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Securities Commission Malaysia Sues Seven Individuals For Market Manipulation, Seeks Disgorgement And Civil Penalty Of RM7 Million

Date 27/09/2017

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) recently sued seven individuals at the Kuala Lumpur High Court for the manipulation of shares in APL Industries Bhd (APLI) and is seeking court orders for disgorgement and civil penalty of up to RM7 million and barring the defendants from the capital market.

HKEX Announces Plans For Iron Ore Futures

Date 27/09/2017

• HKEX's first ferrous metal product, an extension from existing precious and base metals products
• Screen-traded on an exchange for transparency, efficiency and convenience
• Cash-settled in US dollars with both day trading and after-hours trading
• Monthly and quarterly contracts 

CQG Releases New Functionality And Features, Including Care Orders For Hedge Management - Customers Now Have Ability To Upgrade Quarterly As Desired

Date 27/09/2017

CQG, a leading global provider of high-performance trade routing, market data, and technical analysis tools, announced today a new release of its latest functionality enhancements. This also marks the beginning of a new quarterly release schedule, in addition to CQG's annual upgrade.

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Launches Competitions To Invigorate The Market For FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Options

Date 27/09/2017

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (“BMD”) will be launching two competitions for BMD Professional Traders and Individual Traders to spur excitement for its FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Options (“OKLI”) contracts. These competitions will commence on 2 October 2017 and are part of continued efforts undertaken by the Exchange to boost interest in the OKLI market.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Invites Overseas Investors To Shenzhen Hi-Tech Companies

Date 27/09/2017

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (hereinafter referred as SZSE) recently held the “Shenzhen Hi-tech Company Tour” event, one of the activities under “Listed Companies’ Open House Program for Overseas Investors”. Over 20 overseas institutional investors from the US, UK, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong and other countries and regions have been invited to visit seven SZSE-listed companies, including ZTE Corporation, Han's Laser, Sunlord Electronics, S.F. Holding, Inovance Technology, Evenwin Precision Technology and Sunway Communication.

GLEIF Answers Financial Industry Calls To Enable Faster, Customized And Automated Access To The Legal Entity Identifier Data Pool - Launch Of New API Allows Organizations To Seamlessly Integrate Legal Entity Identifier Records Into Their Internal Systems

Date 27/09/2017

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), the body responsible for ensuring the operational integrity of the Global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) System, today launched its LEI ‘Look-up’ application programming interface (API). It provides developers with the opportunity to directly access the complete LEI data pool in real time and to perform on-demand checks for changes to specific LEI records in a convenient, easy-to-read format. The application responds to market needs identified during a beta test, carried out earlier in 2017, which involved multiple LEI stakeholders including financial institutions, regulators, fintech companies and analysts seeking to include LEI data in automated processes.

Nasdaq Dubai Welcomes Listing Of USD 1.25 Billion Sukuk By Islamic Development Bank

Date 27/09/2017

Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international financial exchange, has welcomed the listing of a 1.25 billion US dollar Sukuk issued by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB).

Eurex Exchange: New Record In Total Return Futures With Notional Value Exceeding 10 Bn. Euros

Date 27/09/2017

The notional value of traded Total Return Futures (TRF) on Eurex exceeded the threshold of 10 billion euros. This equals to over 287,000 traded contracts year-to-date.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Response To The CMA’s Final Report For Its Digital Comparison Tools Market Study

Date 27/09/2017

We welcome the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA’s) work(link is external) on digital comparison tools (DCTs). We have worked with the CMA throughout its study, which looked at car and home insurance, and credit cards, to provide expert input on financial services. 

Voltabox AG Share Subscription Launched On Frankfurt Stock Exchange - Trading In Prime Standard Scheduled To Begin On 13 October - Support In Share Placement From DirectPlace

Date 27/09/2017

The share subscription for Voltabox AG's IPO was launched today on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It is expected to continue until 10 October. The company plans to list in the Prime Standard with its first day of trading scheduled for 13 October.