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HKEX Stock Exchange Participants' Market Share Report - Updated: 24/08/2017

Date 24/08/2017

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Court Convicts Sole Proprietor And Investment Portfolio Manager Of Unlicensed Asset Management

Date 24/08/2017

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today convicted Fonia Kwok Lai Kwan of carrying on a business in asset management trading under the name of Finamics Capital Management (Finamics) and Lawrence Ho Man Chung of performing a regulated function in relation to the asset management of Finamics without licences from the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) (Notes 1 to 3).

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Smart Beta Equity ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Reached A New Record Of US$607 Billion At The End Of July 2017

Date 24/08/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in smart beta equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record of US$607 billion at the end of July 2017, according to data from ETFGI’s July 2017 global smart beta equity ETF and ETP industry insights report.

HKEX Signs MOU With Sichuan Provincial Government

Date 24/08/2017

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and the People's Government of Sichuan Province (Sichuan Provincial Government) today (Thursday) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to strengthen mutual communication and cooperation, aiming to support and promote future development in both capital and commodities markets.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands Asdion Berhad For Breach Of The ACE Market Listing Requirements

Date 24/08/2017

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded ASDION BERHAD (ASDION) for committing the following breaches of the Bursa Malaysia Securities ACE Market Listing Requirements (ACE LR):-

(1)  Rule 9.23(1) of the ACE LR for failing to issue its annual report for the financial year ended 31 March 2016 (AR 2016) by the stipulated timeframe of 31 July 2016.  The AR 2016 was only issued on 18 August 2016, after a delay of 14 market days; and

(2)  Rule 9.16(1)(a) of the ACE LR for failing to ensure that the company's announcement dated 31 May 2016 on the fourth quarterly report for the financial year ended (FYE) 31 March 2016 (QR 4/2016) took into account the adjustments as stated in the Company's announcement dated 12 August 2016.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Temporary Suspension Of Night Session On August 22, 2017

Date 24/08/2017

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) issued a report on the temporary suspension of Night Session from 5:40 p.m. on August 22nd as follows.

TOCOM will continue to expend all possible means to ensure sound operation of the markets. Your kind understanding and cooperation are highly appreciated.

Court Of Appeal Dismissed Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission’s Leave Application To The Court Of Final Appeal Against MMT Decision On Asia Telemedia Limited Case

Date 24/08/2017

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) application for leave to appeal to the Court of Final Appeal against the Market Misconduct Tribunal’s (MMT) findings that two former executives of Asia Telemedia Limited (now known as Yunfeng Financial Group Limited), Mr Yiu Hoi Ying and Ms Marian Wong Nam, had not engaged in insider dealing (Notes 1 to 3).

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed In Asia Pacific (Ex-Japan) Reached A New Record Of US$151 Bn At The End Of July 2017

Date 24/08/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a new record of US$151 Bn at the end of July 2017, surpassing the prior record of US$145 Bn set at the end of June 2017, according to data from ETFGI’s July 2017 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 23/08/2017

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

EEX New Participant: ADM Investor Services International Ltd.

Date 23/08/2017

ADM Investor Services International Ltd. has been admitted to exchange trading for Phelix Futures, Phelix Options, French Financial Power Futures and Options, Belgian Financial Power Futures, Dutch Financial Power Futures, Coal Futures (USD), Italian Financial Power Futures and Options, Nordic Financial Power Futures and Options, Spanish Financial Power Futures and Options, Swiss Financial Power Futures, Financial Futures on Agricultural Products, Polish Financial Power Futures, Czech Financial Power Futures, Hungarian Financial Power Futures, Slovakian Financial Power Futures, Romanian Financial Power Futures, Greek Financial Power Futures, Freight Financial Futures (USD), Freight Financial Options (USD) and Iron Ore Financial Futures (USD).