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Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Summary Report - 17 January 2020

Date 17/01/2020

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NICE Actimize Adds Cryptocurrency Innovator CipherTrace To X-Sight Marketplace To Enhance Due Diligence And Reduce Risk - Complementing NICE Actimize’s AML solutions portfolio, Ciphertrace Cryptocurrency Solutions Detect Money Laundering And Enable Regulatory Supervision

Date 17/01/2020

With cryptocurrency-related compliance issues on the rise, and an increase in enforcement actions anticipated, the need for financial institutions to adopt solid AML programs addressing this market segment is expected to escalate this year. With this activity at the forefront, NICE Actimize, a NICE business (Nasdaq: NICE) and leader in Autonomous Financial Crime Management, today announced that CipherTrace, a leading provider of cryptocurrency intelligence and blockchain security, has joined the X-Sight Marketplace, the industry’s first financial crime and compliance ecosystem. The X-Sight Marketplace gateway connects financial services organizations with data, applications, tools and service providers, all in one place, to allow users to experience the value of choice while reducing integration timelines.  

Moscow Exchange Changes The Tick Size From The 3rd Of February 2020

Date 17/01/2020

To increase the effectiveness of equity market microstructure, MOEX establishes the new tick size and Decimals parameter for the following stocks starting 3rd February 2020 in the following trading modes:

• Main trading mode Т+ ("Т+2" order book)
• Odd lots trading mode
• Dark pool trading mode
• Equities D — Main trading mode Т+
• Negotiated trading mode(NTM)
• Equities D (NTM) trading mode
• NTM with CCP trading mode

ESMA Consults On The Use Of No Data Options In Securitisation Reporting

Date 17/01/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has published a Consultation Paper on Guidelines on securitisation repository data completeness and consistency thresholds. The consultation’s objective is to help market participants and securitisation repositories to understand ESMA’s expected maximum use of No Data options contained within a securitisation data submission.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contract: XiaoMi Corporation

Date 17/01/2020

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 20 January 2020, (including the mandatory intra-day variation adjustment and margin call, if applicable), the margin levels of the following Futures Contract shall be as follows: 

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JWTN2

Date 17/01/2020

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 17.01.2020, 13-18 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 109.52) and initial margins (up to 8.75 %) for the security RU000A0JWTN2 were changed. New values are available here

FIA: Global Futures And Options Trading Reaches Record Level In 2019

Date 17/01/2020

Summary statistics released today by FIA show that trading activity in the global exchange-traded derivatives markets rose by 13.7% in 2019 to reach a record of 34.47 billion contracts. Futures volume rose 12% to 19.24 billion contracts, while options volume rose 16% to 15.23 billion contracts.

Changes To Moscow Exchange"s Executive Board

Date 17/01/2020

Anna Kuznetsova, Member of the Moscow Exchange Executive Board and Managing Director of the Equity and Bond Market, will step down from her roles at the Exchange in April.

SET Focuses Inclusive Growth In 2020 In A Balanced And Sustainable Manner

Date 17/01/2020

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in 2020, marking the 45th anniversary, further creates growth for the capital market, society, and the country to grow together for inclusive well-being by enhancing process and expanding business in line with a three-year strategic framework (2020-2022), which prioritizes raising work efficiency and creating partnership platform to drive inclusive growth.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore: First Civil Penalty Enforcement Action For Failure To Disclose Shareholding Interests

Date 17/01/2020

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed a civil penalty of $200,000 on Mr Lim Soon Fang for not disclosing changes in, and providing false information regarding his shareholding in Asia-Pacific Strategic Investments Limited (ASIL) [1] . This is the first civil penalty action by MAS for breaches of shareholding disclosure requirements under Part VII of the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) since the civil penalty regime was extended to these contraventions in November 2012.