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Agency For The Cooperation Of Energy Regulators (ACER) Continues To Use Nasdaq’s SMARTS For Pan-European Market Monitoring Of EU Wholesale Energy Markets

Date 22/01/2018

The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has officially extended its contract with Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) to continue to leverage Nasdaq’s SMARTS Market Surveillance technology to detect insider trading and market manipulation across the European Union’s wholesale energy markets by digesting and analyzing massive volumes of data from hundreds of power producers, exchanges, operators, and brokers across 28 member states. The new agreement contract extension will continue to allow national regulatory authorities to share data, technology, and expertise, with the aim of creating a cooperative regulatory infrastructure.

Closure Of Bursa Malaysia In Conjunction With Thaipusam And Federal Territory Day

Date 22/01/2018

In conjunction with the Thaipusam and Federal Territory Day, Bursa Malaysia Berhad and its subsidiaries will be closed on the following dates:

Thaipusam

• Wednesday, 31st January 2018

Federal Territory Day

• Thursday, 1st February 2018

AFME Highlights Brexit Cliff Edge Risks In New Paper

Date 22/01/2018

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has today published a new paper highlighting some of the potential cliff edge risks that Brexit could create for market efficiency and financial stability.

Monetary Authority of Singapore: Second Conviction For Market Misconduct Under The Joint Investigations Arrangement With The Commercial Affairs Department

Date 22/01/2018

Mok Piak Liang (Mok) was sentenced to four months’ imprisonment on 19 January 2018 as a result of a conviction arising from a joint investigation conducted by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Commercial Affairs Department (CAD) of the Singapore Police Force. The State Courts of Singapore convicted Mok for false trading under Section 197(1)(b) of the Securities and Futures Act (SFA). This case was referred by the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Ltd.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Chan Wai Nun For Six months

Date 22/01/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Chan Wai Nun, a former investment counsellor of DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (DBSHK), from re-entering the industry for six months from 19 January 2018 to 18 July 2018 for transferring client data out of DBSHK prior to his departure from DBSHK to join another bank.

ETFGI Reports That Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed In Middle East And Africa Increased By 14% To Reach A New High Of 40 Billion US Dollars At The End Of December 2017

Date 22/01/2018

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 Middle East and Africa increased by 14.4% during 2017 to reach US$39.90 Bn at the end of December. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Consults On Widening Access To The Financial Ombudsman Service For Small Businesses

Date 22/01/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched a consultationon plans to give more small businesses access to the Financial Ombudsman Service (the Ombudsman). This follows a review of the protections available to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) as users of financial services.

ETFGI Reports That Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed In Latin America Increased By 45% To Reach A New High Of 6 Billion US Dollars At The End Of December 2017

Date 22/01/2018

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 Latin America increased by 45.8% during 2017 to reach US$6.80 Bn at the end of December. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

PEGAS Sets Again A New High In 2017

Date 22/01/2018

PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, achieved its best trading results in 2017 by reaching a new record with 1,953.9 TWh , improving its previous record (1,733.3 TWh in 2016) by almost 13%. The top volume was still observed on the Dutch TTF delivery area where over 1,223 TWh were traded across both spot and futures segments, along with the bigger growth percentage (14%). The Austrian CEGH VTP performed remarkably well in 2017 with 88.9 TWh, regularly achieving monthly volume records in its first full year on PEGAS. 

ETFGI Reports That Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed In Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Increased By A Record Of 40 Billion US Dollars During The Year Of 2017

Date 22/01/2018

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) increased by 31.4% during 2017 to reach a new high of US$170.26 Bn at the end of December. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)