FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

News Centre

News

HKEX Announces New Head Of OTC Clearing

Date 21/07/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has appointed Jacky Mak as Managing Director, Head of OTC Clearing, effective Monday, 25 July 2016. Mr Mak will be in charge of business development and operations of OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited (OTC Clear), a subsidiary of HKEX. He will report to Calvin Tai, HKEX's Head of Clearing.
EDHEC Risk Institute Releases Major New Research On Misconceptions In Smart Beta Investing

Date 21/07/2016

EDHEC Risk Institute has released a major new research publication on misconceptions in smart beta investing. The research reviews ten common but mistaken claims about smart beta that present risks for investors and sheds light on underlying issues.
HKEX: OTC Clear Receives Regulatory Approval To Clear USD/CNH Cross Currency Swaps

Date 21/07/2016

OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited (OTC Clear), a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), announces that the Securities and Futures Commission has granted approval of its clearing services for cross currency swaps. OTC Clear expects to launch the service in August of this year.
UK's Payment Systems Regulator: Access All Areas: Supply Of Indirect Access To Payment Systems Improving Says Regulator

Date 21/07/2016

Work to open up access to payment systems is generating increasingly positive results according to the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR), which today published the final conclusions of its market review into competition in the supply of indirect access to payment systems.
Securities Commission Malaysia: Change Of Terminology From “Private Debt Securities” To “Corporate Bonds”

Date 21/07/2016

Pursuant to this Technical Note the term “private debt securities” will now be changed to “corporate bonds”, in line with the general practice in the international market.

United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: Brexit May Offer Opportunity To Improve Competition In Banking Sector

Date 21/07/2016

The Treasury Committee publishes a letter from a group of challenger banks which outlines – among other things – the opportunity afforded by the EU referendum result to improve competition in the banking sector.
Investigations Into 1MDB-Related Fund Flows Through Singapore - Joint Statement By Singapore's Attorney-General’s Chambers, Singapore (AGC) Commercial Affairs Department, Singapore Police Force (CAD), Monetary Authority Of Singapore (MAS)

Date 21/07/2016

The AGC, CAD, and MAS announced today in a joint statement that the Singapore authorities have been investigating various 1MDB-related fund flows through Singapore, for possible money laundering, securities fraud, cheating, and other offences committed in Singapore.
ICAP Plc Announces That Gil Mandelzis Has Decided To Step Down As CEO Of EBS BrokerTec

Date 21/07/2016

ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces that Gil Mandelzis, CEO of EBS BrokerTec, has decided to step down from his position and will be leaving the company in due course.
ASIC Consults On Proposed Guidance On Risk Management

Date 21/07/2016

ASIC today released a consultation paper and proposed regulatory guidance on risk management practices for responsible entities in the managed funds sector.
Tokyo Commodity Exchange International Customer Trades Stays At Record High For The Two Consecutive Months

Date 21/07/2016

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc announced today that the June 2016 monthly volume of customer trades (combined sell & buy sides) originating overseas was 2,642,493 contracts, accounting for 52.1 percent of the total trades of 5,073,440 contracts. This is an all-time high ratio of international customer trades at TOCOM continuing for the two consecutive months. At TOCOM, the highest volume of international customer trades (combined sell & buy sides) is 2,677,075 contracts recorded in February 2016.