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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 24/01/2018

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 26 January 2018, the margin levels of the following Futures Contract shall be as follows: 

EBRD President Heads For Davos As Bank Investments Hit New Record

Date 24/01/2018

The President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Sir Suma Chakrabarti, heads for the World Economic Forum in Davos this week with a message of strong support for economies of the EBRD regions following a year of record investments.

Latest Charles Li Direct: Years Of Hard Work Begin To Show Signs Of Harvest - HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li

Date 24/01/2018

HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li has published his latest blog post following today’s Media Lunch in Hong Kong. Li reflects on 2017 in the blog, and explains how successes from last year were the result of work done much earlier.  He also looks ahead to 2018 and the challenges and work that remain.  Li specifically looks at the biggest reform to the listing regime in Hong Kong in 25 years, and what Hong Kong must do to stay relevant and competitive.  “We had a fantastic 2017, but many of the accomplishments were the result of our hard work a few years ago,” said Li. “As we reap the rewards from our earlier efforts, we have to plant for future harvests.”

Russia's National Settlement Depository Accredited As LOU

Date 24/01/2018

National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, has successfully passed all stages of the accreditation process by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) and has been granted Local Operating Unit (LOU) status.

FIX Trading Community Releases Guidelines To Help Firms Meet Cybersecurity Requirements

Date 24/01/2018

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced the release of the FIX-over-TLS (FIXS) standard and guidelines to assist users of the FIX Protocol meet certain security requirements. 

Report Reviewed And Contributed To By Lysis Reveals Emerging Buy-Side Consensus On Distributed Ledger Technology - Examining The CLM Space In Relation To New Technology And Innovations Which Have Been Developed In Recent Years

Date 24/01/2018

Lysis, a leader in business change management services and a provider of innovative CLM and KYC consultancy and services, today announces their contribution to a Report that includes comprehensive research on the application of Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to the buy-side.  The report was published on 23rd January.

HKEX Lays Out Key Plans For 2018

Date 24/01/2018

• Significant progress in current Strategic Plan and strong market performance, thanks to groundwork in previous years
• Strive to fill "gaps" in products and services, with FIC and international focus, in next few years
• 2018 focus: reform listing regime, launch new trading systems in securities and derivatives markets, strengthen risk management, explore market structure enhancements

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Issues Prohibition Orders Against Tan Peng Khoon For Fraud

Date 24/01/2018

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued prohibition orders against Mr Tan Peng Khoon. Mr Tan will be prohibited for a period of 8 years from:

(i) carrying on business and taking part in the management of any insurance intermediary under the Insurance Act; and

(ii) providing any financial advisory service, and taking part in the management, acting as a director, or becoming a substantial shareholder of any financial advisory firm under the Financial Advisers Act.

ASIC Reports On How Large Financial Institutions Manage Conflicts Of Interest In Financial Advice

Date 24/01/2018

An Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) review of financial advice provided by the five biggest vertically integrated financial institutions has identified areas where improvements are needed to the management of conflicts of interest.

Hongshi Holding Group Issues B&R Construction Corporate Bond On Shanghai Stock Exchange

Date 24/01/2018

On January 19, Hongshi Holding Group Co., Ltd. successfully issued the "Belt and Road" (B&R) construction corporate bond on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), which was also the first B&R construction corporate bond publicly offered by a domestic enterprise. The success in launching the corporate bond marked another move taken by the SSE to implement the requirements of the 19th CPC National Congress for "pursuing the B&R Initiative as a priority and putting equal emphasis on 'ushering in' and 'going global'" and continuously promote the two-way opening up of the domestic capital market under the unified leadership of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC).