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SET: mai Listed Firms Report Upbeat Q3 Earnings, Up 35%

Date 22/11/2016

• Net profit growth soaring 34.51 percent to THB 1.95 billion
• Gross profit margin rose y-o-y to 24.51 percent
• Sales worth THB 34.38 billion, up 8.13 pct y-o-y
• Financials, Services, Industrials, and Consumer Products among top performer industry groups

Solactive Introduces Global Gender Diversity Index - Licensed To UBS

Date 22/11/2016

Solactive, the German multi-asset index provider, is launching the Solactive Global Gender Diversity Index which will be licensed to UBS. The index enables investors to integrate a gender-focused perspective in their investment strategies by choosing companies from a global stock universe that exhibit boardroom gender diversity and low volatility. The index is powered by research from Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research, ratings and analytics. The Swiss bank will use the index as the basis for the construction of index certificates.

HKEX Announces Results Of Annual Review Of Trading-Fee Tiers For Stock Options

Date 22/11/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) will change the trading-fee tier of several of its Stock Option classes from 3 January 2017 based on its latest annual review of the classifications.

TOCOM And SGX To Cooperate In Developing Asia’s LNG Market

Date 22/11/2016

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to cooperate in developing the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market in Asia, a region that accounts for over 60% of the world’s LNG demand, as well as to share their experiences in developing electricity futures.

Bank Of Singapore Receives Regulatory Approval To Open A Branch In Dubai International Financial Centre

Date 22/11/2016

• License allows Bank of Singapore to extend private banking services to its clients in the region. Move further strengthens DIFC’s position as growing global financial gateway, enabling business to flow across the South-South corridor.

HKEX: Further Updated Arrangements For Adjustment Of SMIC Structured Products And Futures

Date 22/11/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) futures to account for SMIC's share consolidation.

DFM Launches Creativity Lab And Robot Workshop As Part Of Its Participation In The Innovation Week

Date 22/11/2016

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) launched its Creativity Lab, as an incubator for innovation that enables team members to be proactive and submit various feasible development plans, as part of its participation in the “UAE Innovation Week 2016”. During the inaugural session of this Creativity Lab, Dr. Wafaa Abu Snaina, expert and consultant of quality and innovation has addressed the attendees, who raised many constructive ideas to further enhance ways of providing the services.

Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited Deploys Ancoa Surveillance To Meet MAR

Date 22/11/2016

Ancoa, provider of contextual surveillance and insightful analytics for exchanges, regulators, buy & sell-side firms, today announced that Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited has deployed Ancoa’s surveillance platform to monitor their equity trading activity for instances of market abuse and to meet their obligations under MAR (Market Abuse Regulation). Dinosaur Merchant Bank Limited combines global investment banking and advisory services, a full-service institutional brokerage and investment advisor services.

"The Challenges For Insurance And Regulators In A Big Data World" Speech By Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive Of The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority At The ABI Annual Conference, Wednesday 22nd November 2016

Date 22/11/2016

It is a great pleasure to be at the ABI Conference today. Insurance is very important to the effective functioning of our society and economy. It is therefore very important to the FCA. On a slightly selfish note, I have to admit also that it is a great pleasure to talk about insurance today and not speak about Solvency II. I will go out on a limb and say there is more to life than Solvency II, important though it is.

Itiviti Presented With 2016 Technology Award By TMT News

Date 22/11/2016

Itiviti, world-leading technology provider for the capital markets industry, has been recognized by the 2016 Technology Awards, where Itiviti was named Best Capital Markets Technology Provider.