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Major Banks Adopt Droit Fully-Digitized MiFID II Trade Compliance Solution

Date 28/03/2018

• Innovative service offers real-time machine executable regulations and instant legal traceability
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management becomes first client of Adept MiFID II service for institutional investment firms

SWIFT Business Forum London Gathers Financial Industry Leaders To Drive Innovation Through Collaboration - Business Leaders And Industry Experts Will Gather On 24 April To Discuss How Greater Collaboration And Innovation Can Transform The UK Financial Services And Payments Landscape

Date 28/03/2018

More than 1,000 UK business leaders and industry experts will gather at Tobacco Dock, London, on Tuesday 24 April for SWIFT’s annual Business Forum London. 

GoldenSource Integrates Trax Reporting Services To Help Banks And Asset Managers Meet MiFID II Requirements

Date 28/03/2018

GoldenSource has announced that they have integrated Approved Reporting Mechanism (ARM) and Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) services from Trax, the post-trade services and European market data division of MarketAxess, to help banks and asset managers with their MiFID II reporting obligations.

EEX Exchange Council Welcomes Changes To German Bidding Zone Legislation

Date 28/03/2018

On Wednesday 21st March, the Exchange Council of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) held its first meeting of 2018 in Brussels, chaired by Dr Michael Redanz, Managing Director of EWE Trading GmbH. In the course of the meeting, the Exchange Council addressed a number of topics including an update on the German bidding zone, the progress achieved in the Phelix-DE contract as well as the upcoming Exchange Council elections.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Concludes Consultation On Online Platforms And Further Consults On Offline Requirements For Complex Products

Date 28/03/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today released consultation conclusions on proposed Guidelines on Online Distribution and Advisory Platforms.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Optimized Receipt, Payment Rules For Standard Warehouse Receipt Transfer

Date 28/03/2018

To meet the market demands and further expand futures market’s scope and method of serving the real economy, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) issued the “Notice of Revising the Receipt and Payment Rules for Standard Warehouse Receipt Transfer” on February 1. The Amendments was released on the same day and put into effect from the day it’s released.

SGX Welcomes Sasseur REIT To Mainboard

Date 28/03/2018

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Sasseur REIT to its Mainboard under the stock code “CRPU”.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: “Insurance + Futures” Helps To Enhance The Capacity Of Supporting And Benefiting Farmers

Date 28/03/2018

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) lately organized the 2017 “Insurance + Futures” Pilot Project Closing Review Meeting in Dalian to review the 32 pilot projects under the support of DCE in 2017. In the end, the 32 “Insurance + Futures” pilot projects have all passed the review. The Soybean Income Insurance of Nanhua Futures, the Corn Price Insurance of Luzheng Futures and that of Yong’an Futures rank the top 3.

Industry Funding Update: ASIC Publishes Indicative Levies For 2017-18

Date 28/03/2018

Ahead of issuing final industry funding invoices in January 2019,  ASIC has today published estimates of what regulated sectors will pay.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Trial Period Of New Inspection, Quarantine Policy For Imported Soybean Futures Extended

Date 28/03/2018

It is learnt that the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) issued the “Notice of Further Promoting the Regulation and Reform Measures of Imported Soybean Futures Delivery Inspection and Quarantine” on February 7, which extended the trial period of the new inspection and quarantine policy for imported soybean futures and released the ports and delivery warehouses of the 1st batch of imported soybean futures. It symbolized that the channel for imported soybean to participate in futures delivery has become smooth, its convenience and sustainability have been further enhanced, and the supervision and reform measures for the inspection and quarantine of imported soybean futures delivery has entered into a new stage.