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UK Financial Reporting Council Stakeholder Survey

Date 09/01/2018

In 2017 the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) commissioned ComRes to undertake a survey of stakeholder views on all aspects of its work, including corporate governance and reporting as well as its effectiveness as a regulator.

HKEX Markets Set New Records In 2017

Date 09/01/2018

Hong Kong’s securities and derivatives markets set several new records in 2017 after an active and busy year, according to full year market statistics released today (Tuesday) by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX).

ESMA Publishes First MiFID II Position Management Controls For Commodity Derivatives

Date 09/01/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a first badge of position management controls under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II). 

Metamako Posts Another Phenomenal Year With Growth In Staff, Revenues & Clients

Date 09/01/2018

Metamako, the leading provider of FPGA-enabled, high-performance networking platforms, has announced that 2017 was yet another year of outstanding growth and innovation, partnerships and awards. Continuing its astounding growth and development, the company released new, cutting-edge products and finished the year being named by Deloitte in the Top 10 fastest growing Australian technology companies, with growth of 800% over the past 3 years.

DFM Announces The List Of Securities Eligible For Regulated Short Selling (RSS) Trading

Date 09/01/2018

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced the list of securities eligible for trading as part of the Regulated Short Selling (RSS) Service. The DFM has recently launched this service as part of its efforts to provide market participants with new tools to further strengthen their trading activities, better utilize their resources, and further enhance market liquidity.

SET Appoints New EVP In Charge Of Legal Affairs

Date 09/01/2018

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has appointed Rongrak Phanapavudhikul as Executive Vice President (EVP), Head of Legal Affairs Division, to oversee Legal Department, Enforcement Department, Corporate Secretary Department, and Compliance Department, effective from January 16, 2018.

Securities Commission Malaysia Issues Cease And Desist Order To CopyCash Foundation - Initial Coin Offering

Date 09/01/2018

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has directed CopyCash Foundation to immediately cease and desist all its proposed activities including a purported plan to launch an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on 10 January 2018 in Malaysia.

LCH Achieves A Record Year For Volumes In 2017

Date 09/01/2018

• Continued growth across multiple asset classes in both LCH Ltd and LCH SA
• Increased activity driven by new customers and additional flows from existing customers
• $873 trillion in notional cleared at SwapClear in 2017; $608 trillion notional compressed

Palestine Securities Exchange Monthly Investor Newsletter - December 2017

Date 09/01/2018

Click here to download the December 2017 edition of the PEX Monthly Investor Newsletter.

SIX Equips See Buy Fly Shopping Centre At Amsterdam Airport Schiphol With Alipay Acceptance

Date 09/01/2018

Since 1 January 2018, merchants at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, working with SIX Payment Services and Bovertis B.V., will be able to offer a special service to the hundreds of thousands Chinese passengers travellers who visit Schiphol every year: customers will be able to pay in stores with Alipay. SIX Payment Services has incorporated this popular means of mobile payment from China into its acceptance portfolio for merchants throughout Europe.