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Securities Commission Malaysia Charges Founder Of Three-A Resources Bhd And Five Others For Insider Trading Offences

Date 25/10/2016

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today charged six individuals with insider trading offences under Section 188 of the Capital Market and Services Act 2007 (CMSA).

SGX Welcomes Fullerton India’s Inaugural Masala Bond

Date 25/10/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed the inaugural rupee-denominated or Masala bond listing of Fullerton India Credit Company Ltd. (Fullerton India), the first Masala bond issuance by an Indian non-banking financial company.

NSD And China Securities Depository And Clearing Corporation Limited Sign MoU

Date 25/10/2016

During an official visit to China, National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, signed a memorandum of understanding with China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (CSDC), China’s central securities depository providing services to the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.

CESC Index Report For September 2016

Date 25/10/2016

Highlights

• CES SCHK100, which represents large cap stocks eligible for Southbound trading under Stock Connect, rose 1.4 per cent and was the best-performing broad-based index that tracks Mainland and Hong Kong Stocks 
• Macau’s gaming revenue rose 7.4 per cent year-on-year in September. CES G10 surged 15.2 per cent from the previous month and 51.4 per cent from its 2016 low in January 
• Performances of the world’s major benchmarks diverged, with UK stocks at the top and Mainland A shares trailing behind. CES A80, representing the Mainland’s blue chips, ended the month down 1.8 per cent. 
• CSRC removed limits on equity investment by QFII and RQFII to facilitate investment by foreign institutions 
• Mainland permission for domestic insurance funds to participate in Stock Connect’s Southbound trading prompted flows of Mainland funds into Hong Kong stocks 
• ADV and open interest of offshore A-share stock index futures retreated in September 

Thomson Reuters/SGX SFI Series Selected As UOB’s Recommended Fixed Income Benchmark

Date 25/10/2016

Thomson Reuters and Singapore Exchange (SGX) today announced that the TR/SGX Singapore Fixed Income Indices (TR/SGX SFI) have been selected as the recommended fixed income benchmark by United Overseas Bank (UOB) following the discontinuation of the UOB SGS Index.

Total Value Of Trading Through Smart Phones Reached AED 4.2 Billion In 2016: DFM Honors 11 Brokerage Firms For Introduction Of Trading Via Smart Phone Applications - “ADIB Securities” Honored As The Most Active Brokerage Company In 2016, Trading Via Smart Phones Category

Date 25/10/2016

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) honored 11 of its licensed brokerage firms for providing their customers with trading via smart phone applications in 2016, lifting the number of firms that offer this service on DFM to 26 brokerages. DFM closely collaborates with brokerage firms to provide the service to their customers and actively encourages them to enable investors to trade anytime and anywhere as part of its “Smart Borse” strategy, in line with the vision and directions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, and Ruler of Dubai.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Bans Two Individuals From The Financial Services Industry

Date 25/10/2016

The FCA has today banned two individuals from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity in the financial services industry.

EIB: Raiffeisen-Leasing Completes EUR 440m Securitisation Transaction

Date 25/10/2016

• “ROOF Leasing Austria S.A. Comp. 2016”
• Collaboration with European Investment Bank and European Investment Fund
• Raiffeisen Bank International AG as sole arranger
• Competitive leasing finance for small and medium-sized enterprises

Securities Commission Malaysia Media Statement On Budget 2017 Capital Market Announcements

Date 25/10/2016

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) commends the Government initiatives in Budget 2017 aimed at further developing the capital market.

Hazelcast And Solace Partner To Provide Applications With Real-time Data Across Diverse Geographies - Most Powerful WAN-Accelerated Messaging Solution Combines With Fastest In-Memory Data Grid To Drive Efficiencies In The Processing Of Global Data Workloads

Date 25/10/2016

Hazelcast, the leading open source in-memory data grid (IMDG) with hundreds of thousands of installed clusters and over 16 million server starts per month, and Solace, the leading provider of open data movement technology, today announced a new joint solution which enables multi-cloud and hybrid cloud replication of Hazelcast clusters for worldwide operation. It enables enterprise grade reliability, WAN scale-out and low latency cluster replication.