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ETFGI Reports Smart Beta ETFs And ETPs Have Gathered 69 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 Smart Beta ETFs and ETPs have gathered 69 billion US dollars in net new assets in the first 11 months of 2017.

Nasdaq Receives European Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) License

Date 21/12/2017

Today Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) Nordic announced that it has been approved as an Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) by Finansinspektionen, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA). The license, within Nasdaq Stockholm, is a requirement in order to publish trades executed OTC, outside a regulated trading venue, on behalf of all European investment firms.

ETFGI Reports Record Year For ETFs And ETPs Listed In Japan With Over 50% Increase In Invested Assets 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/ETPs listed in Japan increased by over 50% during the first 11 months of 2017 to reach a new high of US$269 billion at the end of November.
 

DFM Welcomes The Listing Of AWTAD (PJSC) On The “Second Market”

Date 21/12/2017

• His Excellency Essa Kazim: “The “Second Market” enables private companies that play an integral role in the economic activity, to avail various benefits of being a listed company”
• Majid Abdullah Alsari: “The listing is a tremendous opportunity to grow our investments and increase investor base”

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.