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Japan's Financial Services Agency: Publication Of Summary Points From Progress And Assessment Of The Strategic Directions And Priorities 2016-2017

Date 19/01/2018

The FSA published Summary Points from Progress and Assessment of the Strategic Directions and Priorities 2016-2017, which outlines the analysis on Japan’s financial system and the challenges identified during the program year 2016 (July 2016 to June 2017).

Bursa Malaysia And Maybank To Hold 14th Invest Malaysia Capital Market Conference On 23-24 January

Date 19/01/2018

Conference Highlights: 

• Invest Malaysia is a showcase of Malaysia’s capital market diversity with this year’s conference designed to connect the many individual strengths of Malaysia to the wider ASEAN and global economies.

ESMA Updates Transparency Calculations For MiFID II/MiFIR

Date 19/01/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today an extended version of the MiFID II/MiFIR transitional transparency calculations (TTC) for equity and bond instruments, adding further instruments. 

DXC Technology Named A 2018 Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Technology Leader

Date 19/01/2018

DXC Technology (DXC: NYSE) has been recognized as a 2018 Top 100 Global Technology Leader by Thomson Reuters. The inaugural program identifies the tech industry’s most operationally sound and financially successful organizations.

Russia's National Settlement Depository Improves Channel For Client Interactions

Date 19/01/2018

National Settlement Depository (NSD) has improved the channel for client interactions by implementing the Application Programming Interface (API) for online banking services.

TAIFEX-Incentive Programs - Updated For 2 New FX Products

Date 19/01/2018

Details of TAIFEX’ Incentive Programs (updated for 2 new FX products) can be viewed by clickin g on the links below:

XAF & XBF Trading Incentive Program for Institutional Investors 

TAIFEX Currency Futures and Options Institutional Liquidity Provider Incentive Program

TAIFEX After-Hours Trading Session and U.S. Equity Futures  Institutional Liquidity Provider Incentive Program

Securities Commission Malaysia: Cautionary Statement On Initial Coin Offerings

Date 19/01/2018

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) wish to draw the public’s attention to initial coin offering (ICO) schemes which may involve activities that are subject to laws administered by the SC and BNM. Carrying on such activities without proper authorisation is an offense.

US Department Of Justice: HSBC Holdings Plc Agrees To Pay More Than $100 Million To Resolve Fraud Charges

Date 19/01/2018

United Kingdom-based global financial services company HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) and agreed to pay a $63.1 million criminal penalty and $38.4 million in disgorgement and restitution to resolve charges that it engaged in a scheme to defraud two bank clients through a multi-million dollar scheme commonly referred to as “front-running.”  The DPA, which was filed in connection with a two-count criminal information charging wire fraud in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, is pending review by the Court.   

Cboe Welcomes New Issuer Barclays To ETF Marketplace

Date 18/01/2018

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world’s largest exchange holding companies, today welcomed new issuer Barclays to the Cboe ETF Marketplace, with the launch of two exchange-traded notes (ETNs), together the “New ETNs”.

IIROC Releases Latest Compliance Priorities Report - Emphasis On Risk Management, Cybersecurity And Conflicts Of Interest In 2018

Date 18/01/2018

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today published its annual Compliance Priorities Report, highlighting the past year's compliance and registration achievements and areas of focus for the year ahead.