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Wematch Announces New Investment From J.P. Morgan And Societe Generale

Date 18/09/2019

J.P. Morgan and Societe Generale have invested in fintech firm, Wematch, as the company advances its plans to transform traditionally voice-traded financial markets.

Volante Technologies Launches SWIFT Message Validation Service On The Cloud - Volante’s Validation Service Is The First Of Its Kind On The Cloud, Providing Quick API-Based Access To Validate SWIFT Messages Without The Need For In-House Configuration And Deployment

Date 18/09/2019

Volante Technologies Inc., a global provider of technology and software as a service to accelerate digital transformation and payments modernization, today announced it has launched financial message validation on the cloud, available as an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) on the AWS Marketplace. 

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Obtains Disqualification Order Against Former Executive Director Of Life Healthcare Group Limited

Date 18/09/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has obtained a disqualification order in the High Court against Ms Michelle Kwok Choi Ha, a former executive director of Tack Fat Group International Limited (Tack Fat), now known as Life Healthcare Group Limited.

Announcement On The Release Of Stainless Steel Futures Contract And Related Implementing Rules Of Shanghai Futures Exchange

Date 18/09/2019

Stainless Steel Futures Contract of the Shanghai Futures Exchange and related Implementing Rules, which have been accepted by the Shanghai Futures Exchange Board of Directors and reported to the China Securities Regulatory Commission.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Signs A Framework Agreement On Strategic Cooperation With Harbin Electric Corporation

Date 18/09/2019

On September 17, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) signed a framework agreement on strategic cooperation with Harbin Electric Corporation (HE). The signing of the agreement represents the implementation of the requirements of the keynote speech delivered by General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping at the symposium on advancing revitalization of northeast China as well as a major measure to step up overall cooperation between Harbin and Shenzhen. SZSE Deputy Party Secretary and President & CEO Wang Jianjun and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee and General Manager of HE Wu Weizhang attended the symposium and the signing ceremony.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Joint Session Of The 42nd General Meeting Of Financial System Council And The 30th Meeting Of Sectional Committee On Financial Systemof

Date 18/09/2019

Joint session of the 42nd general meeting of Financial System Council and the 30th meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System will be held on September 25, 2019 as follows. The meeting is open to the public.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Launches Electricity Futures

Date 18/09/2019

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today’s launch of its Electricity Futures Contracts (East Area Baseload, West Area Baseload, East Area Peakload and West Area Peakload Electricity). Volume for the first trading day totalled 44 contracts, including off-floor volume of 20 contracts.

UAE's Securities And Commodities Authority Takes Part In Corporate Restructuring Summit

Date 18/09/2019

The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) took part in the Annual Corporate Restructuring Summit held yesterday in Dubai. SCA’s CEO, H.E. Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi, delivered the keynote address in which he highlighted the role of corporate governance in promoting financial market growth and pointed to SCA’s efforts in improving governance regulations. 

SEC Proposes Rules To Update Statistical Disclosures For Banking Registrants

Date 17/09/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has proposed rules to update the statistical disclosures that bank and savings and loan registrants provide to investors, and eliminate disclosures that overlap with Commission rules, U.S. GAAP or IFRS.  The proposed rules would replace Industry Guide 3, Statistical Disclosure by Bank Holding Companies, with updated disclosure in a new subpart of Regulation S-K.

ISDA Response To US Proposed Rule-Making On Swap Margin Requirements

Date 17/09/2019

ISDA has published the following response to US proposed rule-making on swap margin requirements.

“We welcome the proposed rule, as it reflects a global effort by regulators to make the margin requirements more sensitive to risk, and to align those rules across jurisdictions. ISDA analysis showed the number of in-scope firms would have jumped by roughly 20-fold under the original phase-five initial margin implementation deadline, raising doubts about the capacity of these entities to comply in time. The proposal to split the phase-five implementation schedule over two years will give smaller, less systemically important firms an extra 12 months to prepare. Providing regulatory relief to legacy swap transactions that might come into scope due to contractual changes brought about by benchmark reform will also ensure the industry is able to focus on systemic risk reduction by cutting its reliance on LIBOR without adding to the margin compliance burden,” says Scott O’Malia, ISDA CEO."