I’ll look to cover three things in my opening words:

• first, do a bit of myth busting about ASIC,
• second, identify the two elements that form the alloy across our regulatory priorities – being fairness and transparency, and
• third, share a few insights from our recent report on disclosure, and why it’s time to do things differently.

Modernizing Our Regulatory Framework: Focus On Authority, Expertise And Long-Term Investor Interests, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 14, 2019, University Of Pennsylvania Distinguished Jurist Lecture

Date 14/11/2019

Introduction

Thank you for providing me the opportunity to deliver this year’s Distinguished Jurist Lecture. This is a special honor for me. Philadelphia is my hometown. Penn is my alma mater—two times. And, I miss teaching here.

US Department Of Justice: Former Financial Services Executive Pleads Guilty To Rigging Bids For Financial Instruments In Violation Of Antitrust Law - Fourth Defendant Pleads Guilty In Pre-Release ADRs Investigation

Date 14/11/2019

Peter Volino, a former vice president at Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Financial Services LLC (ICBCFS), pleaded guilty to a criminal antitrust charge for his involvement in a bid-rigging conspiracy for certain financial instruments, the Department of Justice announced.

IIROC-Regulated Investment Firms Must Now Report Cybersecurity Incidents - Rule Amendments Will Help Better Protect Businesses And Their Clients Against Cyber Threats

Date 14/11/2019

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today published amendments to its' Rule Book, requiring mandatory reporting of cybersecurity incidents by all IIROC-regulated firms.