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The WFE Names Richard Metcalfe As Head Of Regulatory Affairs

Date 19/03/2018

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, is pleased to confirm the appointment of Richard Metcalfe as the Head of Regulatory Affairs for the WFE.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Imposes Penalties On Standard Chartered Bank And Standard Chartered Trust For AML/CFT Breaches

Date 19/03/2018

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it has imposed penalties of S$5.2 million on Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Branch (SCBS) and S$1.2 million on Standard Chartered Trust (Singapore) Limited (SCTS). The penalties were for breaches of MAS’ anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) requirements. These breaches occurred when trust accounts of SCBS’ customers were transferred from Standard Chartered Trust (Guernsey) to SCTS from December 2015 to January 2016.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission’s Regulatory Action Halts ICO To Hong Kong Public

Date 19/03/2018

ICO issuer Black Cell Technology Limited (Black Cell) has halted its initial coin offering (ICO) to the Hong Kong public and agreed to unwind ICO transactions for Hong Kong investors by returning them the relevant tokens following regulatory action by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) over concerns that Black Cell had engaged in potential unauthorized promotional activities and unlicensed regulated activities.

Listing And Trading Of Al Rayan Qatar ETF On Qatar Stock Exchange

Date 19/03/2018

Qatar Stock Exchange announces that effective 21st March 2018, the Al Rayan Qatar ETF will be admitted to trading.
The Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) issued by Masraf Al Rayan tracks the QE Al Rayan Islamic Index (Price). The benchmark measures the price performance of Shari’a complaint stocks (as approved by Al Rayan’s Shari’a Supervisory Board) listed on Qatar Stock Exchange.

European Commission: Press Statement By Michel Barnier Following The Latest Round Of Article 50 Negotiations

Date 19/03/2018

Mesdames et Messieurs,

Je suis très heureux de vous retrouver dans cette salle, avec David Davis, à l'issue de négociations intensives qui se sont tenues à Bruxelles tout au long de ces derniers jours et même de ces dernières nuits.

Intercontinental Exchange Announces Open Interest Record In Sterling Futures

Date 19/03/2018

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced that the ICE Three Month Short Sterling Futures contract achieved two consecutive open interest records of 3,896,252 contracts on 16 March 2018 and 3,867,976 contracts on 15 March 2018. The previous open interest record was 3,801,867 contracts set in July 2007.

Al Mawared Brokerage's Amman Stock Exchange Weekly Report, 19 March 2018

Date 19/03/2018

Click here to download Al Mawared Brokerage's weekly report on the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE). The Report is designed to give an overview of developments in the Jordan Capital Markets as well as ASE performance indicators

Regulating Innovation: A Global Enterprise - Speech By Christopher Woolard, Executive Director Of Strategy And Competition At The FCA, Delivered At Innovate Finance 2018

Date 19/03/2018

Highlights:

• Collaboration with international colleagues has been a core part of the FCA’s FinTech story since we launched Project Innovate in 2014.
• Our regulatory sandbox is supporting firms in reducing the time and cost of getting innovative ideas to market.
• We’re increasingly hearing a demand from firms to operate internationally, so we’re working with partners from around the world to consider options for a global sandbox.
• The potential of such a project is huge – from solving global problems like money laundering to reducing the regulatory burden of compliance.

ASEAN Capital Market Regulators Welcome The Progress Of The ASEAN Green Bond Standards And Agree To Implement Professional Mobility Framework To Drive Regional Connectivity

Date 19/03/2018

The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) welcomed the progress achieved by the ASEAN Green Bond Standards at its meeting today. Since its launch in November 2017, the ASEAN Green Bond Standards have gained encouraging traction and there have been three issuances from Malaysia and Singapore carrying the ASEAN Green Bond label. The first sovereign sukuk in ASEAN issued by Indonesia is aligned with the ASEAN Green Bond Standards.

Financial Services Agency Of Japan Blockchain Round-Table - Multilateral Joint Research Project

Date 19/03/2018

The Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) held the “Blockchain Round-Table” on March 8 and 9 with the participation of foreign and Japanese regulatory and supervisory authorities and central banks (UK Financial Conduct Authority, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Australian Securities Investments Commission, Abu Dhabi Global Market Financial Services Regulatory Authority, France Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Bank of Japan and Bank of Canada) as well as foreign and Japanese academic institutions. (MIT Media Lab, The University of Tokyo and Keio University)