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Municipal CUSIP Request Volume Slows, Ending Six-Month Growth Streak - Volume For Corporate And International Asset Classes Mixed In July

Date 19/08/2019

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for July 2019. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity over the next quarter, found declines in CUSIP request volume across most major asset classes in July.

Moscow Exchange: The Additional Trading Session Starts Later For Derivatives Market On 5, 12, 17, 18, 19, 25 And 26 September 2019

Date 19/08/2019

Please note that the Derivatives Market evening trading session will begin five minutes later, i.e. at 7:05 pm MSK, on 5, 12, 17, 18, 19, 25 and 26 September 2019, as these are the last trading days for options contracts (in accordance with clause 6.2 of the Rules of organized trading for the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market).

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission And The Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption sign MoU To Strengthen Cooperation In Combating Financial Crime

Date 19/08/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) today entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to formalise and strengthen cooperation in combating financial crime.

Tehran Stock Exchange Honors Afghanistan Independence Day

Date 19/08/2019

A delegation from Tehran Stock Exchange, headed by its CEO joined the feast.

On the occasion of 100th Independence Anniversary of Afghanistan, a ceremony was held on Sunday 18 August 2019 in Tehran.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Bans Samuel Lee Kwok Tung For Eight Months

Date 19/08/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Samuel Lee Kwok Tung, a former account executive of DBS Vickers (Hong Kong) Limited (DBSVHK), from re-entering the industry for eight months from 17 August 2019 to 16 April 2020.

Securities Commission Malaysia: Audit Firm And Auditors Fined And Prohibited From Auditing

Date 19/08/2019

The Securities Commission Malaysia’s Audit Oversight Board (AOB) fined and prohibited Chengco PLT and its partners from accepting public interest entities (PIEs) or schedule funds as clients and auditing their financial statements for 12 months.

Austrian Ambassador In Tehran Visits Tehran Stock Exchange

Date 19/08/2019

Mr. Stefan Sholz, the Ambassador of Austria in Iran, visited TSE on 19 August 2019.  

Japan's Financial Services Agency - Stewardship Code : 256 Institutional Investors Have Signed Up To The Principles For Responsible Institutional Investors As Of August 1, 2019

Date 19/08/2019

The Council of Experts Concerning the Japanese Version of the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Professor Hiroyuki Kansaku, University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics) published the Principles for Institutional Investors (Japan’s Stewardship Code, hereinafter referred to as "the Code") on February 26, 2014.

DFM Achieves 96% Compliance In Listed Companies’ Disclosure Of Q2-2019 Results

Date 19/08/2019

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that its listed companies have recorded a 96% compliance regarding the disclosure of Q2-2019 results within the deadline of 45 days from the end of the period.

The Derivatives Service Bureau Reports Results From Second 2019 Industry Consultation - Consultation Reveals Significant Appetite For Further Data And Cybersecurity Analysis

Date 19/08/2019

The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), founded by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to facilitate the allocation and maintenance of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs), Classification of Financial Instrument codes (CFIs) and Financial Instrument Short Names (FISNs), for OTC derivatives, has today announced the results of their second 2019 industry consultation, revealing a significant appetite for further analysis on functionality that may be helpful in delivering improved data quality, standardization and automation as well as further strengthening the DSB’s cybersecurity processes and governance.