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HKEX: Arrangements For Adjustment Of Hengan Structured Products And Options

Date 21/06/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to Hengan International Group Company Limited (Hengan) structured products and options to account for Hengan’s spin-off and separate listing of the QinQin Foodstuffs Group (Cayman) Company Limited on HKEX’s securities market by way of a conditional distribution in specie.

First Independent Chinese Issuer Lists ETF On London Stock Exchange

Date 21/06/2016

• Historic fixed income ETF issued by Fullgoal Asset Management
• ETF tracks FTSE China Onshore Sovereign and Policy Bank Bond Index
• ETF also set to list on Borsa Italiana
• China onshore fixed income market is the world’s third-largest bond market
• Cements LSEG’s position as partner of choice for Chinese issuers accessing European capital

HKEX And KRX Sign Non-Binding Letter Of Intent

Date 21/06/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and Korea Exchange (KRX) today (Tuesday) signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) to explore the cross-listing of their equity derivatives in each other's market.  The equity derivatives under consideration include, but are not limited to, stock index futures and options and single stock futures and options offered in local currency*.

Euroclear And itBit Collaborate On Blockchain Solution For Gold Market Settlement - First Blockchain Initiative To Bring Greater Efficiency To The Settlement Of Physical Gold

Date 21/06/2016

Euroclear and itBit, a financial services company delivering blockchain services for capital markets, today announced their collaboration to explore opportunities in creating a next generation settlement service for the London gold market.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency: Publication Of The Final Report By The “Working Group On Payment And Transaction Banking” Of The Financial System Council

Date 21/06/2016

The “Working Group on Payment and Transaction Banking” of the Financial System Council (chairman Tetsuo MORISHITA, professor, Sophia University Law School) has discussed and deliberated seven times on payment and other related financial services as well as the development of platforms supporting such services since July 2015.

ESMA: Steven Maijoor Speaks At European Parliament On MiFID II

Date 21/06/2016

Steven Maijoor, Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), today gave a statement to the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON) on MiFID II during its scrutiny session.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency: Publication Of The Report By The “Working Group On Financial Group” Of The Financial System Council

Date 21/06/2016

The “Working Group on Financial Group of the Financial System Council” (chairman Shinsaku IWAHARA, professor, Waseda University Law School) has discussed and deliberated nine times on the institutional framework on financial group since May 2015.

Project Sentinel: Industry Participants Collaborate On MiFID II Implementation - Initiative By A Group Of Banks Mutualises The Cost Of MiFID II Implementation In The OTC Front Office

Date 21/06/2016

Project Sentinel, a collaborative initiative by a group of banks to mutualise the cost of MiFID II implementation in the OTC front office, has announced the creation of a normalised regulatory data model that assists investment firms to meet their MiFID II OTC sales and trading requirements. This data model is the first piece of a larger puzzle to create a standardised approach for ensuring regulatory conformance for front office OTC sales and trading activities.

Deutsche Börse Establishes A Corporate Venture Capital Platform

Date 21/06/2016

• New platform to foster strategic investments in fintech firms/ New study “Future of Fintech in Capital Markets” by Deutsche Börse, in collaboration with Celent, outlines potential areas of opportunities for financial market infrastructure providers

Fidessa And Commcise Solve Industry MiFID II Unbundling Conundrum - New Partnership To Evidence Transparency When Using Dealing Commissions To Fund RPAs

Date 21/06/2016

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has today announced a new partnership with Commcise that brings to the market a transactional method for funding Research Payment Accounts (RPAs). This allows the industry to support evolving MiFID II regulatory requirements whilst at the same time improving operational efficiency.