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ESMA Seeks Investor Protection Experts For Stakeholder Panel

Date 17/03/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today a call for candidates in order to renew the composition of its Consultative Working Group (CWG) which advises ESMA’s Investor Protection and Intermediaries Standing Committee (IPISC).

HKEX: Adjustment Of Hong Kong And China Gas Structured Products, Futures And Options

Date 17/03/2017

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Ltd (Hong Kong and China Gas) structured products, futures and options to account for Hong Kong and China Gas’ bonus issue.

Thom Lant's Epic 300 Mile Jarrow To London March For MND Association – Arrives In The City, Monday, March 20

Date 17/03/2017

David Setters has posted this excellent Lindisfarne song to spur Thom Lant along on the last few days to London.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QMk-afHLhk 

It is, of course, about the 1936 Jarrow marchers. Thom's March is to raise awareness and funds for MND Association If you would like to donate to support his magnificent 300 mile effort, please go to https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/thom-lant 

JP Morgan Starts Trading In SIX Swiss Exchange Liquidnet Service (SLS)- SLS Is A Long-Standing Partnership Of SIX Swiss Exchange With Liquidnet And Provides Access To The Largest Pool Of Buy-Side Block Liquidity In Europe

Date 17/03/2017

SLS will provide JP Morgan with access to genuine block liquidity with unrivalled average execution size, providing maximum price improvement and minimal market impact. SLS unites participants with over 830 buy-side institutions actively trading more than 3'100 large-, mid- and small-cap stocks across 13 markets.

FSB Chair Sets Out Need For Full Implementation Of Agreed Reforms And The FSB’s Priorities For The G20 German Presidency

Date 17/03/2017

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a letter from Mark Carney, Chair of the FSB, sent to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ahead of their meeting in Baden-Baden from 17-18 March.

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Osaka Exchange, Japan Securities Clearing Corporation: Participants In Proof Of Concept Testing For Utilization Of Blockchain/Distributed Ledger Technology In Capital Market Infrastructure

Date 17/03/2017

At the end of November 2016, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.; Osaka Exchange, Inc.; and Japan Securities Clearing Corporation made an announcement(*) regarding the consortium of Japanese financial institutions. The consortium was set up to conduct proof of concept (PoC) testing for blockchain / distributed ledger technology (DLT), and recruitment of participants commenced at the end of January 2017. To date, a total of 26 financial institutions and related organizations have registered. We will be launching a community website for registered participants in March.

Moscow Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Determined For March FX Futures

Date 17/03/2017

Final settlement prices determined for March FX futures

On 16 March 2017, final settlement prices for MOEX futures contracts on currency pairs were determined as follows:

Japan's Securities And Exchange Surveillance Commission: Recommendation For Administrative Monetary Penalty Payment Order For Market Manipulation Of Shares Of Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. And Three Other Companies By Caspian Trading Ltd. (Formerly Celera Global Ltd.)

Date 17/03/2017

The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (the “SESC”), today, made a recommendation to the prime minister and the commissioner of the Financial Services Agency that an administrative monetary penalty payment order be issued in regard to market manipulation by Caspian Trading Ltd. (formerly Celera Global Ltd.) (“Celera”) pursuant to Article 20(1) of the Act for Establishment of the Financial Services Agency. This recommendation is based on the findings of an investigation into the market manipulation, whereby the following violation of laws and ordinances was identified.

Final Settlement Prices Determined For March MOEX Indices Futures

Date 17/03/2017

Final settlement prices determined for March MOEX indices futures

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Holds 2017 Investor Protection And Service Symposium

Date 17/03/2017

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) held the 2017 Investor Protection and Service Symposium on March 15. About 40 attendees were present, including the principals from CSRC Investor Protection Bureau, Shenzhen Securities Regulatory Bureau, China Securities Investor Protection Fund Corporation, China Securities Minority Investor Protection Service Center and Shenzhen Securities and Futures Dispute Resolution Center, experts and scholars, media representatives, investor education staff of intermediaries and investor representatives. At the symposium, participating representatives introduced the general situations of investor protection developed by interested units, discussed the policies and practices on investors’ law-based rights execution and protection and investor adequacy management, exchanged experience in constructing investor education bases and proposed opinions and suggestions on deepening the work on investor protection.