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Watching The Watchers: Forward-Looking Assessment And Challenge Of A Central Bank’s Own Financial Risks - Speech By Andrew Hauser, Bank Of England, Executive Director, Banking, Payments And Financial Resilience At The GARP 18th Annual Risk Management Convention, New York, 7 March 2017

Date 08/03/2017

Introduction

Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak to you today.

The theme of this conference has been how to understand, and respond to, ever more diverse risks: from the rise of populism and geopolitics to the opportunities and threats of new technology; from new forms of financial risk in banks, capital markets and further afield, to the latest trends in stress testing.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report February 2017

Date 08/03/2017

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 224 at the end of February 2017. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 32 at the end of the month.

Annual Revision Of Warsaw Stock Exchange Indices

Date 08/03/2017

Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) announces changes in the constituents of the WIG20, mWIG40, sWIG80 and WIG30 indices following the March annual revision.

SGX Mandates Minimum Allocation Of Mainboard IPOs To Retail Investors

Date 08/03/2017

Singapore Exchange (SGX) will mandate all Mainboard IPO companies to allocate to retail investors, at least 5%, or S$50 million, whichever is lower, of their offer size.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: The Index Value Of JPX-Nikkei Mid And Small Cap Index

Date 08/03/2017

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. and Nikkei Inc. will start the real time calculation and publication of the “JPX-Nikkei Mid and Small Cap Index” from March 13, 2017. The index values of JPX-Nikkei Mid Small were calculated retroactively from August 31, 2006 until January 31, 2017 on an end-of-day basis and the inception value was 10,000 points on August 31, 2016 (calculation base date).

SGX Consults On Proposed Equities Market Structure Adjustments

Date 08/03/2017

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is consulting the public on proposed adjustments to the equities market structure aimed at addressing market conditions, while balancing the diverse objectives and interests of different segments of participants in the market ecosystem.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Adds Inspection Organization And Warehouses For Metallurgical Coke Futures

Date 08/03/2017

On March 1, DCE issued a notice to designate Sinosteel Anshan Research Institute of Thermo-Energy Co., Ltd. as a quality inspection organization for the  metallurgical coke futures’ physical delivery.

Non-Jordanian Investment At The Amman Stock Exchange During February 2017

Date 08/03/2017

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) during February 2017 was JD521.0 million, representing 50.3% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD905.4 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments during February 2017 showed a decrease by JD384.4 million, compared with an increase by JD44.5 million during the same month of 2016. The reason for this decline in the net investments is due to selling of a Lebanese company; Oger Middle East Holding its stake in the Arab Bank to a group of Arab and Jordanian investors, the volume of the block trade amounted JD794.4 million.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Holds Forum On “Insurance + Futures” Pilot Programs

Date 08/03/2017

Recently, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) has held a forum on “insurance + futures” pilot programs in Beijing. The pilot program combines the use of the futures market and agricultural insurance. It makes use of the futures market to transfer the price risks that insurance companies face, while helping to ensure basic earnings for farmers through means such as insurance products. At the forum, Mr. Fang Xing Hai, Vice Chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) emphasized that the "insurance + futures" model is of great practical significance and worth promoting further. Therefore, all futures exchanges should respond to the central government’s call for steadily expanding the pilot program, by putting into more resources to summarize past experience and improve the operational model.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Takes Civil Penalty Enforcement Action Against Mr Wang Boon Heng And Ms Foo Jee Chin For Unauthorised Share Trading

Date 08/03/2017

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has successfully obtained a civil penalty judgment against Mr Wang Boon Heng (Wang) and Ms Foo Jee Chin (Foo) for contravening section 201(b) of the Securities and Futures Act (SFA), which prohibits any conduct that operates as a fraud or deception in connection with the subscription, purchase or sale of securities. This case was referred to MAS by the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Ltd.