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Delta Capita And DTCC Collaborate On SFTR Testing

Date 09/09/2019

Delta Capita, the international business and technology consulting and managed services firm, has today announced it is collaborating with The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, to help market participants meet their Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR) trade reporting obligations.

The Bahamas’ Insurance Policy With CCRIF Triggers Following Hurricane Dorian

Date 09/09/2019

CCRIF will pay The Bahamas approximately eleven million United States dollars (US$10,936,103) following the passage of Hurricane Dorian that caused widespread devastation in the northern part of the 700-island archipelago. The Bahamas has 3 tropical cyclone policies with CCRIF, each one covering a section or zone of the archipelago – North West, South East and Central. It is the tropical cyclone policy for the North West Zone – which includes the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama – that was triggered. Dorian made landfall on 1 September and battered the Abaco Islands and Grand Bahama, in the north of the archipelago, for two days.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: The Second Roundtable On Supervisory Oversight Of Crypto - Asset - Toward A New Stage Of International Cooperation - Opening Remarks By Ryozo Himino - Libra As An Alarm Clock

Date 09/09/2019

Opening remarks by Ryozo Himino, Vice minister for international affairs of the Financial Service Agency of Japan at the Second Roundtable on Supervisory Oversight of Crypto-assets held in Tokyo on September 6, 2019   

Promoting Cooperation Among Guangzhou, Shenzhen And Dongguan In Capital Market Innovation, Shenzhen Stock Exchange Bond Market Actively Serves The Construction Of The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area

Date 09/09/2019

Guangdong Holdings Limited (“GD Holdings”) recently successfully issued via SZSE the special corporate bonds that serve the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, to raise funds to support the construction of the Dongguan Yuehai Yinping Cooperative Innovation Zone project. It is an important initiative of the SZSE bond market to serve the construction of key projects in the city cluster of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and promote the cooperation among Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Dongguan in capital market innovation, and it has given full play to the strengths of integrated resources within the Greater Bay Area such as capital market, quality enterprises, innovation projects and intermediaries to assist the high-quality development of the Greater Bay Area.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority: Opportunity For All Kiwis In Capital Markets 2029 Report

Date 09/09/2019

NZX and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today welcomed the release of the Capital Markets 2029 report, saying the 10-year vision and growth agenda would create more opportunities for Kiwis to grow personal wealth, help New Zealand businesses to prosper, and help future-proof the country’s economy.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Company Profile System Put Online

Date 09/09/2019

Recently, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has made initial progress in the development of the company profile system, as the project has been officially put into operation online. In recent years, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has repeatedly stressed the need to firmly grasp the development opportunities created by the innovation in information technology and improve the level of regulatory technology (RegTech). In accordance with the requirement, the SSE has, with the guidance and support of the CSRC, accelerated efforts in the RegTech for companies. The company profile system put online this time has been designed to help regulators quickly and comprehensively understand and master a company's situations and find the potential risks of a company in a more timely and effective manner, and assist the personnel in charge with the review of the periodic reports, thus resulting in a useful practice in empowering the regulation with technology.

NZX: Opportunity For All Kiwis In Capital Markets 2029 Report

Date 09/09/2019

NZX welcomes the release of the Capital Markets 2029 final report.

Tadawul Launches The Disclosure Professional Certificate

Date 08/09/2019

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) is pleased to announce launching the Disclosure Professional Certificate for issuers of securities and investment funds in the capital market, in an effort to enhance quality of disclosures in accordance to Listing Rules and Regulations related to issuers and investment funds disclosures, and to improve transparency and elevate the required skills for disclosure officers to deliver added value to issuers and investors.

Dubai Mercantile Exchange Welcomes Macquarie Futures USA As Clearing Member

Date 08/09/2019

Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, today announced the approval of Macquarie Futures USA LLC as a Clearing Member, to clear and settle trades carried out by its regional and international customers on DME.

Foreign Investors Account For 50% Of Trading And 18% Of Market Capitalization: DFM And Its Listed Companies In The Limelight At HSBC’s Global - Emerging Markets Investor Forum In London

Date 08/09/2019

• H.E. Essa Kazim: “Roadshow’s outstanding success underlines investors’ confidence in Dubai’s business environment”
• The DFM International Investor Roadshow attracts 47 institutions managing US$ 2.6 trillion of assets
• The event included 124 meetings between representatives of international institutions and 8 listed companies  
• Foreign investors are net buyers of AED 1.8 billion of DFM-listed securities year to date