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Moscow Exchange Launches Gold Futures With Physical Delivery

Date 10/10/2018

On 11 October 2018, Moscow Exchange will begin trading of deliverable gold futures on its Derivatives Market.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Temporary Authorisation Regime For Data Reporting Services Providers (DRSPs) Post Brexit

Date 10/10/2018

On 5 October 2018 the Treasury published a draft of the Markets in Financial Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018(link is external). This SI makes provision for temporary authorisations  for MIFID authorised EEA DRSPs to provide a data reporting service in the UK for a limited period after exit day, in the event there is no implementation period from the end of March 2019.

Keynote Speech 2018 Refinitiv Pan Asian Regulatory Summit , Mr Thomas Atkinson Executive Director, Enforcement, Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission, 10 October 2018

Date 10/10/2018

Thank you Refinitiv for inviting me back to speak for a third year at the Pan Asian Regulatory Summit.  

I noticed last week that Hong Kong has regained its crown from New York as the number one market for fund raising.1 This is excellent news. This top ranking confirms we are one of the world’s most attractive financial centres to global investors.  

SaxoSelect Sees 36% Increase In Its Managed Trading Strategies AUM Despite Uncertain Economic Backdrop In Q3 - The SaxoSelect Portfolio Range Total AUM Is Up 14% Over The Quarter

Date 10/10/2018

SaxoSelect, the digital service that enables clients of Saxo Bank to invest in pre-selected investments, has reported a 36% increase in AUM for its range of Managed Trading Strategies over the third quarter. The sharp increase in riskier investment strategies comes despite an uncertain economic background throughout the quarter.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For October 2018 Rubber Contract

Date 10/10/2018

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the October 2018 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules, the price differential between the Good Delivery materials RSS No.3 and the non-standard grade RSS No.4 for the October 2018 contract month shall be -3.0 yen/kg.

Shanghai Stock Exchange: WFE “Principles For Sustainable Exchanges” Officially Published

Date 10/10/2018

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has published the “Principles for Sustainable Exchanges” (the Principles for short) on October 4. Its official publish will boost all exchanges in the world to serve the green development and realize the sustainable development of global economy on one hand, and will urge domestic exchanges to fulfill their social responsibilities and boost the green financial development in China on the other hand. Wu Qing, the then Chairman of the WFE Board of Directors and Vice Mayor of Shanghai, put forward the plan of “formulating the ‘Principles for Sustainable Exchanges’” at the WFE Board of Directors Meeting in January this year. Afterwards, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), as a chair member of the WFE, has taken the lead in formulating the Principles and set up a team with 5 WFE members (Brasil Bolsa Balcao, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Bombay Stock Exchange, Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago and Borsa Istanbul) to implement the formulation task.

Nasdaq Announces End-Of-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date September 28, 2018

Date 09/10/2018

At the end of the settlement date of September 28, 2018, short interest in 2,374 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 7,693,478,869 shares compared with 7,523,975,122 shares in 2,369 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of September 14, 2018. The end-of-September short interest represents 4.21 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.47 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 09/10/2018

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of September 28, 2018.

Statement Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo On Proposed Amendments To Registration And Compliance Requirements For Commodity Pool Operators And Commodity Trading Advisors

Date 09/10/2018

In response to the Request for Information issued as part of Project KISS, the Commission received a number of letters from members of the asset management industry suggesting areas of potential rulemaking that, in their view, would make the Commission’s regulations more efficient and less burdensome.  I believe that today’s notice of proposed rulemaking furthers both of those interests. 

MGEX Board Appoints Public Directors, Officers, Committee Assignments

Date 09/10/2018

As its October 9, 2018, Organizational Meeting, the MGEX Boards of Directors names 2018-2019 public directors, names Board officers and approved committee assignments.