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SET’s Cross-Border Products Trading To Open At 10 A.M. And Close At 4.30 P.M. With No Lunch Break

Date 10/01/2020

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will extend trading hours of­­ cross-border products to open at 10.00 a.m. and close at 4.30 p.m., without intermission session, from January 13, 2020 onwards.

HKEX: Listing Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates For Listing Review Committee

Date 10/01/2020

The Listing Nominating Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is now seeking applications from individuals interested in serving on the Exchange’s Listing Review Committee and the GEM Listing Review Committee.

SIX Introduces Scheme For National ATM Transactions

Date 10/01/2020

SIX launches a scheme to regulate national ATM transactions. The aim of the “National Cash Scheme” (NCS) is to create a general standard for cash transactions in Switzerland. 

SGX Reports Market Statistics For December 2019

Date 10/01/2020

• FX and commodity trading volumes round off year with records, underscoring demand for risk-management tools
• Second month of double-digit, year-on-year growth in securities trading activity

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Pays Tribute To Its Former Managing Director, Mr Yong Pung How

Date 10/01/2020

The management and staff of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) are saddened to learn of the passing of Mr Yong Pung How, MAS’ third Managing Director. MAS conveys its deepest condolences to the family of the late Mr Yong Pung How.

SGX RegCo Enhances Rules Governing Mainboard Listings Review, Increases Oversight Over IMs And Due Diligence Standards

Date 10/01/2020

Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) is incorporating The Association of Banks in Singapore (ABS) Listings Due Diligence Guidelines (ABS Guidelines) and Issue Managers (IM) independence requirements into the Mainboard Listing Rules. SGX RegCo is also strengthening its oversight of IMs as part of overall enhancements to regulations governing the Mainboard listings review process.

Taiwan Futures Exchange Newsletter January 2020

Date 10/01/2020

TAIFEX reported its total trading volume of 260,765,482 contracts in 2019, with an average daily volume (ADV) of 1,077,543 contracts. The after-hour trading, introduced in May 2017, continued its growth momentum in 2019, with a year-on-year increase of 6.50%, and accounted for 22.96% of the total trading volume. During the course of 2019, TAIFEX has also seen rising volumes in its international products, including TOPIX Futures, DJIA Futures and S&P 500 Futures. Among these products, the most actively traded DJIA Futures reached a record of 2,209,699 contracts, and also hit all-time high ADV of 9,131 contracts, marking an increase of 53.82% year-on-year. Furthermore, foreign participation at TAIFEX kept climbing up, and reached its peak to 20.74% in 2019. The product innovation and mechanism improvement attributed to another sterling year for TAIFEX.

SEC Issues Agenda For Inaugural Meeting Of The Asset Management Advisory Committee

Date 09/01/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today released the agenda for the inaugural meeting of the Asset Management Advisory Committee, which will be held on Jan. 14, 2020, at 9 a.m. ET. The Committee was formed to provide the Commission with diverse perspectives on asset management and related advice and recommendations.

Alberta Securities Commission: Exempt Market Dealer Agrees To Settlement

Date 09/01/2020

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has concluded a Compliance Settlement Agreement with Northern Alliance Financial Corporation (Northern Alliance).

SEC Fee Rate Advisory #2 For Fiscal Year 2020

Date 09/01/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that starting on Feb. 18, 2020, the fee rates applicable to most securities transactions will be set at $22.10 per million dollars.