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UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Consults On Rules And Guidance To Improve Conduct And Communications In Payment Services And e-Money Firms

Date 01/08/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is consulting on rules and guidance to improve conduct standards and communications in the payment services and e-money sectors.

DGCX Records Highest Average Open Interest, Surpassing 300,000 Contracts for July

Date 01/08/2018

Building on a record-breaking first half of the year, the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has begun H2 strongly, recording an Average Open Interest (AOI) of 323,477 contracts in July, bringing the AOI for 2018 to an all time high of 304,398 contracts, up 29% from 2017. The overall volumes for the month touched 1,894,155 contracts with a value of USD 38.49 billion, a year-on-year (Y-O-Y) increase of 36%.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Reprimands, Fines And Orders To Strike Off Chan Ling Ern For Misconducts And Violation Of Rules

Date 01/08/2018

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded, imposed a fine of RM20,000 and ordered to strike off Chan Ling Ern (CLE) from the Register if she was still a Registered Person of Bursa Securities for misconducts/breaches relating to personal/unauthorised trades in the account of a client (Client A) and misapplication of Client A’s monies.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Firmly Implement The Delisting Decision Spirit And Put The Entity Responsibilities For Delisting In Place

Date 01/08/2018

Recently, CSRC issued the Decision on Amending the Opinions on Reforming, Improving and Strictly Implementing the Delisting System for Listed Companies (hereinafter referred to as the Decision). The Decision further perfects the content on forced delisting due to material violation of law. Specifically, it expands the circumstances of forced delisting to include fraudulent share offering and illegal major information disclosure, as well as the material illegal behaviors in the fields related to state security, public security, ecological safety, production safety and public heath safety. This amplifies the effect scope of delisting system and achieves the full coverage and zero blind spot of delisting for major violation of law, fully expressing the concept and resolution of strict comprehensive law-based supervision. Accordingly, the document has profound significance and influence on further improving the basic market functions, enhancing the vitality of market players, boosting investors' confidence, cultivating a rational value investment culture and forming a market ecology that features survival of the fittest and orderly entry and exit.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed In Asia Pacific (Ex-Japan) Decreased By 4.53% During June 2018, The Largest Monthly Decrease Since January 2016 Which Had A Decrease Of 9.03%

Date 01/08/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) decreased to US$176 billion at the end of June 2018. Assets decreased 4.53% from US$184 billion at the end of May, the largest monthly decrease since January 2016 which had a decrease of 9.03%. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Japan Exchange Group Trading Overview In July 2018

Date 01/08/2018

Japan Exchange Group released Trading Overview in July 2018.

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Statement On Selling High-Risk Speculative Investments To Retail Clients Following ESMA’s Action On CFD Products

Date 01/08/2018

In June 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) finalised temporary measures to restrict the sale, marketing and distribution of contracts for difference (CFDs) to retail clients. These measures apply across the EU from today.

Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Volume In July 2018

Date 01/08/2018

(1) Interest Rate Futures contracts

The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 110,841 ( + 38.0% MoM / - 25.6% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 5,278 .

SGX Welcomes The Listing Of Asia’s First Infrastructure Project Finance Securitisation Notes

Date 01/08/2018

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed the listing of Asia’s first infrastructure project finance securitisation notes, marking the debut of a new asset class to facilitate institutional investor access to infrastructure debt in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

Financial Technology Research And Development Center Of Securities And Futures Industry (Shenzhen) Held 2018 Mid-term Seminar

Date 01/08/2018

On 26 July, 2018, Financial Technology Research and Development Center of Securities and Futures Industry (Shenzhen) (hereinafter referred as “Financial Technology Center”) under Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) held 2018 mid-term seminar in the Capital Market College. More than 120 persons, including relevant principal of the Information Center of China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”), members of SZSE Technology Management Committee, consultants and experts of the Financial Technology Center, external honored guests and approved project representatives, attended the meeting