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ESMA Sees High Market And Valuation Risk Amid Substantial Political And Policy Uncertainty

Date 20/03/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA)’s latest report on Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities No. 1, 2017 (TRV) identifies political and policy uncertainty – such as potential repercussions from the upcoming elections in some EU Member States – as the main risk drivers for 2017.

Readout From A Treasury Spokesperson On Secretary Mnuchin’s Meetings With Xiao Jie, Finance Minister Of China, And Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor Of The People’s Bank Of China

Date 20/03/2017

In his meetings on March 18, 2017, in Baden Baden, Germany, with People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan and Chinese Minister of Finance Xiao Jie, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin underscored the importance of the United States and China working together to foster a more balanced and mutually beneficial economic relationship. The Secretary emphasized he will work with both Minister Xiao and Governor Zhou on economic, financial, and illicit finance issues.

ESMA To Cooperate With Non-EU Regulators On CCPs

Date 20/03/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has established five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

International Blockchain Hackathon Hosted By Intel®, The Floor & The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE)

Date 20/03/2017

SGX Adopts Securities Industry Working Group Recommendations

Date 20/03/2017

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced that it has adopted the recommendations of the Securities Industry Working Group (IWG) to improve the operational resilience of Singapore’s securities market.

UK’s Competition and Markets Authority Launches Campaign To Crack Down On Cartels

Date 20/03/2017

Whistleblowers are being offered up to £100,000, as the CMA launches its first-ever advertising campaign to crack down on cartels.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is targeting illegal cartels – businesses which cheat their customers by agreeing not to compete with each other in order to keep their prices high. The practice stops ordinary people and other businesses from getting a fair deal as well as stifling competition.

TASE Launches Partner And Cellcom Stock Options

Date 20/03/2017

At its meeting on Thursday, March 16, 2017, the board of directors of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) approved to launch stock options of the telecommunications companies, Partner Communications and Cellcom Israel. The options are to be launched following requests received from market participants and as part of TASE's plans to expand the variety of options traded on TASE, and its intension to diversify investment opportunities. 

MNI PINCH - Probabilty Of INterest Rate CHange

Date 20/03/2017

Following both the FED and BoE rates decisions last week, MNI PINCH calculation of market pricing of interest rate change are below:

DTCC’S Legal Entity Identifier Service, GMEI Utility, Awarded GLEIF Accreditation - Largest LEI Issuer Maintains Commitment To Data Quality

Date 20/03/2017

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that its subsidiary operating the Global Markets Entity Identifier utility[1] (GMEI utility) has received official accreditation from the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). The GMEI utility was among the first legal entity identifier (LEI) issuers to be endorsed by the LEI Regulatory Oversight Committee (LEI ROC) and continues to operate as the largest by share of the total LEIs issued worldwide.

E Fund HK Develops Its First Hang Seng Index Inverse Product (7302.HK) Jointly With Taiwan's Yuanta Funds

Date 20/03/2017

E Fund Management (HK) Co., Ltd ("E Fund HK") has invited Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd ("Yuanta Funds"), one of Asia's largest inverse ETF issuer1, to be its technical advisor for developing the E Fund Yuanta Hang Seng Index Daily (-1x) Inverse Product (7302.HK), which was officially listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong today. This is E Fund HK's first inverse product, offering an alternative investment instrument for investors in Mainland China and Hong Kong.