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HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 08/10/2019

Highlights

- Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $30.6 trillion at the end of September 2019, a decrease of 5 per cent from $32.2 trillion at the end of September 2018.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first nine months of 2019 was $8.5 billion, an increase of 18 per cent when compared with $7.2 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first nine months of 2019 was $4.6 billion, an increase of 7 per cent when compared with $4.3 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of debt securities for the first nine months of 2019 was $0.3 billion, an increase of 50 per cent when compared with $0.2 billion for the same period last year.

Enhancing Resilience In Payments - Speech By Victoria Cleland,Bank Of England, Executive Director; Banking, Payments & Innovation, Given At PayExpo, London

Date 08/10/2019

Victoria talks about the Bank of England’s electronic payment systems. She shares her experience of running the UK’s Real Time Gross Settlement service (RTGS) and being a standard-setter for CHAPS. Then she looks at what we’re doing to enhance the operational resilience of our payment systems.

ESMA Publishes Final Report On CSDR Guidelines On Standardised Procedures And Messaging Protocols

Date 08/10/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published its final report on the Guidelines on standardised procedures and messaging protocols. The Guidelines aim to clarify the scope of the requirement contained in Article 6(2) of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) and provide guidance on the standardised procedures and messaging standards used for compliance.

HKEX Successfully Expands Coverage Of Closing Auction Session For Its Securities Market

Date 08/10/2019

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is pleased to announce that Closing Auction Session (CAS) has successfully expanded to cover all equities and funds in its securities market today (Tuesday).

London Stock Exchange Group Statement Re HKEX Withdrawal

Date 08/10/2019

The Board of London Stock Exchange Group plc (“LSEG”) notes the announcement made by HKEX that it does not intend to make an offer for LSEG.

BCS GM Hires Trading And Equities Expert Alexey Bachurin

Date 08/10/2019

BCS Global Markets (BCS GM) has today announced the appointment of Alexey Bachurin as the new Head of equity trading. Alexey will be based in London, reporting to co-heads of Global Equities Luis Saenz and Oleg Achkasov.v

Eurex Continues To Boost Futurization With Launch Of Equity Total Return Futures - Migration Of Bilateral Negotiated Swaps Into Standardized Futures - New Functionality To Trade Baskets Of ETRFs - Live since 7 October

Date 08/10/2019

Eurex has taken a further step towards futurization: On 7 October, the derivatives exchange introduced Total Return Futures on single equities. The new futures complement the Eurex suite of equity index derivatives and support the market in complying with new EMIR financial market regulation.

Deutsche Börse Welcomes Goldman Sachs Asset Management As New ETF Issuer - 1,500 ETFs Listed On Xetra For The First Time

Date 08/10/2019

Since Tuesday, an Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) by Goldman Sachs Asset Management has been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt for the first time. With the new product, the number of ETFs in Xetra trading reaches the 1,500 mark.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Concludes Consultation On The Enhanced Investor Compensation Regime

Date 08/10/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today released consultation conclusions on proposed enhancements to the Investor Compensation Regime, including raising the compensation limit from $150,000 to $500,000 per investor per default and covering northbound trading under Mainland-Hong Kong Stock Connect.

A Group Of Candidates Officers From Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College Visited Qatar Stock Exchange

Date 08/10/2019

The Marketing and Communications Department at the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) on Monday,07 October 2019 received a group of candidates officers from Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College on a field visit to the Qatar Stock Exchange.