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R.J. O’Brien Wins 2018 CTA Intelligence US Services Award For Best FCM – Client Service For Second Consecutive Year

Date 28/02/2018

Chicago-based R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, announced that for the second consecutive year, the firm won the award for “Best FCM – Client Service” at the CTA Intelligence U.S. Services Awards 2018. 

Presentation By HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li And Group Chief Financial Officer John Killian On 2017 Final Results Announcement

Date 28/02/2018

2017 – A Breakthrough Year for HKEX

• Revenue up 19% and PAT up 28% yoy, largely driven by significantly higher trading volumes
• Reached new milestones for Mutual Market Access - Stock Connect trading volumes at new record high, successful launch of Bond Connect
• Implementing the biggest listing regime reform in 25 years after extensive market engagement
• Strengthened our product suite - USD/CNH gold futures, LMEprecious, iron ore futures
• Published the LME Strategic Pathway, and implemented new fee structures
• Maintained prudent cost management while investing in key strategic initiatives, including strengthening platform and infrastructure capabilities

Securities Commission Malaysia: Bogus Remisier Jailed One Year And Fined RM2 Million For Securities Fraud

Date 28/02/2018

The Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court today convicted a 67-year-old individual of two counts of defrauding Koperasi Pelaburan Pekerja-Pekerja Proton Berhad (KOPRO) between August 2007 and November 2008.

Deutsche Börse Group Expands Its Cork Presence

Date 28/02/2018

Deutsche Börse Group intends to grow its Cork presence to 600 employees, adding a further 200 jobs over next two years / Expansion driven by product growth in Clearstream’s funds services, product innovation capacities to be added / Company to move to newly built Cork city centre office by March 2019

Call for papers: Financial Stability Board (FSB) And Deutsche Bundesbank Plenary Session At 2018 Annual Meeting Of Central Bank Research Association (CEBRA)

Date 28/02/2018

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the Deutsche Bundesbank are seeking academic paper submissions for a plenary session on the ‘Post-implementation Evaluation of the G20 Financial Regulatory Reforms’ at the 2018 Annual Meeting of CEBRA. The conference is co-organised by the Research Center SAFE (Sustainable Architecture for Finance in Europe) and will take place at Goethe University in Frankfurt on 20-21 August, 2018.

SWIFT gpi Reduces Cross-Border Payment Times To Minutes, Even Seconds

Date 28/02/2018

• 50% of SWIFT gpi payments are credited in less than 30 minutes
• Payments are being sent across 220 country corridors
• New corridors are being opened every day 
• More than USD 100 billion in gpi payments made per day 

SGX Welcomes OTCex Hong Kong Limited As Derivatives Trading Member

Date 28/02/2018

Singapore Exchange (SGX) welcomes OTCex Hong Kong Limited to its derivatives market as a Trading Member.

FSB Peer Review Of Hong Kong Completes First Round Of Country Reviews

Date 28/02/2018

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today its peer review of Hong Kong. This completes the first round of country reviews of FSB member jurisdictions. A second round, to be undertaken over a longer cycle (corresponding to around three reviews per year) and focusing on topics that support the G20 implementation agenda, will be launched in late 2018.

HKEX 2017 Final Results

Date 28/02/2018

Key messages

Profit attributable to shareholders for 2017 was 28 per cent higher than prior year reflecting the combined effect of revenue growth and continuing cost discipline.

Key highlights for the year include:

• Revenue and other income for 2017 was 19 per cent higher than 2016. This growth included: 

1. Higher trading and clearing fees driven by a 32 per cent increase in Cash Market turnover, partly offset by lower HKFE volumes and LME revenue; 
2. An increase in Stock Exchange listing fees from growth in the number of newly listed securities; and
3. A significant increase in net investment income from both Corporate and Margin Funds. 

• Operating expenses grew by 3 per cent against the prior year. While continuing to invest in key strategic initiatives, the Group has maintained a disciplined approach to cost management. 
• The EBITDA margin of 73 per cent was 4 per cent higher than 2016, driven by the significant growth in revenue and other income as compared to the prior year.

Commcise And Singletrack Bring Together Buy- And Sell-Side Firms With Seamless Research Consumption Data Integration - Firms Benefit From High-Quality, Timely, Secure And Compliant Data

Date 28/02/2018

Commcise, provider of commission management, research valuation and accounting platform, and Singletrack, advanced CRM and data analysis specialists for the sell-side, have teamed up to offer timely and secure delivery of high-quality consumption data from Singletrack customers directly to Commcise buy-side customers.