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ETFGI Reports Record Year For ETFs Listed In Canada With Highest Ever Annual Increase In Invested Assets Of US$28.3 Billion During First 11 Months Of 2017

Date 21/12/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs listed in Canada increased by a record $28.3 billion during the first 11 months of 2017, the greatest annual increase on record, to reach a new high of US$113 billion at the end of November.

The Securities Commission Malaysia Initiates aFINity Innovation Lab For Alternative Trading System

Date 21/12/2017

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced that parties interested in establishing and operating an Alternative Trading System (ATS) in Malaysia can apply to participate in regulatory sandbox sessions under the SC’s FinTech Innovation Lab (aFINity - alliance of FinTech community). This follows the Budget 2018 announcement on the introduction of ATS in the Malaysian capital market.

ETFGI Reported That Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed In Asia Pac Ex-Japan Increased By A Record US$34.8 Billion During The First 11 Months Of 2017

Date 21/12/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) increased by a record US$34.8 billion during the first 11 months of 2017, the greatest annual increase on record, to reach a new high of US$164 billion at the end of November.
 

Tokyo Stock Exchange: New Platform For Green And Social Bonds

Date 21/12/2017

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) will be launching a dedicated platform on our official website for both Green and Social bonds (*). The platform will be available from January 22, 2018 as part of our professional-oriented bond market, TOKYO PRO-BOND Market. The platform will allow issuers to post information about Green and Social bonds directly on Tokyo Stock Exchange's official website.

ETFGI Reports Active ETFs And ETPs Have Gathered 24 Billion US Dollars In Net New Assets In The First 11 Months Of 2017

Date 21/12/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today Active ETFs and ETPs have gathered 24 billion US dollars in net new assets in the first 11 months of 2017.

MAS Issues Prohibition Orders Against Dennis Tey Thean Yang For Unauthorised Trading And Fraud

Date 21/12/2017

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued two prohibition orders against Mr Tey Thean Yang Dennis. Mr Tey will be prohibited for a period of 5 years from:

(i) performing any regulated activity, and taking part in the management, acting as a director or becoming a substantial shareholder of any capital market services firm under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA); and

(ii) providing any financial advisory services, 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 (FAA).

2   Between 24 October 2012 and 8 January 2013, Mr Tey used different trading accounts to enter false orders in underlying securities, in order to temporarily change the prices of their corresponding Contract for Differences (CFD). Mr Tey then executed CFD trades at the changed prices, before removing the false orders for the underlying securities. This caused the CFD prices to move in a direction that was beneficial to him but detrimental to the CFD providers. He made a total profit of $30,239 through the scheme.

3   On 22 March 2017, Mr Tey was convicted of six charges under section 201(a) of the SFA for employing a scheme to defraud and two charges under section 201(b) of the SFA for unauthorised trading. He was sentenced to a total of 16 weeks’ imprisonment.1

4   The prohibition orders against Mr Tey were issued by the MAS pursuant to section 101A of the SFA and section 59 of the FAA and took effect from 21 December 2017.

ASIC Releases Guidance On Sell-Side Research

Date 21/12/2017

ASIC today released regulatory guidance on managing conflicts of interest and handling inside information by Australian financial services (AFS) licensees that provide sell-side research.

NZX Appoints Hugh Stevens To Lead Funds Management Business

Date 20/12/2017

NZX is pleased to announce the appointment of Hugh Stevens to lead the exchange’s funds management business, effective Monday 5 February 2017.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 20/12/2017

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

Seasoned FinTech Executive Ronald Martin Joins BlockEx As COO

Date 20/12/2017

Ronald Martin is joining BlockEx as COO. Ronald Martin, former Executive in Residence at Bain Capital Ventures, leaves the traditional financial world to bring his financial platform experience to the blockchain. Martin brings years of experience in FinTech and SaaS as former Senior Vice President & General Manager of Altisource, CEO Paysafe PLC, Vice President of Sales, Business and Corp Development Salesnet.