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ASIC Assessment Of Bloomberg Tradebook Australia Pty Ltd

Date 23/10/2019

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has reported on its assessment of the markets operated by Bloomberg Tradebook Australia Pty Ltd (BTA).

Activities Of “Tour Of Shanghai Stock Exchange-listed Companies On Quality – I’m A Shareholder” Held In Full Swing

Date 23/10/2019

“What about the quality of the listed companies that I pay attention to and what shall I focus on in the future?” After the introduction of the “12 Measures for Strengthening Reforms” in the capital market, it may be one of the most asked questions for investors, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has soon provided the investors with the most direct experience. Recently, the SSE has successively organized a number of special activities of “Tour of SSE-listed Companies on Quality – I’m a Shareholder”. By organizing investors to visit the listed companies, the SSE has established a platform for close communication between investors and listed companies. Up to now, more than 100 investors have paid visits to four listed companies, including Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd., Grandblue Environment Company Limited and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., Ltd., and the relevant officials of the local offices of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and associations of listed companies in Shanghai, Qingdao and Guangdong have also participated in the above-mentioned activities.

SIFMA Statement On DOL Electronic Disclosure Rule Proposal

Date 22/10/2019

SIFMA today released the following statement from Lisa J. Bleier, SIFMA Managing Director and Associate General Counsel regarding a new rule proposal from the Department of Labor (DOL) on electronic delivery of retirement plans disclosures:

“We support this commonsense and environmentally-friendly effort to modernize the transfer of retirement information in a digital age, which is consistent with the way Americans want to receive information. Participants of all ages and incomes increasingly prefer to access information online and believe that doing so makes it easier to act on the information.”

B3: Ibovespa Breaks New Record And Reaches 107.381 Points

Date 22/10/2019

B3’s market performance index – Ibovespa – hit a record high today ending the day at 107.381 points, up 1,28% from last trading session.

NZX Q3 2019 Revenues & Shareholder Metrics

Date 22/10/2019

Please see attached Q3 2019 revenue and shareholder and regulatory metrics.

CFTC Commissioner Behnam To Discuss The Impact Of Climate Change On Financial Stability At A Global Financial Markets Center Event

Date 22/10/2019

Creation Of The AMF-Finance Montréal Research Chair

Date 22/10/2019

The École des sciences de la gestion of Université du Québec à Montréal (ESG UQAM), the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and Finance Montréal are announcing the creation of the AMF-Finance Montréal Research Chair, an interuniversity research unit aimed at developing foundational and practical knowledge about the issues and impacts of financial technological innovation (fintech).

American Financial Exchange® Announces One-Day Volume Record In AMERIBOR® Futures

Date 22/10/2019

The American Financial Exchange (AFX), electronic exchange for direct interbank lending and borrowing for American financial institutions, announced a record volume trading day on Monday, October 21 in the AMERIBOR futures complex. A record 665 contracts were traded across both the three-month and seven-day futures contracts, which is equal to $6.02 billion in notional value. This surpasses the record set on Monday, September30 when 585 contracts were traded.

FESE: European Capital Markets Fact Sheet Q3 2019

Date 22/10/2019

• European capital markets had a good third quarter in 2019.
• Both the FESE Index and equity trading increased QoQ and YoY, recovering their earlier path.
• Good news for SME markets, they grew in market capitalisation.
• New listings experienced a sharp quarterly decline owing to an above-average second quarter, but equity investment flows increased YoY.
• It was a very positive quarter for options and futures, as they soared in notional turnover.
• Finally, also good news for bonds: they increased in turnover at the QoQ and YoY levels.

SEC Investor Advisory Committee To Meet On Nov. 7

Date 22/10/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Nov. 7. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time in the Multipurpose Room at SEC headquarters at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. and is open to the public. The meeting will be webcast live and archived on the committee’s website for later viewing.