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Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Supports Chief Executive’s Initiatives

Date 25/11/2020

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes the initiatives in the Chief Executive’s Policy Address to further deepen the mutual access between the Mainland and Hong Kong financial markets.

HKEX Releases Cash Market Transaction Survey 2019

Date 25/11/2020

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is today (Wednesday) pleased to present the results of its Cash Market Transaction Survey 2019, which examines the trading composition of Exchange Participants on Hong Kong’s securities market.

The Derivatives Service Bureau Calls For New Product Committee Members - Reflecting Broader Geographic Representation And New Responsibilities

Date 25/11/2020

The Derivatives Service Bureau (DSB), founded by the Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) to facilitate the allocation and maintenance of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs), Classification of Financial Instrument codes (CFIs) and Financial Instrument Short Names (FISNs), for OTC derivatives, is today calling for new members for its Product Committee (PC) with an application closing date of 13th January 2021.

ESMA Sets Out Its Final View On The Derivatives Trading Obligation (DTO)

Date 25/11/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has released a public statement that clarifies the application of the European Union’s (EU) trading obligation for derivatives (DTO) following the end of the UK’s transition from the EU on 31 December 2020.

Pure Digital Joins Leading Trade Association CryptoUK - The Interbank Marketplace Joins Industry Leaders Like Binance, Coinbase, CoinShares, CrytpoCompare, eToro And Ripple

Date 25/11/2020

Pure Digital, an interbank marketplace for cryptocurrency price discovery and exchange of wholesale risk, today announced it is joining CryptoUK, the U.K.’s trade association representing the digital asset sector.

MNI China Liquidity Index™ – Eases To 43.8 In November

Date 25/11/2020

Key Points – November Report

Liquidity picked up in November, as the People’s Bank of China maintained an ‘ample’ supply of cash, the latest MNI Liquidity Conditions Index shows.

Early-Stage Funding Rounds Dominate VC Investment Landscape In APAC During Q3 2020, Reveals GlobalData

Date 25/11/2020

Despite volatile market conditions, venture capital (VC) investors seem to continue placing bets on promising start-ups as the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated the rate of digital adoption by companies across sectors. Against this backdrop, early-stage funding rounds (Seed and Series A) dominated the venture capital (VC) funding landscape during the third quarter (Q3) of 2020 in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

TFEX To Launch Japanese Rubber Futures On November 30

Date 25/11/2020

Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) will launch Japanese Rubber Futures, a cash settled contract that is based on the price of Rubber Futures contract traded in Osaka Exchange (OSE), on November 30, 2020.

HKEX Welcomes Chief Executive’s Policy Address

Date 25/11/2020

HKEX Chairman Laura M Cha, said: “We warmly welcome the Chief Executive’s policy address today that affirms the Government’s commitment to support and enhance Hong Kong’s leading position as a global international financial centre.  The Government’s efforts to support the further expansion of our mutual market access programmes, the Connect Schemes, between the Mainland and Hong Kong will help ensure the continued resiliency, vibrancy and attractiveness of Hong Kong’s capital markets.”

CFTC Designates LMX Labs As A Contract Market

Date 24/11/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it has issued an Order of Designation to LMX Labs, LLC, granting it status as a designated contract market (DCM), effective November 23, 2020. LMX Labs is a limited liability company headquartered in Chicago, Ill. and incorporated under Delaware state law.