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Trading In Kazatomprom’s Shares Has Been Commenced On Astana International Exchange

Date 14/11/2018

Astana International Exchange (AIX) is pleased to announce that trading in shares of JSC NAC “Kazatomprom” (Kazatomprom) and conditional trading of Global Depository Receipts of “Kazatomprom” has been commenced on its platform today. It is planned to commence unconditional trading in the Global Depository Receipts of “Kazatomprom” on or about the 19th November 2018.

Evidence Highly Informed Traders Are Driving Cryptocurrency Prices

Date 14/11/2018

New research has found evidence that informed traders and investors’ information asymmetry is driving the huge price swings in cryptocurrencies.

In The Search For Corporate Bond Liquidity Worldwide, TABB Group Examines - If Two Types Of Derivatives Are The Industry’s Answer

Date 14/11/2018

There has probably been no subject more discussed at fixed income conferences or by the media for the past several years than the perceived lack of liquidity in the global corporate bond markets, says George Bollenbacher, a 20-year bond industry veteran, now head of fixed-income research at TABB Group. 

Bank Of China, China Foreign Exchange Trade System And SGX Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement On CFETS-BOC Bond Indices

Date 14/11/2018

SGX will be the first exchange to distribute the Bond Indices outside of China

Finansinspektionen (FI): Biennial Review Of The Systemic Risk Buffer

Date 14/11/2018

As outlined in the capital requirements directive, FI must review the systemicrisk buffer on an biennial basis. FI has reviewed the arguments originally setout to support a SRB buffer level of 3 % at consolidated level for the major banking groups and finds the arguments to still hold today for the three remaining major banking groups, following Nordea’s re-domicile.

China And Singapore: Key Agreements Concluded To Enhance Regulatory Cooperation, Launch Of China Bond Index, And Cross-border Payments Tie-Up

Date 14/11/2018

In a landmark year for financial cooperation between China and Singapore, four milestone agreements were concluded this week between financial regulators and between financial institutions (FIs) from both countries. The exchange of regulatory agreements was witnessed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. Premier Li is in Singapore to attend the 33rd ASEAN Summit and related summits on 11 to 15 November 2018.

Qatar Stock Exchange: The MSCI Index Review

Date 14/11/2018

Serving National Strategy, Shanghai Stock Exchange Fuels Yan'an Capital Market's Cultivation

Date 14/11/2018

Lately, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) held the 9th Session of the 2018 Follow-up Training on Listed Companies' Secretaries of the Board of Directors in Yan'an City, Shaanxi Province. A total of 145 secretaries of the Board of Directors and securities affairs representatives from 109 SSE-listed companies took part in the training. To serve the national strategy and fulfill the capital market's major mission of serving the real economy and supporting the development of old revolutionary areas, the SSE has made use of the resources allocation platform and organized the "Investment-attracting Forum of Listed Companies Supporting the Industrial Development of Yan'an" with the CPC Yan'an Committee and the Yan'an Government during the training.

Q&A On Establishing The Sci-Tech Innovation Board And Piloting The Registration System In The Shanghai Stock Exchange

Date 14/11/2018

Q: In his keynote speech at the 1st China International Import Expo (CIIE), President Xi Jinping announced the introduction of the sci-tech innovation board and the pilot registration system in the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). Please make a brief introduction.

A: The decision made by the CPC Central Committee to establish the sci-tech innovation board and pilot the registration system in the SSE is crucial to optimizing the multi-tiered capital market system, enhancing the capital market's capability to serve the real economy and facilitating the cause to build Shanghai into an international financial center and science and technology innovation hub. Establishing the board and the system will be a key breakthrough for the SSE to give play to market functions, bolster areas of weakness in institutions and enhance inclusiveness.

Supervision And Regulation Report, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman For Supervision Randal K. Quarles, Before The Committee On Financial Services, U.S. House Of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

Date 13/11/2018

Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters, other members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the Federal Reserve's regulation and supervision of the financial system. My testimony today covers two main topics: our efforts to improve regulatory transparency, including the report accompanying my submission to the committee, and our progress in making the post-crisis regulatory framework simpler and more efficient.