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UK's Competition And Markets Authority Proposes Pension Investment Reforms

Date 18/07/2018

The CMA has today proposed a number of reforms to the investment consultancy and fiduciary management sector after identifying a range of competition concerns.

ADX Announces Listing Of Wahat al Zaweya Holding PJSC Shares On Its Second Market

Date 18/07/2018

• HE Khalifa Bin Salem Al Mansouri: "ADX has a global infrastructure and setup for listing and trading across diversified financial instruments"
• Anas Atatreh: “We are delighted to be a part of ADX, this listing falls in line with the Company's continued growth since its foundation, and with its well-focused  and diversified investments specially the Real Estate development sector”

DTCC Plans To Open New Office In Dublin And Begins Recruitment Process - Global Financial Services Firm Will Extend Presence In Europe By Adding New Location In Ireland Ahead Of The UK’s Planned Withdrawal From The EU - Ministries For Business, Enterprise And Innovation As Well As Financial Services And Insurance Join IDA Ireland In Welcoming DTCC’s Move

Date 18/07/2018

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that it intends to open a new office in Dublin, Ireland, to continue providing an authorised regulatory reporting service for clients in the EU27 and the UK as the UK advances towards a departure from the European Union (EU) in March 2019. DTCC offers a Global Trade Repository (GTR) service for over-the-counter and exchange traded derivatives reporting – the largest trade repository in the world.

FSB Consults On The Effects Of Reforms On Infrastructure Finance

Date 18/07/2018

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today a consultation report on the Evaluation of the effects of financial regulatory reforms on infrastructure finance, and is seeking public feedback on the results of the evaluation to date. 

Shenzhen Stock Exchagne-Shanghai Stock Exchange Hold The Fourth Special Training On Customer Management For Securities Companies

Date 18/07/2018

From July 12 to 13, under the deployment of CSRC Department of Market Supervision and Department of Fund and Intermediary Supervision, Shenzhen Stock Exchagne (SZSE), Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), the China Capital Market Institute, CSRC Hunan Bureau and the Securities Association of Hunan jointly organized the fourth special training on customer management for securities companies in 2018. This is order to thoroughly implement the spirits of the 19th CPC National Congress, the National Financial Work Conference and the Central Economic Work Conference, vigorously promote the comprehensive implementation of the “member-regulation-oriented” transaction behavior regulation model and enhance the active awareness of members in fulfilling their customer management responsibilities. Held in Changsha, Hunan, the training had the participants of about 200 principals of the compliance risk control and brokerage business lines of securities companies, securities business departments in Hunan.

Tokyo Stock Exchange And Kyoto University Agreed On Joint Research For Developing New Stock Price Index

Date 18/07/2018

Tokyo Stock Exchange and Kyoto University Agreed on Joint Research for Developing New Stock Price Index

RSRCHXchange Adds Analyst Interaction Functionality To Its Research Marketplace - New Functionality Includes The Ability For Research Providers To Book And Sell Meetings, Calls, Webinars And Events

Date 18/07/2018

As the global market for investment research continues to unbundle post MiFID II, RSRCHXchange has built upon its strength as an aggregator and marketplace for written research by adding a suite of functionality for other research services. 

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Launches Bond Pledge-style Tri-Party Repo Business

Date 18/07/2018

On July 13, 2018, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (hereinafter as “SZSE”) and China Securities Depository and Clearing (hereinafter as “CSDC”) officially released the Provisional Measures on Bond Pledge-style Tri-party Repo Transactions and Settlement (hereinafter as the “Provisional Measures”) to further improve the mechanism for repo transactions and relevant services to market participants. Meanwhile, to elaborate on and specify relevant matters in the Provisional Measures, SZSE also published the Guidelines on Bond Pledge-style Tri-party Repo Transactions (hereinafter as the “Guidelines”), providing some guidance on participating in tri-party repo transactions to relevant market players. Relevant rules shall take effect as of July 30, 2018.

SGX Welcomes Koufu Group Limited To Mainboard

Date 18/07/2018

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Koufu Group Limited to its Mainboard under the stock code “VL6”.  

Shanghai Stock Exchange And Shenzhen Stock Exchange Make Corresponding Arrangement For The Adjustment Of Underlying Stocks For Southbound Trading Under The Stock Connect

Date 18/07/2018

The mainland-Hong Kong Stock Connect mechanism has been running smoothly and orderly since its launch. It has promoted the cooperation between and development of the two markets and earned positive review from the market. As of the end of June 2018, the aggregate transaction amount of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect was CNY11.67 trillion. The aggregate northbound transaction amount for the Shanghai Connect was CNY4.96 trillion, the average daily turnover was CNY5.897 billion, and the accumulated net inflow was CNY281.059 billion. The aggregate northbound transaction amount for the Shenzhen Connect was CNY1.94 trillion, the average daily turnover was CNY5.324 billion, and the net inflow was CNY226.639 billion. The southbound transaction amount for both of the Shanghai Connect and Shenzhen Connect was CNY4.77 trillion, with an average daily turnover of CNY7.315 billion and a cumulative net inflow of CNY695.13 billion. Since its opening, the eligible stocks for southbound trading under the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect continues to increase, from 268 at the time of opening to the current 317, and the number of underlying stocks for southbound trading under the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect has increased from 417 at the time of opening to 462 at present.