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Breaking The Cover-Up, And Taking A Combination Of Measures - Shenzhen Stock Exchange Cracks Down On Manipulation Of Business Performance

Date 18/02/2019

In recent years, some listed companies have taken various measures to manipulate their business performance in order to cooperate with major shareholder in share reduction, fulfill performance commitments or achieve business targets, which has seriously mislead investors. After carefully studying typical cases and common means to that end, SZSE broke the cover-up and used a mix of serious measures to protect the legitimate rights and interest of investors.

Special Address By Datuk Syed Zaid Albar, Chairman Of Securities Commission Malaysia At The Nomura Islamic Asset Management, 10th Anniversary Investment Forum, In Kuala Lumpur On Monday, 18 February 2019 - Islamic Fund Management: Emerging Catalysts

Date 18/02/2019

Mr Kunio Watanabe

President and CEO, Nomura Asset Management;

Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Samsudin Osman Chairman of the Employees Provident Fund;

Senior management of Nomura Asset Management; Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen.

Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh and a very good morning.

Moscow Exchange: The Additional Trading Session Starts Later For Derivatives Market On 7, 14, 15, 20, 21, 26 And 28 March 2019

Date 18/02/2019

Please note that the Derivatives Market evening trading session will begin five minutes later, i.e. at 7:05 pm MSK, on 7, 14, 15, 20, 21, 26 and 28 March 2019, as these are the last trading days for options contracts (in accordance with clause 7.2 of the Rules of organized trading for the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market).

Dolfin Acquires Business Of UK Subsidiary Of Falcon Private Bank

Date 18/02/2019

• Dolfin acquires assets and wealth management activities of Falcon Private Wealth Ltd.
• Clients will retain access to key staff members, same fee structure and T&Cs, while gaining access to an extended array of new products and services offered by Dolfin
• Dolfin and Falcon will work together, with Dolfin becoming an external asset manager to Falcon Private Bank

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contract: Sunny Optical Technology

Date 18/02/2019

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 19 February 2019, the margin levels of the following Futures Contract shall be as follows:   

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Guosen Securities (HK) Brokerage Company, Limited $15.2 Million For Breaches Of Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory Requirements

Date 18/02/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Guosen Securities (HK) Brokerage Company, Limited (Guosen) and fined it $15.2 million for failures in complying with anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) regulatory requirements when handling third party fund deposits.

FIX Trading Community Announces Verena Ross, Executive Director Of ESMA, As Keynote Speaker For London EMEA Trading Conference - With Agenda Topics On Brexit, Equity, Fixed Income, Data, Executing In The New Market Eco Structure And More

Date 18/02/2019

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced Verena Ross, Executive Director of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) as the Keynote Speaker for the EMEA Trading Conference on 14th March 2019. Verena is known for her proven track record in helping shape regulatory policy in the European financial markets.

ESMA To Recognise Three UK CCPs In The Event Of A No-Deal Brexit

Date 18/02/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today announced that in the event of a no-deal Brexit, three central counterparties (CCPs) established in the United Kingdom (UK) – LCH Limited, ICE Clear Europe Limited and LME Clear Limited – will be recognised to provide their services in the European Union (EU). ESMA has adoped these recognition decisions in order to limit the risk of disruption in central clearing and to avoid any negative impact on the financial stability of the EU.

Intercontinental Exchange Announces That ICE Clear Europe Receives Recognition As A Third-Country Central Counterparty Under EMIR

Date 18/02/2019

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced today that, in the event of a no-deal Brexit scenario, ICE Clear Europe has been recognized as a third-country central counterparty (CCP) in accordance with the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).

ESMA Issues Positive Opinion On Short Selling Ban By BaFin

Date 18/02/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued an official opinion agreeing to an emergency short selling prohibition, for a period of two months, by the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) on net short positions in Wirecard AG (Wirecard) shares under the Short Selling Regulation.