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UAE's Securities And Commodities Authority Celebrates UAE Flag Day

Date 01/11/2018

H.E. Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi, CEO of the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), raised the UAE flag at SCA's Dubai branch—in the presence of CEO deputies, department managers, and employees—to celebrate the anniversary of the accession of the UAE President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. This also comes in response to the call from H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai, to celebrate the Flag Day.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Performance Report – October 2018

Date 01/11/2018

At the end of October 2018 Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) closed at 7,907.01 points, decreased by 92.53  points 1.16% over the close of  the  previous  month. 

Japan Exchange Group Trading Overview In October 2018

Date 01/11/2018

Japan Exchange Group released Trading Overview in October 2018.

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Volume In October 2018

Date 01/11/2018

(1) Interest Rate Futures contracts

The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 114,555 ( - 37.9% MoM / + 8.3% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 5,207 . See the TABLE 1 for the composition of the trading volume. 

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Of Cash-Settled Oil Futures October 2018 Contracts

Date 01/11/2018

Final settlement prices for cash-settled oil futures October 2018 contracts are as follows:

SGX Launches Single Stock Daily Leverage Certificates With 5x Leverage

Date 01/11/2018

• Widens investor choice with new DLCs based on individual Singapore and regional stocks
• Trading value of DLC product suite has reached over S$3.5 billion since its launch

DIFC Joins UAE Flag Day Celebrations Across The Nation

Date 01/11/2018

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) joined the nation-wide celebrations of UAE Flag Day with a flag raising ceremony at the iconic Gate Building, where a gathering of members from the Centre’s vibrant community of over 2,000 firms came together to pay tribute to the unity and pride of the UAE.

NZX – Monthly Notification Of Acquisitions Of Subordinated Notes

Date 01/11/2018

Please see attached NZX monthly notification of acquisitions of Subordinated Notes.

This notice relates to debt securities of NZX Limited that have been acquired by Forsyth Barr Limited as the Facility Agent on NZX Limited's behalf in the calendar month preceding this notice, being September 2018.

FinTech: Meeting The Regulatory Challenges Hong Kong FinTech Week 2018 Mr Ashley Alder Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission. 1 November 2018

Date 01/11/2018

Good morning. I want to thank InvestHK for arranging this event once again and inviting me to speak.

I am a markets regulator, and so it will not surprise you to learn that today I want to talk about the regulatory response to the growing importance of financial technology (Fintech).

Ethics And Professionalism Post Royal Commission—A Regulator's View - Keynote Address By Cathie Armour, Commissioner, Australian Securities And Investments Commission At The CIMA Society Of Australia Annual Conference (Melbourne, Australia), 30 October 2018 And John Price, Commissioner, Australian Securities And Investments Commission (Sydney, Australia), 1 November 2018

Date 01/11/2018

Introduction

Good afternoon everyone and thank you Pauline Vamos and to the CIMA Society of Australia for inviting me here today.

Let me begin by acknowledging the Traditional Owners ongoing connection to and custodianship of the lands on which we meet today, and to pay my respects to elders both past and present.

Today, I will speak about the importance of ethics and professionalism for investment management analysts, and provide an update on some of ASIC's work that might be of interest to CIMA members.