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IHS Markit And Pirum Systems Add UTI Connect And More Clients To Joint SFTR Solution

Date 06/11/2019

As Phase One of SFTR reporting approaches, IHS Markit and Pirum Systems continue to grow the client base for their joint SFTR solution – more than 60 firms have committed to use the platform, and they are now bilaterally testing its end-to-end services, including transaction and collateral reconciliation and reporting using ISO 20022 (XML) standard messaging.

Taiwan Futures Exchange Newsletter - November 2019

Date 06/11/2019

Click here to download the TAIFEX Newsletter for November 2019.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/11/2019

Highlights

- Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $31.8 trillion at the end of October 2019, an increase of 10 per cent from $28.8 trillion at the end of October 2018.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first ten months of 2019 was $8.4 billion, an increase of 14 per cent when compared with $7.4 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first ten months of 2019 was $4.5 billion, an increase of 5 per cent when compared with $4.3 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of debt securities for the first ten months of 2019 was $0.3 billion, an increase of 50 per cent when compared with $0.2 billion for the same period last year.

Company Snapshot Available On Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market's English Website

Date 06/11/2019

Recently, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has opened a column of company snapshot on the SSE STAR Market’s English website, in a bid to help international investors to understand the companies on the market and further propel foreign funds to involve in the market.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Bans Song Baojun For 12 Months

Date 06/11/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Song Baojun, a former relationship manager of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC), for 12 months from 6 November 2019 to 5 November 2020.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0ZYPG6

Date 06/11/2019

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 06.11.2019, 10-23 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band and initial margins (up to 18.75 %) for the security RU000A0ZYPG6 were changed. New values are available here

singlerulebook.com Joins Eagle Lab LawTech Notting Hill

Date 06/11/2019

singlerulebook.com announced today that it is joining the Barclays Eagle Lab Law and Technology incubator in partnership with the Law Society of England and Wales.

FinTech: A Regulatory Strategy For A Dynamic Industry Keynote Speech At Hong Kong Fintech Week 2019 Mr Ashley Alder Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission, 6 November 2019

Date 06/11/2019

At last year’s FinTech Week, I talked about some emerging regulatory views on technology in financial services, especially in relation to blockchain-based crypto assets.

HKEX 2019 Third Quarter Results

Date 06/11/2019

Financial Highlights

• Revenue and other income rose by 2 per cent compared with YTD Q3 2018, driven by:
  1. An increase in net investment income, including fair value gains on collective investment schemes and higher interest income, and record revenue and other income from Stock Connect;
  2. Partly offset by a reduction in trading and clearing fees from lower Cash Market, Derivatives Market and Commodities Market trading volumes
• Operating expenses fell 1 per cent against YTD Q3 2018 due to lower premises expenses as a result of adopting the new accounting standard for leases Excluding such impact, operating expenses increased by 6 per cent, attributable to higher staff and IT costs
• EBITDA was up 3 per cent against YTD Q3 2018, and EBITDA margin was 77 per cent, 1 per cent and 3 per cent higher than YTD Q3 2018 and the full 2018 fiscal year respectively
• Profit attributable to shareholders was 1 per cent lower than YTD Q3 2018, at $7,412 million 

ASX Monthly Activity Report - October 2019

Date 06/11/2019

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and warrant trades)

• In October 2019, the average daily number of trades was 19% higher than the pcp. The average daily value traded on-market of $4.5 billion was down 2% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.6% in October, up on the previous month of 0.3%. 
• Expected future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in October was an average of 13.6 (compared to 13.1 in September).