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LSEG: Information Services Division Leadership Appointments

Date 22/01/2019

• Waqas Samad Appointed Group Director, Information Services Division
• Mark Makepeace Appointed Non-Executive Chairman, Information Services Division

Enhance Credit System To Boost Healthy Growth Of Private Enterprises - Shenzhen Stock Exchange Launches The Pilot Measures On Credit Protection Instruments Management

Date 22/01/2019

On January 18, 2019, SZSE and CSDC jointly published the Pilot Measures on Credit Protection Instruments Management of Shenzhen Stock Exchange and China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited(hereafter the Pilot Measures) under the unified deployment of the CSRC. The Pilot Measures earnestly implements the instructions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on providing market-oriented support for private enterprises to raise funds through issuing bonds, so as to enhance the foundation of credit protection instrument systems and alleviate the financing problem bothering the private sector by improving the openness and transparency of the bond market and giving full play to its guidance function.

LSEG Technology Selected By ATOM To Power The AAX Digital Asset Exchange

Date 22/01/2019

• Millennium Exchange™ matching engine technology to be used following launch of AAX exchange venue in H1 2019
• Selection demonstrates ability of LSEG Technology’s low-latency, resilient and scalable matching engine to support new markets and asset classes
• LSEG Technology delivers innovative financial services technology to over 40 capital markets organisations globally, including LSEG, HKEX, JSE and SGX

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Improves Stock Pledged Repo Mechanism To Foster A Better Market Environment For Risk Alleviation

Date 22/01/2019

On January 18, 2019, authorized by the CSRC, SZSE published the Notice on Stock Pledged Repo Transaction Issues(hereafter the Notice) to earnestly implement the State Council Financial Stability and Development Committee's requirements of preventing and mitigating stock pledge risks for listed companies and to encourage and help market participants to proactively control such risks. The Notice came into effect on the same day when it was published.

SPIMEX Announces 2018 Performance Results

Date 22/01/2019

In 2018, overall turnover at the Saint Petersburg International Mercantile Exchange (SPIMEX) as well as volume traded in the SPIMEX refined products and timber markets grew year-on-year. The Exchange launched new products – both spot and futures - and broadened the list of designated delivery points.

Dolfin Opens For US Trading Hours

Date 22/01/2019

Dolfin, the independent and agile wealth management platform, announced today that it has extended the hours of operation of its London-based independent trading desk to include US trading hours. Allowing clients to execute trades in US-listed securities for the full duration of the session.

Dubai Financial Market’s “Allocation Account” Service Gains Momentum With Active Trades From Arqaam Securities - Arqaam Securities Has Implemented Trades In Excess Of AED 20 Million On Behalf Of Its Institutional Clients

Date 22/01/2019

The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that its Allocation Account” Service has been gaining strong momentum with Arqaam Securities actively utilizing the service to conduct trades for its client base of institutional funds

BNP Paribas Asset Management Strengthens MAQS Team With Hire Of Senior Strategist

Date 22/01/2019

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the appointment of Maximilian Moldaschl to the Research & Strategy team within its Multi-Asset, Quantitative & Solutions (‘MAQS’) investment group.

AI To Outperform Human Credit Decisions By 2024

Date 22/01/2019

• 14% of capital markets professionals believe that AI is already outperforming human-based systems
• 36% believe tighter legislation is required to protect borrowers’ rights
• 20% believe the use of non-traditional data has overstepped the ethical line

Reform And Innovation Go Hand In Hand With Standardized Development, With M&A Restructuring Adhering To Serving The Real Economy — Review Of The M&A Restructuring And Supervision Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange-Listed Companies In 2018

Date 22/01/2019

M&A restructuring is an important way to optimize the allocation of resource pile in the capital market and key means to accelerate industrial upgrading. In 2018, SZSE upheld the general principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, and focused on the two main lines of M&A restructuring, i.e. "market-oriented reform" and "full-chain supervision". In so doing, we stimulated the market's internal vitality, guided the market to develop in a standardized way, actively responded to changes in market conditions, and promoted M&A restructuring to play a more active role in serving high-quality economic development. According to statistics, the total number of M&A restructuring of the SZSE market was 2,522 last year and the total transaction amount reached CNY1.38 trillion, accounting for 60% and 54% of the A-share market respectively and showing a good development trend.