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Dubai Financial Services Authority Accepts four FinTech Firms Into Its 2019 Regulatory Sandbox Summer Cohort

Date 02/07/2019

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) accepted four FinTech firms into its 2019 Summer Innovation Testing Licence (ITL) Cohort following the evaluation of a number of applications. These four firms can now apply for an ITL, with the first batch of licences expected to be granted by the DFSA in October of this year.

Opening Remarks By Ms Abigail Ng, Executive Director, Monetary Authority Of Singapore, At The REITAS Conference 2019 On 2 July 2019, Mr Andrew Lim, REITAS President, Members Of REITAS

Date 02/07/2019

Ladies and gentlemen

Introduction

• A very good morning to all of you. I am delighted to join you at this year’s REITAS Conference.
• The conference is into its second year, and I am sure it will again provide a platform for REITAS members and REIT practitioners to share valuable experiences and keep up to date with developments in the S-REIT market.
• Today, I will share MAS’ perspective on some of the trends in the sector.

RealVol® Realized Volatility Index Database Now Available On Bloomberg Terminals Worldwide

Date 02/07/2019

Demand Derivatives Corp., and its subsidiary, RealVol LLC, the creator of novel realized volatility indices and derivative instruments, has just begun publishing an extensive database of daily historical and forecast volatility indices on 40 major assets.

Promoting The Forward-Looking Supervision On Information Disclosure And Building A Strong Baseline For Risk Prevention And Control - Shenzhen Stock Exchange Completed The Review Of The 2018 Annual Reports On Fixed Income Products

Date 02/07/2019

Recently, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) completed the review of the 2018 annual reports on corporate bonds and asset-backed securities ("fixed income products"). The overall operation of the issuers is stable, and the disclosure of the annual reports is more timely, effective and standardized. In the review of the annual reports, SZSE earnestly improved its forward-looking supervision, highlighted key points and set clear objectives, and emphasized the identification and classification of the overall solvency risks of fixed income products. Focusing on the solvency of issuers and the stability of cash flow of underlying assets, SZSE issued more than 190 letters of inquiry on annual reports, raising more than 1,000 questions.

Kazpost JSC And Renaissance Capital Have Become Trading Members Of AIX - Expanding Access For A Large Base Of Retail Investors Across Many Regions Of Kazakhstan Through Kazpost, And By Institutions In The Region Through One Of The Leading Independent Investment Companies In The Frontier And Emerging Markets

Date 02/07/2019

Astana International Exchange (AIX) is pleased to announce that Kazpost JSC and Renaissance Capital investment company have become trading members of AIX. The certificates were awarded to the heads of these organizations during the visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, to Astana International Financial Centre. 

2018 Information Disclosure Appraisal Results Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange-listed Companies Released: Overall Disclosure Quality Is Good

Date 02/07/2019

Recently, SZSE completed the appraisal of information disclosure of the companies listed on the Main Board, the SME Board and the ChiNext Board in 2018. The appraisal results show that the information disclosure quality of the SZSE-listed companies is good on the whole. The proportion of the companies on the three boards that were rated A and B in the appraisal results is 82.04%, and that of the companies rated C and D is 17.96%.

Nasdaq Announces The Board Of Directors Of Its U.S. Exchanges

Date 01/07/2019

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ), today announced the election of all nominated directors to the boards of the U.S. exchanges operated by the company, which include The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC; Nasdaq PHLX, LLC; Nasdaq BX, Inc.; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Nasdaq MRX, LLC; and Nasdaq GEMX, LLC: 

Federal Reserve Board Releases Annual Determination Of Aggregate Consolidated Liabilities Of Financial Companies

Date 01/07/2019

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday released its annual determination of the aggregate consolidated liabilities of financial companies as required by section 622 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The act prohibits a financial company from combining with another company if the resulting company's liabilities would exceed 10 percent of the aggregate consolidated liabilities of all financial companies.

CFTC Grants DCO Registration To Eris Clearing, LLC

Date 01/07/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) announced today that the Commission voted unanimously to issue an order granting Eris Clearing, LLC (Eris) registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) under the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).

OPRA: Options Regulatory Fee Announcement

Date 01/07/2019

MIAX will amend the Options Regulatory Fee (“ORF”) of each MIAX Exchange as follows:

• MIAX Options will decrease the ORF to $0.00200 effective August 1, 2019
• MIAX PEARL will decrease the ORF to $0.00200 effective August 1, 2019
• MIAX Emerald will increase the ORF to $0.00130 effective August 1, 2019