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JPX Monthly Headlines - January 2018

Date 08/02/2018

JPX group companies undertake various initiatives and disseminate information with the aim of providing the most attractive markets to all users. 

Every month, we showcase the highlights of these efforts in short and concise summaries just for you.

SGX Welcomes Rui Da International As Derivatives Trading Member

Date 08/02/2018

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Hong Kong-based Rui Da International Finance Holding Limited (Rui Da International) as a Trading Member of its derivatives market.

ESM Approves €5 Billion Early Repayment From Spain

Date 08/02/2018

The Board of Directors of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) today approved a request by Spain to make two voluntary early repayments towards its ESM loan, totalling €5 billion.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited, Credit Suisse Securities (Hong Kong) Limited And Credit Suisse AG $39.3 Million For Regulatory Breaches

Date 08/02/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has resolved its concerns with Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Limited (CSHK), Credit Suisse Securities (Hong Kong) Limited (CSSHK) and Credit Suisse AG (CSAG) (collectively, Credit Suisse) over internal control failures.

ESMA Publishes 2018 Work Programme For CRAs, Trade Repositories And Third Country CCPs

Date 08/02/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published its 2017 Annual Report and 2018 Work Programmesetting out its main supervisory activities for credit rating agencies (CRAs), trade repositories (TRs), and third country central counterparties (TC-CCPs) in the EU. ESMA supervises eight registered TRs, 26 registered CRAs and four certified CRAs from third-countries. The report also details ESMA’s supervisory activities and achievements in 2017.  

GLEIF And SWIFT Introduce The First Open Source BIC-To-LEI Relationship File To Allow For Interoperability Across Multiple ID Platforms - The Cooperation Will Significantly Streamline Entity Verification Processes And Reduce Data Management Costs

Date 08/02/2018

The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) has published the first monthly relationship file that matches a Business Identifier Code (BIC) assigned to an organization against its Legal Entity Identifier (LEI). With the launch of this open source file, GLEIF and SWIFT have pioneered a cooperation model that, for the first time, enables market participants to link and cross-reference these key entity identifiers free of charge. This will significantly streamline entity verification processes and reduce data management costs.

MarketInvoice Partners With Euler Hermes

Date 08/02/2018

• MarketInvoice is first fintech to partner with Euler Hermes in the UK.
• Euler Hermes will offer credit insurance policy to MarketInvoice customers to protect them from impact of bad debt.

Fidessa Scoops Industry Award For ETD Affirmation Service

Date 08/02/2018

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that its post-trade affirmation management service for exchange-traded derivatives has been named Best Utilities Technology at the 2018 Fund Technology & WSL Awards. These awards recognise and reward those providers who have demonstrated exceptional customer service and innovative product development over the past 12 months.

ULLINK Delivers MiFID II Best Execution Reporting In Partnership With LiquidMetrix

Date 08/02/2018

• Solution live in production leveraging Ullink UL PUBLISHER post-trade data management hub

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 08/02/2018

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 Friday, 9 February 2018, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows: