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Shenzhen Stock Exchange Collaborates With TMX Group To Create A Technology And Innovation Companies Service Mechanism

Date 18/10/2017

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) and TMX Group Limited entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) recently to promote cooperation between the capital markets and serve technology and innovation companies in the two countries.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Allows Personalised Robo-Advice; Applications Open Early 2018

Date 18/10/2017

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has decided to grant an exemption to enable personalised robo-advice and is publishing the responses to its earlier consultation.

Cboe Welcomes New Issuer EventShares To ETF Marketplace

Date 17/10/2017

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (BZX: CBOE | NASDAQ: CBOE), a leader in exchange-traded product (ETP) trading globally, today welcomed EventShares to the Cboe ETF Marketplace, with the launch of three funds.

US Treasury Releases Report On Foreign Exchange Policies Of Major Trading Partners Of The United States

Date 17/10/2017

The Department of the Treasury issues this Report on developments in international economic and exchange rate policies and submits it to Congress pursuant to the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, 22 U.S.C. § 5305 and Section 701 of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015.

Payments Canada, Bank Of Canada And TMX Group Announce Integrated Securities And Payment Platform As Next Phase Of Project Jasper

Date 17/10/2017

Payments Canada, the Bank of Canada and TMX Group today announced a new collaboration to experiment with an integrated securities and payment settlement platform based on distributed ledger technology (DLT) as part of the third phase of the Project Jasper research initiative.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Rio Tinto plc Fined £27m For Breaching Disclosure And Transparency Rules

Date 17/10/2017

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined Rio Tinto plc (Rio Tinto) £27,385,400 for breaching Disclosure and Transparency Rules (Disclosure Rules). 

Rio Tinto, Former Top Executives Charged With Fraud Worldwide Mining Company Alleged to Have Inflated Asset Values

Date 17/10/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged mining company Rio Tinto and two former top executives with fraud for inflating the value of coal assets acquired for $3.7 billion and sold a few years later for $50 million.

Nasdaq Clearing Introduces Direct Clearing Client Model

Date 17/10/2017

• Enhanced model introduces direct relationship between client and CCP, designed to increase cost efficiency and client protection on both sell and buy sides.

ISDA Publishes Common Domain Model Concept Paper As First Step To Realize Potential Of New Technologies

Date 17/10/2017

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has today published a conceptual version of its ISDA Common Domain Model (CDM), which sets out the required elements to achieve a single digital representation of trade events and actions – an important precursor to realize the full potential of new technologies, such as distributed ledger and smart contracts.

Investment Association Annual Dinner 2017 - Speech By Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive Of The FCA, At The Investment Association Annual Dinner 2017

Date 17/10/2017

Highlights

• We are ready to roll our sleeves up and continue to make open markets work effectively.
• Our recommendations on fund governance and the effectiveness of boards and the role of independent directors are an important part of ensuring the interests of investors.
• We have established our new Asset Management Authorisations Hub, designed to ease what we recognise can be a complicated process of seeking authorisation for new asset managers.