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HKEX Markets Operate Smoothly On Day Of Milestone Index Rebalancing

Date 31/05/2018

• MSCI adds A-share stocks to key benchmarks in latest rebalancing, while net weighting of Hong Kong-listed shares to rise
• A-share inclusion a defining moment in China’s capital market internationalisation, made possible with Stock Connect’s development
• HKEX records 60 per cent jump in the number of Special Segregated Accounts compared with March, reflecting institutional investors’ wide acceptance and use of HKEX’s enhancement facility to Stock Connect

Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA - Prospectus For Listing Of Bonds

Date 31/05/2018

Reference is made to the notice of 7 May 2018 regarding the successful placement of NOK 450 million in a new bond issue. The Registration Document and Securities Note (the "Prospectus") for the bonds dated 28 May 2018 have been approved by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority. The Prospectus is available on www.osloborsvps.no/obvps_eng/ and www.ise.ie. 

Bank Of England: Appointment Of Jonathan Haskel To The Monetary Policy Committee

Date 31/05/2018

The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, has today announced the appointment of Professor Jonathan Haskel as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). 

Global Stakeholders Discuss Role Of Exchanges & CCPs In Preserving Market Integrity At WFE London Meeting

Date 31/05/2018

The World Federation of Exchanges ("WFE"), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, is today hosting a panel focused on the role of its members in preserving market integrity, for stakeholders from the global market infrastructure sector.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 31/05/2018

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 Friday, 1 June 2018, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows

HKEX: Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions (As At 31 May 2018)

Date 31/05/2018

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions

Commercial Affairs Department Of The Singapore Police Force And Monetary Authority Of Singapore Warn Investors About Trading On Unregulated Online Platforms

Date 31/05/2018

The Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) of the Singapore Police Force and Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) advise the public to exercise extreme caution when dealing with unregulated online trading platforms.

Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Hang Seng Investment Management Limited $3 Million For Regulatory Breaches Over Funds’ Cash Management

Date 31/05/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Hang Seng Investment Management Limited (HSIM) $3 million for its failure to comply with regulatory requirements on cash management involving SFC-authorized funds.

UnaVista Welcomes Calypso Technology As 50th Member Of Partner Programme

Date 31/05/2018

• Calypso Technology joins UnaVista Partner Programme as 50th member
• Partner Programme helps clients with reporting obligations including Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR)
• SFTR will require firms to report transactions including repo trades to an approved EU trade repository, expected to go live Q2 2019
• Clients can test their data in preparation using UnaVista’s Accelerator tool

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Launches The First O2O Automobile E-Commerce Platform Asset Securitized Product In China

Date 31/05/2018

On May 28, 2018, the CICC-UCAR Accounts Receivable Asset-backed Special Plan (Tranches 1-25) (hereinafter as the “UCAR Special Plan”) was approved by SZSE. It is the nation’s first securitized product of O2O automobile e-commerce platform assets, another milestone of SZSE’s continuous efforts to serve the new economy sector.