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UBS MTF Market Notice: Party Identifiers Update Postponement

Date 06/10/2017

UBS MTF would like to advise participants that the update to our FIX interface previously announced in our market notice of 21 September has been postponed until Monday 16 October 2017.

HKEX Forfeiture Of Unclaimed Interim Dividend For 2011

Date 06/10/2017

Pursuant to the Articles of Association of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEX”), the unclaimed interim dividend for 2011 is forfeited and reverts to HKEX. 

The Monetary Authority Of Singapore's International Panel Discusses Strategies To Enhance The Cyber Resilience Of Singapore’s Financial Sector

Date 06/10/2017

The Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) Cyber Security Advisory Panel (CSAP)1discussed strategies to enhance the cyber resilience of Singapore’s financial sector, at its inaugural meeting on 5-6 October. The discussions covered areas ranging from regulatory guidance, supervision, and surveillance to information sharing and capability development. The list of CSAP members who attended the meeting can be found in Annex A.

ESM Marks Fifth Anniversary

Date 06/10/2017

The European Stability Mechanism has its fifth anniversary on Sunday as the permanent crisis resolution mechanism for sovereigns of the euro area. Set up by the countries of the euro area on 8 October 2012, the ESM helped to keep the euro together during the height of the euro debt crisis. Far-reaching economic and financial repairs were initiated in the context of ESM programmes in the countries hit the hardest by the crisis.

EEX New Participant Vattenfall Energy Trading GmbH

Date 06/10/2017

Vattenfall Energy Trading GmbH has been additionally admitted to exchange trading for Freight Financial Futures and Options.

Speech By Steven Maijoor, Chair Of ESMA, On Financial Education And Investor Protection In Europe - IOSCO World Investor Week

Date 06/10/2017

Introduction

• First of all, I would to thank Jean-Paul Servais (Chairman of FSMA) for inviting me today and the National Bank of Belgium for hosting us. 
• I would also like to say that I am delighted to speak today in the context of the IOSCO World Investor Week, a very valuable initiative which, I know, is close to the heart of Paul Andrews (Secretary General of IOSCO). 
• This “Week” offers a unique opportunity to regulators across the globe, through a variety of initiatives, to increase awareness on the importance of financial education. 
• Today, I will talk about financial education and investor protection: I will notably discuss how these two topics are complementary and interconnected. 
• Financial education is an issue for every segment of the population including people with a high level of education. 
• A survey on financial literacy ran by the OECD in 2016, which has included 13 Member States of the Union, shows that in 11 of them, less than 40% of the adult population is able to understand very basics principles such as compound interest. In five of these Member States, this figure is equal or below 30%.

ULLINK First Vendor To Provide Connectivity To A2X - ULLINK At The Forefront To Support The Evolving Needs Of South African Market Participants

Date 06/10/2017

ULLINK, a global provider of electronic trading and connectivity solutions to the financial community, today announced that it has certified a new market gateway for A2X. A2X brings competition to the South African equities market for the first time through the provision of a trading platform at reduced transaction costs with outstanding performance. ULLINK was the first independent software vendor to achieve conformance for its connectivity and trading solutions for the new South African exchange.

ICBC (London) Plc Chooses To Extend AxiomSL Deployment To Support Trade & Transaction Reporting

Date 06/10/2017

AxiomSL, the leading global provider of regulatory reporting and risk management solutions, announces today that Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) (London) plc has selected AxiomSL’s strategic platform for its Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) transaction reporting solution. 

Strong Demand For Eurex’ Factor Index Futures

Date 06/10/2017

Since launch in May 2017, Eurex, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange and part of Deutsche Börse Group, has seen its members readily embrace the six new iSTOXX Europe factor index futures. These are systematic rules-based indices, designed to isolate the return of key risk factors and earn a risk premium over time.

SIX Exchange Regulation: Investigation Against Banque Cantonale De Genève

Date 06/10/2017

SIX Exchange Regulation opens an investigation against Banque Cantonale de Genève on account of a possible breach of regular reporting obligations.