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Securities Commission Malaysia Leverages Digital Finance To Grow Capital Market - SCxSC Digital Finance Conference 2016 To Highlight Market-Based Financing, Digital Investment Services, And Distributed Ledger Technology

Date 30/10/2016

Malaysia will continue to leverage the expanding range of digital finance tools to broaden investor participation within the capital markets, according to Securities Commission Malaysia (SC).

Next Phase Is About Attracting Further Liquidity And Institutional Invetsment - Alblooshi: ADX Infrastructure Can Cope With All Opportunities

Date 29/10/2016

Chief Executive of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), Rashed Al Blooshi, said that one of the strong points in the creation of a long-term roadmap for economic progress for the Emirate comes in the establishment of a common framework aligning all policies and plans and fully engaging the private sector in their implementation” 

Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Opens Vital Trading Link To Chinese Bullion Market

Date 29/10/2016

• Shanghai Gold Futures to list on DGCX
• First Chinese bullion contract outside of China - futures priced in yuan
• Provide a key benchmark for gold prices to trading institutions

DGCX Appoints Agricultural Bank Of China As Market Maker For Shanghai Gold Futures Contract - Agricultural Bank Of China To Deliver All The Functionality Needed As A Market Maker

Date 29/10/2016

The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) today announced Agricultural Bank of China (ABC) DIFC Branch has become the first market maker for the Shanghai Gold Futures contract listed on it exchange. ABC is China's third largest lender by assets and is one of the first participants in the precious metal business in China and is known to hold leading positions all the time.

MIAX Options Exchange: Complex Liquidity Types Available At MIAX

Date 28/10/2016

MIAX Regulatory Circular 2016-54 lists the MIAX Market Maker Complex liquidity types currently available at the Exchange.

EBA: Consultation On Guidelines On Internal Governance (Revised) (EBA-CP-2016-16)

Date 28/10/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on its revised Guidelines on internal governance. These draft Guidelines aim at further harmonising institutions’ internal governance arrangements, processes and mechanisms across the EU, in line with the new requirements in this area introduced in the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) and also taking into account the proportionality principle. The consultation runs until 28 January 2017.

CFTC To Hold An Open Commission Meeting On November 4th To Consider A Supplemental Proposal For Automated Trading Regulation

Date 28/10/2016

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Timothy Massad announced today that the CFTC will hold an open meeting on Friday, November 4th at 10 a.m. to consider a supplemental proposal to Regulation Automated Trading (Regulation AT).  

Consultation On Joint ESMA EBA Guidelines On Suitability Of Management Body (EBA-CP-2016-17)

Date 28/10/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched today a consultation on Guidelines on the Assessment of the Suitability of the Members of Management Body and Key Function Holders (the Guidelines). The draft Guidelines aim at further improving and harmonising suitability assessments within the EU financial sectors and so ensure sound governance arrangements in financial institutions.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For Week Ending 28 October 2016

Date 28/10/2016

A turnover of 678.710 million shares worth N6.875 billion in 11,808 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 674.721 million shares valued at N7.657 billion that exchanged hands last week in 12,290 deals.

EBA Reviews Its Guidelines On Internal Governance

Date 28/10/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on its revised Guidelines on internal governance. These draft Guidelines aim at further harmonising institutions' internal governance arrangements, processes and mechanisms across the EU, in line with the new requirements in this area introduced in the Capital Requirements Directive (CRD) and also taking into account the proportionality principle. The consultation runs until 28 January 2017.