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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Lok Wai Fong For life

Date 08/10/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Ms Lok Wai Fong, a former employee of Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited (Bank), from re-entering the industry for life (Note 1).

UK's Financial Conduct Authority And Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission Sign MoU On United Kingdom-Hong Kong Mutual Recognition Of Funds

Date 08/10/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on Mutual Recognition of Funds (MoU), which will allow eligible Hong Kong public funds and United Kingdom retail funds to be distributed in each other’s market through a streamlined process.

Warsaw Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics For September 2018

Date 08/10/2018

Warsaw Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics for September 2018 is now available:

• For Main Market Statistics click here
• For NewConnect Alternative Market Statistics click here
• For Catalyst Bond Market statistics click here
• For Derivatives Statistic click here

Muted Q3 Sees FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Up 0.1%, Down 1.7% In September, Up 9.5% Over 12 Months

Date 08/10/2018

Markets were muted during the third quarter with the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index ending the quarter 0.1 per cent higher. The index remained in negative territory in September losing 1.7 per cent.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Consults On New Rules To Improve The Approach To Open-Ended Funds Investing In Illiquid Assets

Date 08/10/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on new rules and guidance to reduce the potential for harm to investors in funds that hold illiquid assets, particularly under stressed market conditions. These measures will also support the FCA’s market integrity objective and help address financial stability concerns.

Annual Moscow Exchange Forum In Partnership With BCS Global Markets Wraps Up In New York

Date 08/10/2018

• Officials, investors and strategists gathered at the largest annual forum in the US to discuss investment and trading opportunities on Moscow Exchange
• US institutional investors met 1-1 with Russian corporates to discuss companies’ investment cases

SIX Has Licensed The SARON Index (Swiss Average Rate Overnight) to EUREX As Underlying For Futures Contract

Date 08/10/2018

SIX, the leading index provider for the Swiss Market today announces that it has licensed the SARON (Swiss Average Rate Overnight) to the derivative exchange EUREX as underlying for Futures contract. SARON represents the overnight interest rate of the secured funding market for Swiss franc (CHF). It is based on transactions and quotes made on the regulated trading platform SIX Repo. The Futures contracts, with a maturity of three months, will start trading on October 29, 2018 on EUREX.

Palestine Securities Exchange Monthly Investor Newsletter, Issue # 010, September 2018

Date 08/10/2018

Click here to download the September edition of the PEX monthly investor newsletter.

HKEX Implements Nasdaq’s Real-Time Risk Management Technology - Deployed Via The Nasdaq Financial Framework, The Risk Management Solution Will Be Applied Across All HKEX Equity And Derivative Markets

Date 08/10/2018

Nasdaq Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has announced that Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) will roll out the Nasdaq Real-Time Risk solution across all of HKEX’s cash and derivatives markets via the Nasdaq Financial Framework.

Nasdaq Stockholm Orders Viking Supply Ships AB To Pay A Fine Corresponding To Three Annual Fees

Date 08/10/2018

The Disciplinary Committee of Nasdaq Stockholm has found that Viking Supply Ships AB (“Viking” or the “Company”) has breached Nasdaq Stockholm’s Rule Book for Issuers (the “Rule Book”) and therefore ordered Viking to pay a fine of three annual fees, corresponding to an amount of SEK 615,000.