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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Hosts IOSCO Board Meeting In Hong Kong

Date 24/10/2016

A meeting of the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), hosted by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong on 20-21 October, focused on key issues facing securities regulators and global financial markets (Note 1).

Rasmala Investment Bank Limited Resolves Compliance Concerns With The Dubai Financial Services Authority

Date 24/10/2016

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has accepted an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) from Rasmala Investment Bank Limited (RIBL), a company incorporated in the Dubai International Financial Centre and a DFSA Authorised Firm.

Dubai Financial Market: Trading Of Al Ramz Corporation Investment And Development Rights Issue Between 25 October And 7 November 2016

Date 24/10/2016

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that the rights issue of “Al Ramz Corporation Investment and Development” is due to be tradable on the exchange between Tuesday 25th October and Monday 7th November 2016.  Trading of the rights issue enables existing shareholders of the company who do not wish to subscribe to the new shares, which the company plans to issue as part of its capital increase, to sell all or part of their rights to other investors who do wish to subscribe. The rights issue is a financial instrument representing the rights that are legally granted to the company's shareholders to have priority in subscribing for the company's capital increase shares that will be issued.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange, HKEx And China Securities Depository And Clearing Jointly Carried Out The Training Session For Lecturers Of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect Program

Date 24/10/2016

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (‘SZSE’) recently organized the first training session for lecturers of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect Program (‘the Program’) in Shenzhen together with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (‘HKEx’) and China Securities Depository and Clearing Co., Ltd. (‘CSDC’), nearly 400 lecturers from teaching staff of member units and investment advisers of member sales department attended the training.

HKEX To Roll Out Volatility Control Mechanism For Its Derivatives Market

Date 24/10/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) plans to roll out its Volatility Control Mechanism (VCM) - a measure designed to protect market integrity by preventing extreme price volatility arising from major trading errors and other unusual incidents - for its derivatives market on Monday, 14 November 2016.

As Part Of Its Commitment To Promote Sustainability Of Stock Exchanges: DFM Organizes A Special Bell-Ringing Ceremony To Celebrate Dubai’s Hosting Of UNEP FI’s Global Roundtable and Annual Meeting

Date 24/10/2016

• United Nations senior representatives as well as top executives of global stock exchanges convene in Dubai to address sustainability issues and challenges

Singapore And South Korea Sign Cooperation Agreement In FinTech

Date 24/10/2016

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Korean Financial Services Commission (KFSC) today signed a cooperation agreement to foster greater cooperation in FinTech. The signing took place at the sidelines of the FinTech Demo Day organised by the Korean FinTech Centre.

TriOptima And SwapClear Include First Client-Cleared Trades In triReduce Swap Compression Cycle

Date 24/10/2016

TriOptima, a leading provider of OTC derivatives post-trade risk management services and infrastructure, announces today that the first client-cleared trades were included in the most recent SwapClear compression cycle for Canadian Dollar (CAD) interest rate swaps. The entire CAD cycle had 18 participants who eliminated $1.38 trillion CAD (US$ 1.05) in notional principal. 

Deutsche Börse Cash Market: Four New iShares Smart Beta ETFs Launched On Xetra - Etfs Track Factor Indices From The MSCI USA Index Family

Date 24/10/2016

Four new iShares equity index ETFs from BlackRock's product offering have been tradable via Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Monday.

2016 ETP Awards For The Best Providers And Products - Boerse Stuttgart Introduces Instant Trading For Exchange-Traded Products - Award Ceremony And Information Evening For Retail Investors

Date 24/10/2016

Exchange-traded products (ETPs) continue to attract interest from retail investors. Between January and September of this year, the volume of ETPs traded at Boerse Stuttgart was over EUR 9 billion. The Stuttgart Exchange now offers investors in this asset class an instant trading option, allowing them to react more directly to market events and receive faster confirmation of execution. The service is currently available through online brokers Flatex and ViTrade. It will be extended gradually to include other online banks.