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Ashburton Investments Selects FTSE Russell As Primary Index Provider

Date 26/10/2020

• Ashburton Investments’ international business selected FTSE Russell as its primary provider of Equity and Fixed Income indexes, data and analytics
• Ashburton Investments successfully moved £1.5 billion to track FTSE Russell equity and fixed income benchmarks
• Ashburton Investments now use FTSE Russell’s leading ESG Ratings and Industry Classification (ICB) data

Is Home Working Good For You? - Speech By Andy Haldane, Bank Of England Chief Economist And Member Of The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) - Given At the Engaging Business Summit And Autumn Lecture On 14 October 2020

Date 26/10/2020

Andy Haldane

Chief Economist and Executive Director, Monetary Analysis & Statistics

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Notifies Parties Of Intent To Remove Manager Of Eagle Hospitality REIT

Date 26/10/2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued a Notice of Intention (NOI) to direct DBS Trustee Limited, the Trustee of Eagle Hospitality Real Estate Investment Trust (EH-REIT), to remove Eagle Hospitality REIT Management Pte Ltd (EH-REIT Mgt), the Manager of EH-REIT and appoint a new manager. This is in view of numerous breaches of the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) by EH-REIT Mgt, and serious concerns over its ability to comply with rules and regulations.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Censures Aviva Plc For Listing And Transparency Rules Breach

Date 26/10/2020

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0ZYLQ4

Date 26/10/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 26.10.2020, 12-00 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 119.44) and initial margins (up to 21.25 %) for the security RU000A0ZYLQ4 were changed. New values are available here

Shenzhen-Hong Kong ETF Connect Successfully Opened, Enhancing The Integration Of Financial Markets In The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

Date 26/10/2020

On October 23, Shenzhen-Hong Kong ETF Connect was officially opened. SZSE and the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) held the ceremony separately in strict accordance with the requirements on regular pandemic prevention and control. At the ceremony held by SZSE, Ai Xuefeng, Vice Mayor of Shenzhen, Shen Bing, Director of the Office of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan Affairs at China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), and Sha Yan, SZSE General Manager, attended and addressed the ceremony. Executive Director Choi Fung Yee of the Investment Products Division at the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), and HKEX Group CEO Li Xiaojia addressed the ceremony via video. Ai Xuefeng, Shen Bing, Sha Yan, Chairman Dai Wenhua of China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (CSDC), Chairman Zhao Xuejun of Harvest Fund, and General Manager Wang Lixin of Yinhua Fund Management Co. Ltd. jointly rang the bell for trading of the first batch of Shenzhen-Hong Kong ETF Connect products. Nearly 100 leaders and guests from relevant departments of CSRC, CSRC Shenzhen Branch, Shenzhen Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau, CSDC, Asset Management Association of China and financial institutions and news media in Shenzhen and Hong Kong attended the opening ceremony and witnessed another important moment of interconnection between the Shenzhen capital market and the Hong Kong capital market.

Finastra Launches Fusion Data Cloud Next Generation Data Platform For Rapid Financial Services Innovation - Comprehensive Solution Enables Financial Institutions To Improve Customer Engagement, Achieve Operational Efficiency, Manage Risk, And Boost Revenue Growth

Date 26/10/2020

Finastra today announced the availability of its next-generation data offering, Fusion Data Cloud. The suite of solutions is designed to help financial institutions improve customer engagement, grow revenue, digitize processes for efficiency, and manage risk.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 26/10/2020

The following risk parameters will be changed:

IR risk (downward scenario) - SECΔ_1 (Y0/Y1)

BCS Global Markets Lands New COO For Its Investment Bank

Date 26/10/2020

BCS Global Markets (“BCS”), the investment services division of Russia’s largest independent broker, has appointed the former Sberbank Head of IT and Operations as the new Chief Operations Officer for its Investment Banking (“IB”) business.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange And China SME Development Fund Deepen Strategic Cooperation To Jointly Improve The Breadth And Depth Of Services For SMEs

Date 26/10/2020

On October 23, SZSE and China SME Development Fund Co., Ltd. (“China SME Development Fund”) signed a framework agreement on strategic cooperation. The two parties had in-depth discussions on implementing the national innovation-driven development strategy, boosting the development of innovative technology companies, private companies and growth enterprises, and giving better play to the role of the capital market in serving the real economy. SZSE Chairman Wang Jianjun, SZSE General Manger Sha Yan, Chairman of China SME Development Fund Ma Xianghui and others attended relevant activities.