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HKEX: Exchange Introduces E-training For Listed Companies’ Directors

Date 18/12/2018

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), today (Tuesday) introduced e-training for directors of companies listed on the Exchange. 

GPW Supervisory Board And Management Board Improve Safety Of Trading On The Exchange

Date 18/12/2018

• The GPW Supervisory Board and Management Board have issued a Joint Position on the criteria of admission of shares to trading on the regulated market
• It introduces a clear list of circumstances which could be considered by the Exchange to be inconsistent with the rules of public trading on the exchange
• The changes are designed to improve the safety of trading on the markets operated by GPW

CESC Monthly Index Report (November)

Date 18/12/2018

Highlights

• Meeting between Chinese and US presidents raised hope of a truce in the trade war. CES SCHK100 (CES100) surged 7.0 per cent  Increase in visitors to Macau pushed CESG10 up 15.5 per cent I
• ndia’s SENSEX rocketed 5.1 per cent on recovery of emerging markets  
• Over 20 NEEQ companies plan to list in Hong Kong 
• CESC launched CES HK Biotech Index (CESHKB) 

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters On The Standardized OTC Derivatives Market During New Year/Christmas Public Holidays

Date 18/12/2018

If market volatility does not significantly increase by December 26, 2018, risk parameters will be equal to the values listed below.

Securities Commission Malaysia Maintains Decision To Reprimand And Impose Penalties Amounting To RM2,189,500 On Lotte Chemical Titan, Its Executive Directors And Advisers

Date 18/12/2018

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has dismissed the review applications by Lotte Chemical Titan Holding Bhd (LCT) and other relevant parties for their failure to inform the SC of material developments prior to LCT’s listing in 2017.

BME Clearing Clears Its First Repo Trades Executed On BrokerTec

Date 18/12/2018

• In July BME Clearing announced an agreement with NEX Markets to provide repo clearing services to BrokerTec

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission Commences Proceedings In Market Misconduct Tribunal Against CMBC Capital Holdings Limited And Its Former Directors For Late Disclosure Of Inside Information

Date 18/12/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has commenced proceedings in the Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) against CMBC Capital Holdings Limited (CMBC Capital) for failing to disclose inside information as soon as reasonably practicable.

FundedByMe granted approval to start operating in Dubai and will become the United Arab Emirates first DFSA regulated and DIFC incorporated Equity Crowdfunding Platform

Date 18/12/2018

Following the strategic growth of FundedByMe, aiming at becoming the most global crowdfunding platform, today the platform announces final steps to launch its operations in Dubai for the UAE and the MENA region.An in-principle license has been granted conditional to completing the setup of the local entity. Operations will commence early in 2019.

Market Cap Segment Review At Nasdaq Nordic Exchanges

Date 18/12/2018

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) reports that the annual review of its Nordic market capitalization (market cap) segments is completed. The revision is based on the average market cap value in November 2018. Together with indexes and sector classifications, the market cap segmentation is a tool to increase visibility for companies listed on Nasdaq’s exchanges in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen and Iceland.

DFSA Enhances Its Funds Regime

Date 18/12/2018

Changes to the DFSA Collective Investment Funds regime, on which the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”) consulted in October last year, will come into force today coinciding with the enactment of the DIFC Companies Law 2018 (“Companies Law”). The DFSA consultation included a wide-ranging set of proposals to support the continued development of the growing Funds industry in the Dubai International Financial Centre (“DIFC”). The DIFC now has almost 70 Funds, most of which have been registered over the last two years.