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Bursa Malaysia’s 9M2017 Profit After Tax And Minority Interest Up 17.0% YoY To RM167.8 Million

Date 25/10/2017

Singapore And Hong Kong Bolster FinTech Ties With Cooperation Agreement

Date 25/10/2017

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) signed an agreement to strengthen co-operation on FinTech between the two cities and foster FinTech development within the region. The Co-operation Agreement (“Agreement”) was exchanged on 25 October 2017, at the FinTech Day organised by the HKMA.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Commentary On ICOs And Cryptocurrencies

Date 25/10/2017

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has published commentary on initial coin offers (ICOs) and cryptocurrency services alongside online resources for investors.

B3 Breaks New Record And Reaches 1.024.963 Mini U.S. Dollar Futures Contract

Date 25/10/2017

B3’s Mini U.S. Dollar Futures Contract hit a record high today ending the day at 1.024.963 contracts. The previous record of 988.199 Mini U.S. Dollar Futures Contract was recorded on October 11, 2016.

Patrick Byrne Announces Key Details On tZERO’s ICO At Money20/20 - ICO Generating Interest From Both Emerging Crypto-Capital Markets And Global Institutional Funds

Date 24/10/2017

Dr. Patrick M. Byrne, chairman of t0.com, Inc. ("tZERO") a portfolio company of Overstock.com’s Medici Ventures, announced at the Money20/20 conference additional details relating to tZERO's proposed initial coin offering (ICO), utilizing a Simple Agreement for Future Tokens (SAFT), administered as a SAFT pre-sale through SAFTLaunch.com.  

Thomson Reuters Expands Its Award-Winning Connected Risk Platform With Audit Management Solution To Help Firms Increase Efficiency - New Solution Transforms How Governance, Risk And Compliance Professionals Drive Agility And Awareness

Date 24/10/2017

Building on its commitment to deliver a comprehensive suite of governance, risk and compliance solutions to assist the global financial and corporate communities, Thomson Reuters has expanded its Connected Risk platform to include an Audit Management (AM) solution to help enable firms to better assess risks and increase the efficiency of the auditing process.

Intercontinental Exchange Announces Agreement To Acquire Virtu BondPoint

Date 24/10/2017

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, has entered into an agreement to acquire Virtu BondPoint from Virtu Financial for $400 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018, and the closing is subject to applicable regulatory reviews and approvals. ICE will provide further details on its third quarter earnings call on November 2, 2017.

Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date October 13, 2017

Date 24/10/2017

At the end of the settlement date of October 13, 2017, short interest in 2,337 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,493,142,283 shares compared with 7,409,589,390 shares in 2,340 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of September 29, 2017. The mid-October short interest represents 4.55 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.55 days for the prior reporting period.

TEXPERS Report: Texas’ State And Local Pension Funds Continue Steady Trend Performance With Conservative Adjustments

Date 24/10/2017

A new report from the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems demonstrates how 93 state and local pension funds combined in 2016-2017 to maintain positive trend performance in the key metric recommended by the Texas Pension Review Board. The steady trend data comes despite numerous systems reducing their target rate below eight percent, a conservative move which, mathematically, could have moved pension systems in undesirable directions but did not.      

Speech By Christopher Woolard, Executive Director Of Strategy And Competition At The FCA, Delivered At The Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association's (SIFMA) 2017 Annual Meeting

Date 24/10/2017

Highlights:

• The efficiency and integrity of the asset management sector has direct consequences for the prosperity of millions of people, particularly in an era of historically low interest rates.
• In 2015 we launched our asset management market study, which found that competition was not working effectively in some parts of the market.
• In response we’ve devised a package of reforms to ensure enhanced protection for investors, greater clarity on what they’re buying and a better understanding of what they’re paying.
• These reforms are particularly important as we enter a new phase. Strong regulation attracts investment and high standards will continue to be an essential part of the UK system post-Brexit.