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Shanghai Stock Exchange Issues “Measures For Pilot Management Of Credit Protection Instrument Business” And The Supporting Rules

Date 30/01/2019

Recently, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and China Securities Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd. (CSDC) jointly issued the “Measures for Pilot Management of Credit Protection Instrument Business of Shanghai Stock Exchange and China Securities Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd.” (the Pilot Measures for short) upon the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). The SSE also released the “SSE Guidelines on Trading Business of Credit Protection Instrument” (the Guidelines for short) and the “SSE Guide on Trading Business of Credit Protection Instrument” (the Guide for short). The above rules shall come into force from the date of issuance.

SEC Charges Four Public Companies With Longstanding ICFR Failures

Date 29/01/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against four public companies for failing to maintain internal control over financial reporting (ICFR) for seven to 10 consecutive annual reporting periods. Two of the charged companies also failed to complete the required evaluation of the effectiveness of ICFR for two consecutive annual reporting periods.

New York State Department Of Financial Services Fines Standard Chartered Bank $40 Million For Attempting To Rig Foreign Exchange Transactions - Bank Admits Failing To Effectively Deter Illegal Trading Activities Between 2007 And 2013 - Traders Used Chat Rooms, E-Mails And Other Communications To Improperly Share Confidential Information And Attempt To Manipulate Trades

Date 29/01/2019

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has fined Standard Chartered Bank $40 million for attempting to rig transactions in foreign exchange markets between 2007 and 2013.  This consent order marks the last in a series of DFS consent orders that follow a detailed investigation of manipulation in the foreign exchange markets.  With respect to today’s action, the investigation by DFS, as well as an internal review by the bank, found that bank traders used a range of illegal tactics to maximize profits or minimize losses at the expense of the bank’s customers or customers at other banks.  Under the consent order with DFS, Standard Chartered admitted that it failed to implement effective controls over its foreign exchange business, which is conducted at its London headquarters and in other global financial centers, including at its New York branch.

AcadiaSoft Teams With ISDA To Streamline Integration With ISDA Create

Date 29/01/2019

AcadiaSoft Inc., the leading industry provider of risk and collateral management services for the non-cleared derivatives community, and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced a collaboration to streamline integration between ISDA Create and AcadiaSoft’s AgreementManager offering.

Nasdaq Private Market Facilitates A Record $12 Billion In Transaction Volume In 2018

Date 29/01/2019

The Nasdaq Private Market, LLC (NPM), a leading provider of liquidity solutions for today’s private securities, has released its 2018 Year End Private Company report, which summarizes private company liquidity activity on the NPM platform.

CFTC’s Release Schedule For Delayed Market Data Reports

Date 29/01/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Market Intelligence Branch of the Division of Market Oversight today announced an updated release schedule for CFTC market data reports that were delayed during the lapse in appropriations. The goal of the new report schedule is to provide market participants with data as quickly as possible, given the agency’s resource constraints.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On FX Market

Date 29/01/2019

CCP NCC will allow the short sells for BYN, KZT and TRY currencies starting from February 4, 2019.

Bank Of England: Results Of The Semi-Annual FX Turnover Surveys In October 2018

Date 29/01/2019

See the headline results from an October 2018 survey of 28 financial institutions that are active in the UK foreign exchange market.

2018 Buyback Program Of Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. Group C Shares Has Been Completed

Date 29/01/2019

Borsa İstanbul A.Ş. Board of Directors initiated the buyback process of group C shares, per a resolution dated 21.12.2017. On 27.09.2018, at the Ordinary General Assembly Meeting the Board of Directors was authorized for buying back 1,990,835,364 shares in exchange of maximum 201,350,241.33 TL, for a term of two years. Capital Markets Board’s approval has been secured, share purchase agreements have been signed, shares have been transferred and payments were realized.

Shareholders Of The Bucharest Stock Exchange Voted For The Local Central Counterparty, The Lodestar Project Of The Romanian Capital Market In A Move To Double Liquidity

Date 29/01/2019

• The shareholders of the Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) approved during the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders the establishment of the local Central Counterparty (CCP), a project worth a total of EUR 16 million, to which BVB will contribute up to EUR 10 million.
• Adrian Tanase, BVB CEO: The trading costs are not going to be higher for brokers nor for clients. The investors will be able to access more investing strategies and, as the market develops, we plan to lower tariffs.
• A key role of the CCP is to act as a warrant for the market integrity by eliminating counterparty risk. The new entity will help diversify the market products by offering derivatives and will be able to double the average daily trading value.