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Chicago Business Barometer™ – Rose To 48.9 In December

Date 30/12/2019

Key Points – December Report

The Chicago Business Barometer^TM, produced with MNI, rose 2.6 points in December, hitting a four-month high of 48.9.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Environmental, Social, And Governance (ESG) ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Reaches A New Record Of US$52.35 Billion At The End Of November 2019

Date 30/12/2019

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$2.66 billion during November. Total assets invested ESG ETFs and ETPs increased by 7.40% from US$48.75 billion at the end of October to a record US$52.35 billion, according to ETFGI’s November 2019 ETFs and ETPs ESG industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 

Tradegate And Börse Berlin Achieve Record Turnover Of 165.6 Billion Euros In 2019

Date 30/12/2019

• The united Tradegate and Berlin stock exchanges jointly achieve a record result
• 10 years of Tradegate, 10 years of record turnovers
• Outlook for the new decade is optimistic

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JVFC6

Date 30/12/2019

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 30.12.2019, 14-00 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 132.97) and initial margins (up to 50 %) for the security RU000A0JVFC6 were changed. New values are available here

Japan Exchange Group: Trading Overview In Year 2019 & December 2019

Date 30/12/2019

Japan Exchange Group released Trading Overview in Year 2019 & December 2019.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contract

Date 30/12/2019

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 Thursday, 2 January 2020 (including the mandatory intra-day variation adjustment and margin call, if applicable), the margin levels1 of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows:

Freedom Holding Corp. Notes In The Amount Of $50mln Are Listed On AIX

Date 30/12/2019

Astana International Exchange (“AIX”, “Exchange”) is pleased to announce that wholesale notes of Freedom Holding Corp. are included to the AIX official list effective December 30, 2019. The notes, maturing in December 2022, in the amount of $50mln, are US dollar denominated with an interest rate of 7% per annum. Over $14mln out of the $50mln were raised on AIX by investors submitting bids through AIX book-building platform.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Base Prices For March 2021 Contracts Of Baseload Electricity

Date 30/12/2019

The base prices for Immediately Executable Price Range (DCB Level) and Circuit Breaker Trigger Level (SCB Level) for March 2021 contracts of Baseload Electricity on the First Trading Day, January6th, 2020, shall be as below.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited HK$3.5 Million For Regulatory Breaches

Date 30/12/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK) HK$3.5 million for regulatory breaches including unlicensed dealing in futures contracts, delay in reporting the breach to the SFC as well as submitting incorrect information during an application.

Steadfastly Deepen Reform To Boost The Development Of SMEs And Private Enterprises - Shenzhen Stock Exchange And The Ministry Of Industry And Information Technology Sign The Strategic Cooperation Agreement On The Listing Cultivation Of High-Quality Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises

Date 30/12/2019

On December 26, 2019, Shenzhen Stock Exchange ("SZSE") and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China ("MIIT") signed the Strategic Cooperation Agreement on the Listing Cultivation of High-quality Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and discussed relevant issues such as establishing the listing cultivation mechanism for small and medium-sized enterprises, supporting high-quality small and medium-sized enterprises to enter the capital market and expanding direct financing channels of private enterprises. This is a concrete move by both parties to conscientiously implement the Opinions on Creating A Better Development Environment to Support the Reform and Development of Private Enterprises and the Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Healthy Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises issued by the CPC Central Committee and the State Council and serve and support the real economy. It will expand direct financing scale and help high-quality small and medium-sized enterprises to become better and stronger by leveraging the capital market. Party Committee member and Vice Minister of MIIT Wang Jiangping, and Deputy Party Secretary, President & CEO Wang Jianjun attended the agreement signing ceremony.