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Visible Alpha Announces Two Senior Hires As Demand Accelerates For Its Financial Data And MiFID II Research Valuation Platforms - Acquisitions, Partnerships And New Product Launches Fuel Rapid Growth In Clients And Platform Contributors In Q1 2017

Date 27/04/2017

As demand accelerates for its financial data and research valuation platforms, Visible Alpha announces two senior sales and relationship management hires to support the company’s expanding client base. Rapid growth in clients and platform contributors has been driven by the acquisition of ONEaccess, partnerships with other leading solution providers, and new product launches, such as the Visible Alpha platform and ONEaccess MiFID II Research Valuation Solution.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Retail Investors Convicted Of Illegal Short Selling

Date 27/04/2017

The Eastern Magistrates’ Court today convicted Mr Cheng Chi Fei and Mr Wong Kin after they pleaded guilty to illegal short selling in the shares of China Agri-Products Exchange Limited (China Agri-Products).

CME Group Inc. Reports Strong First-Quarter 2017 Financial Results - Average Daily Volume Reached A Record 17.1 Million Contracts, Including Records In Interest Rates, Metals, Interest Rate Options And Equity Options

Date 27/04/2017

CME) today reported revenue of $929 million and operating income of $601 million for the first quarter of 2017.  Net income was $400 million and diluted earnings per share were $1.18.  On an adjusted basis, net income was a record $416 million and diluted earnings per share were a record $1.22.  Financial results presented on an adjusted basis for the first quarters of 2017 and 2016 exclude certain items, which are detailed in the reconciliation of non-GAAP results.

New Speech By Carlson Tong: Welcoming Remarks At Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Media Luncheon

Date 27/04/2017

A speech entitled "Welcoming remarks at SFC media luncheon" (Chinese version only) delivered by Mr Carlson Tong on 27 April 2017 was posted on the SFC website today.

London Stock Exchange Group: 17 New UK Companies Join ELITE Today

Date 27/04/2017

• Brings total number of UK ELITE businesses to over 100
• ELITE UK CEOs & Iain Wright MP open London trading
• More than 750 international companies, advisers and investors make up growing ELITE community

New Speech By Ashley Alder: Opening Remarks At Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Media Luncheon

Date 27/04/2017

A speech entitled "Opening remarks at SFC media luncheon" delivered by Mr Ashley Alder on 27 April 2017 was posted on the SFC website today.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands SMTRACK Berhad For Breach Of Ace Market Listing Requirements

Date 27/04/2017

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

(1)   Rule 9.22(1) of the ACE LR for failing to announce the company’s quarterly report for the 3 month period from 1 April 2016 to 30 June 2016 (“QR5 2016”) on or before 31 August 2016.  SMTRACK only announced the QR5 2016 on 30 September 2016, a delay of 1 month;

(2)   Rule 9.22(3) of the ACE LR where the company had on 20 July 2016 announced the change of its financial year end from 31 March 2016 to 31 July 2016 but failed to consult Bursa Malaysia Securities as to the period to be covered in the quarterly report; and 

(3)   Rule 9.23(1) of the ACE LR for failing to issue the company’s annual report for the financial period ended 31 July 2016 (“AR 2016”) on or before 30 November 2016.  SMTRACK only issued the AR 2016 on 29 December 2016, a delay of approximately 1 month. 

Joint Hong Kong Monetary Authority-Securities And Futures Commission Consultation On The OTC Derivatives Regulatory Regime

Date 27/04/2017

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issued a joint consultation on the prescription of additional markets and clearing houses, and the prescription of Delta One Warrants, for the purpose of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives regulatory regime.

SIX Interbank Clearing - PaymentStandards.CH: Payment System Harmonization - From January 2019 The Current Swiss Payment Slip Is Being Replaced By The QR-Bill

Date 27/04/2017

Following extensive preparations and as announced, PaymentStandards.CH today presented the technical features of the QR-Bill. From January 2019, this replaces the orange and red payment slips currently in use. The new, future-oriented solution enables the different inter- est groups to meet the challenges of digitisation and regulation in an efficient way. Banks, software houses and other interested parties will in the coming months develop solutions tailored to different user needs enabling the easy integration of the QR-Bill into invoicing and payment processes.

HKEX: New Appointments

Date 27/04/2017

Following the Government's appointment of Stephen Yiu, and re-appointment of Anita Fung, Rafael Gil-Tienda and Margaret Leung, and shareholders' election of Cheah Cheng Hye and Hugo Leung as Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the HKEX Board today (Thursday) appointed new members to certain committees and consultative panels with immediate effect as follows.  The composition of the Risk Management Committee (Statutory) and Clearing Consultative Panel remains unchanged.