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UK’s Fragmented Anti-Money Laundering System Needs Re-Ordering, Warns Treasury Committee

Date 08/03/2019

The Treasury Committee has today published a unanimously-agreed Report on Economic Crime – Anti-money laundering supervision and sanctions implementation.

SGX Reports Market Statistics For February 2019

Date 08/03/2019

• Securities daily average value rises to six-month high, with higher trading activity in IT and real estate sectors
• All-time record for Derivatives volume with 1.11 million lots daily

Circular Of Shanghai International Energy Exchange On The Delivery Issues Of SC1904

Date 08/03/2019

Shanghai International Energy Exchange (hereinafter referred to as “the Exchange”), the subsidiary of Shanghai Futures Exchange has released its Circular on the Delivery Issues of SC1904 on March 8, 2019. The last trading day for crude oil futures contract SC1904 is March 29, 2019, and the delivery dates are from April 1 to April 4 and April 8, 2019.

POC2019: 30th Annual Palm And Lauric Oils Price Outlook Conference & Exhibition

Date 08/03/2019

The 30th annual global Palm and Lauric Oils Price Outlook Conference & Exhibition (POC2019), organised by Bursa Malaysia held from 4 – 6 March 2019 with the theme “Manage Uncertainties, Harvest Global Opportunities”, has successfully attracted over 1,800 industry participants across 60 countries. POC2019 was officiated by Minister of Primary Industries Malaysia, Yang Berhormat Puan Teresa Kok.

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

Date 08/03/2019

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.

How The EBRD Strives For A Better Gender Balance

Date 08/03/2019

With the call for #BalanceforBetter ringing loud across the world as we celebrate International Women’s Day today, we would like to take the opportunity to look at how the EBRD is helping the economies we invest in transition to a more balanced and equal society.

Through the EBRD’s gender and economic inclusion strategies, we promote the empowerment of women in our regions by helping to increase their access to three key areas: finance, skills and employment, and services.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Issues A Development Index Of Private Enterprises To Facilitate Their Healthy Development

Date 08/03/2019

On March 5th, SZSE and Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. officially issued SZSE Private Enterprise Development Index (index abbreviation: Private Enterprise Development, index code: 399292). This is the first index in the whole market that reflects the development quality of private enterprises. It will help further develop SZSE's characteristics and advantages of serving the private economic sector to enhance the ability of finance to serve the real economy

Shanghai Stock Exchange South Center Opened In Guangzhou

Date 08/03/2019

On the morning of March 1, 2019, the South Center of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) was officially inaugurated in Guangzhou. Jointly unveiling the plaque for the SSE South Center were Ouyang Weimin, deputy governor of Guangdong Province, Jiang Feng, president of SSE, Li Ming, vice mayor of Guangzhou, He Xiaojun, director of Guangdong Province Financial Regulatory Bureau, Qiu Yong, director of Guangdong Office of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), and Qiu Yitong, director of Guangzhou Municipal Financial Regulatory Bureau.

TBA Guidelines Advisory Council Approves Revisions To Good Delivery Guidelines

Date 07/03/2019

SIFMA released the following statement today on a decision the TBA Guidelines Advisory Council issued on changes to the good delivery guidelines:

“The TBA Guidelines Advisory Council met this week to discuss single security and voted on changes to the good delivery guidelines to enable trading of UMBS under these guidelines. The TBA Committee approved by a significant majority the revisions to the good delivery guidelines effective for trades with (1) trade date on or after March 12, 2019, and (2) settlement date on or after June 3, 2019. UMBS issuance by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is expected to begin on June 3. As we move towards a single security, SIFMA supports efforts to ensure maximum liquidity in UMBS trading.”

U.S. Options Industry Creates New Lifetime Contribution Award And "Crowd Of Fame"

Date 07/03/2019

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced the creation of the U.S. Options Lifetime Contribution Award. The award was created by the U.S. options exchanges and the Options Industry Council (OIC), an industry resource managed by OCC.