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ESMA: New Members Of The Securities And Markets Stakeholder Group

Date 12/02/2018

The ESMA Board of Supervisors has recently appointed the following four stakeholders to become members of the Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG):
- Mrs. Blanaid Clarke, Professor of Corporate Law, Trinity College, Dublin, in the category of academics, as of 1 January 2018;
- Mr. Geoffrey Bezzina, Executive Chairman, Office of the Arbiter for Financial Services, Malta, in the category of consumer representatives, as of 1 March 2018;
- Mr. Juan Manuel Viver Gargallo, Consultant, Financial Consumer Protection, in the category of consumer representatives, as of 1 March 2018; and
- Mr. Andreas Gustafsson, Senior Vice-President and Chief Legal Counsel Europe, Nasdaq, in the category of financial market participants, as of 1 June 2018.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contract

Date 12/02/2018

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 Wednesday, 14 February 2018, the margin levels of the following Futures Contract shall be as follows:
Bcause LLC Opens Cryptocurrency Mining Facility - Largest Digital Mining Data Center In North America Is First Part Of Cryptocurrency Ecosystem To Launch

Date 12/02/2018

Bcause LLC<http://www.bcause.com>, creator of the world's first full-stack cryptocurrency ecosystem, today announced that it has successfully launched its state-of-the-art cryptocurrency mining facility and data center in Virginia Beach. Staffed around the clock, the facility is the largest of its kind in North America and represents the first component of the ecosystem to launch.
HKEX To Reduce Multipliers Of 4 Stock Futures Contracts

Date 12/02/2018

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) will reduce the multiplier of four of its stock futures contracts from 22 February 2018.
UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Publishes Report On The Supervision Of Algorithmic Trading

Date 12/02/2018

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published a report on the supervision of algorithmic trading in wholesale markets.

iSTOXX® American Century USA Quality Value Index To Underlie Exchange-Traded Fund In The US

Date 12/02/2018

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, licensed its iSTOXX® American Century USA Quality Value Index to American Century Investments as an underlying for an exchange-traded fund (ETF).
Exchange Launches Director Training Webcast On IPOs

Date 12/02/2018

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), today published a that offers directors at companies considering an initial public offering with guidance on their responsibilities, as well as practical advice on tackling issues that may arise during and after the listing process.
ESAs Warn Consumers Of Risks In Buying Virtual Currencies

Date 12/02/2018

The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) for securities (ESMA), banking (EBA), and insurance and pensions (EIOPA) have today issued a pan-EU warning to consumers regarding the risks of buying Virtual Currencies (VCs).
Stock Exchange Of Thailand: FinNet To Launch Payment System Service For Capital Market From Feb 12

Date 12/02/2018

The Stock Exchange of Thailand’s (SET) subsidiary FinNet Innovation Network Co., Ltd., today rolls out the payment system infrastructure in order to enhance efficiency of the capital market’s payment process, in line with the government’s National e-Payment Roadmap. This development underlines SET’s vision “To Make the Capital Market ‘Work’ for everyone.”
DFM Admits Al Ramz Capital As The First Regulated Short Selling (RSS) Service Provider

Date 12/02/2018
- Hassan Al Serkal: “The introduction of RSS stems from our strategy that focuses on providing market participants with a diversified array of products and services that enhance trading activity and market liquidity.”
- Mohammad Al Mortada Al Dandashi: “DFM has introduced yet another investment tool to further assist investors to diversify their investments and mitigate the risk”