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Shanghai Stock Exchange Releases "Implementation Measures For Business Of Non-Public Issuance Of Convertible Corporate Bonds By Non-Listed Companies"

Date 05/09/2019

In order to implement the policy requirements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council in the "Several Opinions on Financial Service for Private Enterprises", and give further play to the positive role of the exchange-traded bond market in serving the real economy, according to the unified deployment of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), the National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) and China Securities Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd. (CSDC) jointly formulated and promulgated the “Implementation Measures for Business of Non-public Issuance of Convertible Corporate Bonds by Non-Listed Companies” (the “Implementation Measures” for short), expanding the scope of the issuers in the non-public issuance of convertible corporate bonds (the Convertible Bonds for short) from the innovative companies and startups to non-listed companies.

AkinovA Leads Insurtech Innovation With Adoption Of OpenFin, The Ubiquitous Capital Markets OS - Leveraging The Global Finance Standard To Minimize Frictional Costs And Execute At Speed With The Best Market Data, OpenFin And AkinovA Create Superior Technology For Re/Insurance

Date 05/09/2019

AkinovA, the electronic marketplace for the transfer and trading of re/insurance risk, together with OpenFin, the operating system (OS) of finance, today announced the adoption of OpenFin for the deployment of its groundbreaking trading platform for the risk transfer value chain. This integration with OpenFin allows users to access the AkinovA marketplace with an easy-to-use interface that looks and feels like a native app experience while enabling instant deployment and upgrades.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange And Korea Exchange Sign An MoU On Cooperation In Market Regulation And Research And Jointly Hold The First Market Regulation Seminar

Date 05/09/2019

On September 3, SZSE and the Korea Exchange (KRX) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in market regulation and research for the establishment of a regular exchange and cooperation mechanism on market regulation, so as to promote communication on a regular basis. The two parties also jointly held the first SZSE-KRX market regulation seminar, during which in-depth discussions were made on topics such as improving front-line regulation efficiency and forestalling and resolving market risks, and experience were shared on refining basic systems, improving trading regulation, giving play to the synergy of members and advancing technology-based regulation. Yang Zhihua, Chairman of Supervisory Board of SZSE, and Song Jun Sang, Chairman of Market Oversight Commission of KRX, attended the signing ceremony and the seminar.

The Fight Against Skimmers And Scammers - Speech By Charles Randell, Chair Of The FCA, Delivered At The Cambridge Economic Crime Symposium

Date 05/09/2019

Highlights:

• FCA committed to success of Economic Crime Plan alongside public and private sector partners to beat investment fraud
• Fraud prevention needs to be embedded in development of new savings and investment policies
• Vital to reduce confusion around what is and isn’t regulated and protected by the FSCS to promote responsible saving
• Call for non-financial firms that enable fraud to step up their contribution to the fight against it

Commcise Launches Commission-Management-As-A-Service Platform For Asset Managers - Delivers Wallet View Of Entire Trading Activity

Date 05/09/2019

Commcise, the award-winning provider of integrated commission management, research evaluation, consumption tracking and reporting solutions for investment management and brokerage firms, is very pleased to announce the launch of COMMCISE^CM. This new product offers a stand-alone Commission Management platform designed specifically to help US asset managers and hedge funds obtain a full commission wallet view of their entire trading activity.

Vienna Stock: Changes In The CEE & CIS Indices CECE, EETX, NTX And RDX

Date 05/09/2019

The composition of the indices calculated by the Vienna Stock Exchange for Central and Eastern Europe and Russia was reviewed as planned. The following changes will be made to the established indices CECE, EETX, NTX and RDX, in accordance with the rules and regulations. The new index composition will take effect on Monday, 23 September 2019.

genesis Launches Post-Trade Product Suite To Fast Track Delivery Of Client Solutions - Capital Markets Software Specialist Rolls Out Post-Trade Solutions And Strategy To Automate Workflows

Date 05/09/2019

genesis, the international capital markets software firm, today announced the launch of its Post-Trade product suite and strategy. Designed and built for post-trade operations, the product suite will transform operational efficiency by automating workflows.

Tradeweb Announces Central Counterparty Clearing For European ETFs In Partnership With EuroCCP - Collaborate To Offer ETF Participants A Better Post-Trade Workflow

Date 05/09/2019

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, and EuroCCP,  Europe’s leading equities clearing house, today announced a strategic collaboration to facilitate central counterparty clearing for European Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

HKEX Announcement - Trading In Derivatives Market Suspended

Date 05/09/2019

In order to preserve an orderly market, Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has suspended trading in its derivatives market for the afternoon and Afterhours Trading sessions at 2.00 pm on 5 September, due to prolonged connectivity issues on the Hong Kong Futures Automatic Trading System.  The clearing system for derivatives will remain open for the afternoon session only.

ASX Monthly Activity Report - August 2019

Date 05/09/2019

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

• In August 2019, the average daily number of trades was 36% higher than the pcp. The average daily value traded on-market of $5.5 billion was up 17% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.8 % in August, up on the previous month of 0.4%. 
• Expected future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in August was an average of 15.9 (compared to 11.2 in July).