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CPMI And IOSCO: Implementation Monitoring Of PFMI: Level 2 Assessment Report For Singapore

Date 18/07/2017

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have today published a report that finds that Singapore’s legal, regulatory and oversight framework for key payments and settlement systems complies with CPMI-IOSCO’s Principles for financial market infrastructures (PFMI) with the one exception of Principle 24 regarding disclosure of market data by trade repositories (TRs).

SIX Simplifies Regulatory Data And Document Exchange With New Industry Platform

Date 18/07/2017

The platform developed by SIX, in close consultation with the industry, enables the electronic and efficient exchange of regulatory data and documentation between wealth managers, assets managers, banks and other market participants.

ULLINK And Enfusion Partner To Offer Allocation And Post-Trade Matching Service Via NYFIX - Partnership Extends Existing Relationship With FIX-Based Post-Trade Support For Enfusion's Buy-Side Customers

Date 18/07/2017

World Federation Of Exchanges Publishes Joint Report With Milken Institute On SME Exchanges

Date 18/07/2017

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, today jointly published a report with the Milken Institute on Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (“SMEs”) and SME exchanges. The report consolidates results from initial independent research from the WFE and the Milken Institute published earlier this year.

LCH’s CDSClear Launches CDX High-Yield Clearing

Date 18/07/2017

• Clearing of Markit CDX North American High Yield index now available  
• First European CCP to offer clearing of this index
• Further expands CDSClear’s North American index coverage
• LCH has broadest credit coverage of any CCP globally

CloudMargin And South Africa’s First Tri-Party Collateral Agent - Strate Collateral Management – Bring Unprecedented Automation, Efficiencies To South African OTC Derivatives Participants

Date 18/07/2017

South African market participants can now enjoy unprecedented automation and straight-through processing by leveraging newly available, integrated cloud-based technology to exchange tri-party SWIFT1 messaging for collateral instructions, settlement and confirmations. CloudMargin, the multi-award winning creator of the world’s first web-based collateral and margin management solution, and Strate, the South African Central Securities Depository (CSD) and South Africa’s first Tri-Party Collateral Management Agent, today announced that they have just integrated their platforms. The move makes tri-party messaging and collateral optimisation more accessible for both buy- and sell-side participants in the country.

Kx Announces ChartIQ Integration Into Real-Time Data Visualization And Analysis User Interface

Date 18/07/2017

Kx Systems (Kx), a division of First Derivatives plc (FD) and provider of the industry-leading kdb+ time series database, announces today that Dashboards for Kx now offers ChartIQ integration as an optional addition to its visualization capabilities.

“FundConnext” And “Settrade Streaming For Fund” Go Live To Widen Mutual Funds Access

Date 18/07/2017

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) jointly with capital market partners, launched FundConnext on Monday 17 July 2017, which will increase opportunities for investors to invest in mutual funds managed by various asset management companies with more convenience than ever before through mutual fund selling agents, including securities firms. At this initial stage, five asset management companies and three securities companies have joined and are ready to offer services.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change In Securities Market

Date 18/07/2017

NCC Bank is changing the following risk parameters in Securities market starting from July 20, 2017:

HKEX: Arrangements For Belle Stock Options And Structured Products

Date 18/07/2017

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for Belle International Holdings Limited (Belle) stock option contracts and structured products with Belle shares as underlying asset to account for the privatisation of Belle and the withdrawal of its listing.