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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Proposes To Standardise Rules For Prescribing Professional Investors

Date 01/03/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today launched a consultation on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures (Professional Investor) Rules (PI Rules) to allow joint accounts with non-associates and assets held in investment vehicles owned by individuals to be counted in ascertaining whether individuals meet the monetary threshold to qualify as professional investors.

Bursa Malaysia Berhad Announces Appointment Of Directors To Its Subsidiaries

Date 01/03/2017

Bursa Malaysia Berhad announced the appointment of Puan Mazidah binti Abdul Malik as a Director to the Board of Directors of its subsidiaries, Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad and its clearing house, Bursa Malaysia Securities Clearing Sdn Bhd, effective 1 March 2017.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: SME Board Companies Deliver Satisfactory Results with Rapid Growth in 2016 Performance

Date 01/03/2017

Year 2016 was the outset of the “13th Five-year Plan”. During this year, the listed companies on SME Board, as representatives of China’s outstanding SMEs, have played significant roles in serving the real economy and the supply-side structural reform, supporting independent innovation, upgrade and transformation, stimulating industrial integration and optimizing structure. 

Channel Islands Securities Exchange: Board Changes Prepare Exchange For A New Era

Date 01/03/2017

The Channel Islands Securities Exchange Limited (CISE) has today announced two changes to the board of directors.  

Efficiency And Effectiveness: Our Approach To Primary Markets - Speech By Christopher Woolard, Executive Director Of Strategy And Competition At The UK Financial Conduct Authority, Delivered At Bloomberg.

Date 01/03/2017

Highlights:

• The wholesale financial sector plays a critical role in the lives of everyone in the UK. The industry must show itself to be clean, effective and competitive: central to this is a transparent and robust regulatory regime that can adapt to market developments and risks.
• Primary markets are vital in supporting the wider economy by bringing together investors, who seek investment opportunities, and issuers, who seek to access capital to finance their businesses. 
• It is our duty to ensure that the UK’s primary markets work well in meeting both these needs. We have recently published a consultation paper on the IPO process along with a discussion paper and consultation paper which seek to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the sector.
• We believe strong markets are firmly in the interests of UK consumers, and we will innovate and take action to ensure those markets remain open for business.

New Alliance To Enhance Professionalism In Financial Services

Date 01/03/2017

Three leading Chartered Professional Bodies have joined forces to enhance and sustain the level of professionalism and trust in the financial services sector.

SET Holds Investment Expo In Bangkok March 23-26

Date 01/03/2017

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will organize “SET in the City”, the annual SET’s flagship investment expo in Bangkok during March 23-26, under the concept “Unleashing investment opportunities" with showcases from securities firms, asset management firms, and banks to offer various investment products from equities, derivatives e.g. gold futures, mutual funds, and insurance services, while offering workshops and seminars as well as introducing new technology and innovative services for retail investors.

BrickVest Announces £2m First Closing Of Its Second Financing Round - Round Upsized To £4m To Accelerate Growth

Date 01/03/2017

• Secured funding from management, seed investors and European technology, real estate investors and business angels.
• Round includes the announcement that Jean-Romain Lhomme, former Co-Head Europe of Colony Capital, a prominent technology angel and private equity investor has joined the BrickVest Board alongside the Founders
• The Offering will be upsized to £4 million to help launch new products and significantly scale the platform with the addition of a dedicated solution for family offices and institutional investors
• Funding to support scale up of the platform after successful launch

Dubai Islamic Bank Rings Bell To Celebrate Listing USD 1 Billion Sukuk On Nasdaq Dubai

Date 01/03/2017

• UAE’s largest Islamic bank is nation’s leading Sukuk issuer on the exchange  
• Listing supports Dubai’s growth as global Capital of Islamic Economy

Volante Technologies Releases A New Version Of Designer With Support For Microservices Architecture - Designer Version 5.2 Now Also Available With The Latest SWIFT Standards Release 2017

Date 01/03/2017

Volante Technologies Inc., a global leader in the provision of software for the integration, processing and orchestration of financial messages and payments, today announced support for the technology underpinning Microservices Architecture, as well as SWIFT Standards Release 2017.