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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 14/05/2019

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Wednesday, 15 May 2019, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows: 

SGX To Launch Securities Market “Trade At Close” Session On 3 June

Date 14/05/2019

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is introducing the “Trade at Close” (TAC) session for the securities market on 3 June 2019.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Appoints Global Head Of Investments

Date 14/05/2019

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces the appointment of Rob Gambi as Global Head of Investments, based in London.  He will report to Frédéric Janbon, CEO, and will be a member of BNPP AM’s Executive Committee.

Corrected: The Discontinuation Of (L)IBOR: Many Questions, Very Few Answers By Moritz Sterzinger, Director At JCRA

Date 14/05/2019

Regulators around the globe are attempting to steer markets away from the self-reported, manipulation-prone IBOR family towards benchmark rates based on actual market transactions. If financial supervisors get their way, most interbank rates will lose their regulatory support by the end of 2021. 

EuroCCP Appoints David Hatton As Chief Technology Officer - Leading Post-Trade Technologist Joins Europe’s Largest Equities CCP

Date 14/05/2019

EuroCCP, Europe’s leading equities clearinghouse, today announces the appointment of David Hatton as Chief Technology Officer. Mr Hatton will take over from Albert-Jan Huizing, who has decided to step down at the end of June 2019 having worked at EuroCCP since its formation in 2007.

Vienna Stock Exchange: Frequentis Second IPO On The Prime Market In 2019

Date 14/05/2019

• First stock market price of 18.1 Euro
• prime market as top segment offers large international stage
• Motives for IPO: Transformation from family-owned to a management-run company

Securities Commission Malaysia Issues Guiding Principles To Enhance Business Continuity Practices Of Capital Market Entities

Date 14/05/2019

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today issued Guiding Principles on Business Continuity for capital market entities, as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance the systemic resiliency of the capital market.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: First Anniversary Of Iron Ore Futures’ Internationalization

Date 14/05/2019

May 4 is the first anniversary of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) ushering in overseas traders for its iron ore futures. DCE’s iron ore derivatives market is the only one of the largest scale in the world that adopts the singular physical delivery. Over the past one year of iron ore futures internationalization, the trading scale of overseas clients has increased rapidly, the market structure has been further improved, and the price influence has kept strengthening, providing global clients with an effective price signal and risk-avoiding instrument and handing in a satisfactory annual result.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Investigation And Penalties For Violations Of Relevant Rules And Regulations In 2019

Date 14/05/2019

To strengthen risk management and frontline regulation of the futures market, well regulate futures trading behaviors and protect the legitimate interests of the market participants, Shanghai Futures Exchange(hereinafter referred to as “The Exchange”) has made continuous efforts to investigate and penalize violations of relevant rules and regulations.

Samsung Futures Signs Agreement To Provide Connectivity To Korea Exchange (KRX), Expanding The TT® Platform Into Korea

Date 14/05/2019

Samsung Futures, a leading Korean institutional futures commission merchant (FCM), and Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions, today announced that Samsung has signed an agreement to offer connectivity to the Korea Exchange (KRX) via the TT platform. In doing so, Samsung will be the first FCM to connect to KRX on the TT platform, extending TT’s connectivity into Korea for the first time.