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Global Telecom Pays The Second Tax Settlement (USD 82.3 Million) At EGX Premise

Date 10/09/2019

Abdul Azim Hussein, Head of the Egyptian Tax Authority, announced that Global Telecom has paid the second due amount of US$82.3 million, in accordance with an agreement signed last June between both parties to settle the tax dispute of the company and its subsidiaries.  

NN (L) Green Bond Exceeds EUR 1 Billion AuM, Now Saving 547,505 Tonnes CO2 Yearly

Date 10/09/2019

• Rapid growth of green bonds has led to significant ecological benefits and CO2 savings
• The NN (L) Green Bond fund recently surpassed the €1 billion assets under management (AuM) milestone
• This growth reaps rewards for investors and the global community

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contract - CNOOC Limited

Date 10/09/2019

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 11 September 2019, the margin levels of the following Futures Contract shall be as follows:   

A Rule Map Is Worth a Thousand Rules - singlerulebook.com Announces Rule Maps To Decipher Complex Financial Regulation

Date 10/09/2019

• singlerulebook.com announces general availability of its rule maps that make Legal and Compliance advisors confident and more efficient. singlerulebook.com structures, links and visualises complex regulatory texts, and ensures that advisors can quickly consider all related current rules and guidance on a given topic. Our users have regulatory expertise at their fingertips. They can rely on not missing any rule changes, new guidance or Q&A update.
• singlerulebook.com introduces knowledge maps that facilitate sharing and retention of expert regulatory knowledge to the benefit of the firm. singlerulebook.com captures a firm's in-house advisory knowledge and external counsel body of knowledge and structures the information in line with the relevant regulatory requirements. The firm's knowledge becomes an audit trail of structured data, accessible to any relevant person at any time.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines HSBC $2.1 Million For Breaching Telephone Recording Requirements

Date 10/09/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) $2.1 million for non-compliance with the telephone recording requirements under the Code of Conduct. 

SET Market Report For August 2019

Date 10/09/2019

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index at the end of August dropped 3.3 percent from the previous month, but gained 5.8 percent from end-2018 to 1,654.92 points. The average daily trading value of SET and Market for Alternative Investment (mai) in August surged 30 percent from a year earlier to THB 65.36 billion (approx. USD 2.11 billion). Foreign investors were net sellers of Thai shares at THB 54.26 billion.

Goldman Sachs Selects QuantHouse To Accelerate Market Data Distribution From Its SIGMA X MTF European platform Providing On-Demand Access Via The QuantHouse API Ecosystem Store

Date 10/09/2019

QuantHouse, the global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure products and part of Iress (IRE.ASX), today announced that Goldman Sachs’ SIGMA X MTF market data will be readily accessible from within the QuantHouse API Ecosystem store. 

Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market IPO Review Of UCAS Terminated According To Rules

Date 10/09/2019

On September 5, 2019, the STAR Market Stock Listing Committee of Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) held the 21st Review Meeting to review the application of Beijing UCAS Technology Co., Ltd. (UCAS) for issuance and listing, and formed the deliberation opinion of disapproving the issuance and listing of the company after panel discussion. According to the “SSE Rules for Issuance and Listing Review of Stocks on SSE STAR Market”, the SSE has decided to terminate the review of UCAS for issuance and listing on the SSE STAR Market based on the deliberation opinion of the Listing Committee.

SGX Reports Market Statistics For August 2019

Date 10/09/2019

• Concerns over global growth fuels demand for risk-management solutions
• Singapore equities market volume gains amid regional market volatility

ASIC Extends Relief For Foreign Financial Services Providers

Date 10/09/2019

ASIC has extended to 31 March 2020 licensing relief for foreign financial services providers (FFSPs) to allow them to provide certain financial services to Australian wholesale clients without needing to hold an Australian financial services licence.