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Nikko AM-Straits Trading launches New ETF Tracking FTSE Asia REITs Index

Date 29/03/2017

• First ever Asia REIT ETF
• New ETF to be listed on Singapore Exchange
• c. US$475 billion ETF AuM linked to FTSE Russell indexes globally

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contract

Date 29/03/2017

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 Monday, 3 April 2017, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows:

China Exchanges Services Company Announces Board Change

Date 29/03/2017

China Exchanges Services Company Limited (CESC), a joint venture (JV) of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) for the development of financial products and related services, is pleased to announce Liu Fuzhong and Ye Guoyu, both from SZSE, have joined its Board.

EBS BrokerTec Announces New Internal Structure For EBS To Better Serve Customers

Date 29/03/2017

EBS BrokerTec, a NEX Group business which provides electronic trading technology and services, announces a new internal structure for its electronic foreign exchange (FX) business, EBS, to allow it to better serve its customers.

Sentinel Consortium On Track To Meet MiFID II Deadlines For Financial Services Industry - The Project Sentinel Collaboration To Deliver An Industry-Standard, Fully MiFID II Platform For Achieving Compliance By Q4 2017

Date 29/03/2017

After the successful completion of assessments of technology providers in September 2016, a core group of banks have now committed, through Project Sentinel, to the implementation of the solution that has been designed over the last 9 months. Sentinel went through an accelerated cycle of requirement gathering, extensive RFI process to select the appropriate technology, material proof of concept of the key functionality, and in December the consortium moved into the implementation of the full solution. This includes the delivery of technology and workflows utilising agreed standards for the Sentinel components thereby allowing integration and interoperability with banks’ existing diverse and complex technology platforms in order to ensure compliance with MiFID II regulation.

ADX Wins ITP. Gov Award For The Best Government-To-Customer (G2C) Service Of 2017

Date 29/03/2017

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) was honored with the ITP .Gov Award 2017 for applying Blockchain technology for eVoting services. The award was conferred in a ceremony held in the Rosewood Hotel in Abu Dhabi on 27th March. 

Dalian Commodity Exchange Interprets Issues Related To Supervision Of Unusual Transactions Of Options On Soybean Meal Futures

Date 29/03/2017

In order to further clarify the requirements for supervision over the unusual transactions of the options on soybean meal futures and make the members and investors have a more clear-cut understanding of related rules, on March 24, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) issued the "Interpretations on Issues Related to Supervision of Unusual Transactions of Options on Futures" (the Interpretations for short) on the member service system in a bid to interpret the "Regulatory Standards and Disposal Procedures Related to the 'Measures of Dalian Commodity Exchange for Management of Unusual Transactions (for Trial Implementation)'".

SGX Welcomes The Listing Of NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia Ex Japan REIT ETF

Date 29/03/2017

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed the listing of NikkoAM-StraitsTrading Asia Ex Japan REIT Exchange Traded Fund (“ETF”) issued in partnership between NikkoAM and Straits Trading, and managed by NikkoAM.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Diversified Services Of Exercise, Fuifillment And Close-Out To Be Provided For Options On Soybean Meal Futures

Date 29/03/2017

The options on soybean meal futures will be listed and traded on Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) on March 31. A DCE official briefed on related issues.

ASIC Remakes 'Sunsetting' Class Order Providing Relief To Foreign Financial Services Providers With A Limited Connection o Australia

Date 29/03/2017

Following public consultation, ASIC has temporarily remade Class Order [CO 03/824] Licensing relief for foreign entities with limited connection to Australian wholesale clients in the ASIC Corporations (Foreign Financial Services Providers – Limited Connection) Instrument 2017/182. The new instrument continues to provide licensing relief for foreign financial service providers with limited connection to Australia providing financial services to wholesale clients, for a period of 18 months. Class Order [CO 03/824] was due to expire ('sunset') on 1 April 2017.