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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 13/03/2019

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 Friday, 15 March 2019, the margin levels of the following Futures Contract shall be as follows:

REGIS-TR Launches New UK Trade Repository

Date 13/03/2019

European Trade Repository REGIS-TR has announced the incorporation in London of its new UK trade repository (TR), REGIS-TR UK Ltd. The new TR has its operational infrastructure firmly in place and is ready to provide full UK EMIR regulatory reporting services from the first business day after Brexit, currently foreseen for 1 April. The British regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) requires a meaningful presence for trade repositories in the UK in a post-Brexit world.

CQG Partners With The Small Exchange, Enhancing Futures Accessibility For Market Participants Worldwide

Date 13/03/2019

The Small Exchange<https://www.thesmallexchange.com/>, a new futures exchange (pending regulatory approval) backed by award-winning innovators focused on retail customers, announced partnering with CQG<http://www.cqg.com/>, a leading global provider of high-performance solutions for trading, market data, technical analysis, and risk and account management. Through CQG's platform, market participants will have global Direct Market Access to The Small Exchange and its future suite of products.

Is It A Wonderful Life? Speech By Charles Randell, Chair, FCA Delivered At The Retail Banking Conference 2019 In London

Date 13/03/2019

Highlights:

• People may not be using as much cash, but they are interacting with their money more than ever before.
• So having to pay to access cash disproportionately affects those who are least able to afford it.
• So we need a fair system for recognising the costs of staying open which are borne by the last bank and deciding who should bear those costs and whether and how the bank should receive a reasonable return on its capital. 

Eurex To Launch Suite Of Derivatives Using MSCI Dividend Point Indexes

Date 13/03/2019

Eurex, one of the largest derivatives exchanges, has selected MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of indexes, critical decision support tools and services, to provide the indexes for a new range of dividend futures contracts.

Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS) And Its Member Armenia Securities Exchange (AMX) Join The “Ring The Bell For Gender Equality” Initiative - “Think Equal, Build Smart, Innovate For Change”

Date 13/03/2019

For the first time in Armenia, FEAS and its member AMX  joined the “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” initiative to open the market in celebration of International Women’s Day 2019.

Amundi To Licence Solactive Flagship Equity And Fixed Income Indices

Date 13/03/2019

Solactive is pleased to announce that Amundi, Europe’s largest asset management company with a total of € 1.425 tn in AuM, appointed Solactive as their index provider for the launch of their new ETF range, labeled “Amundi Prime ETF”. The new series contains nine Equity and Fixed Income ETFs, all utilizing Solactive indices as their underlying, and captivates with a progressive low-fee approach featuring just 0.05 percent of ongoing charges, corroborating the seismic shift in the ETF industry towards offering low-cost alternatives.

Bursa Malaysia And Maybank Co-Hosting Invest Malaysia 2019 - The 15th Edition Of Invest Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Will Be Held From 19-20 March 2019

Date 13/03/2019

Bursa Malaysia and Maybank will co-host the 15th edition of Invest Malaysia: The Capital Market Forum from 19th to 20th March 2019 at the Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The forum, which is the largest annual capital market event in Malaysia, will showcase 63 of Malaysia’s listed companies, ranging from large to mid cap PLCs with market capitalisation totalling RM913 billion.  

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Holds The 100th Training For Independent Directors Of Listed Companies

Date 13/03/2019

On March 12, SZSE held the 100th training for the independent directors of listed companies, which attracted nearly 200 people from 150 companies. The training has not only promoted the implementation of the independent director system, but also witnessed the continuously standardized development of China's capital markets.

Financial Conduct Authority Fines The Carphone Warehouse Over GBP29m For Insurance Mis-Selling

Date 13/03/2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined The Carphone Warehouse 29,107,600 for failings that led to the mis-selling of Geek Squad, a mobile phone insurance and technical support product. This follows an FCA investigation which stemmed from whistleblowing reports.