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Monetary Authority Of Singapore, R3 And Financial Institutions Experimenting With Blockchain Technology

Date 16/11/2016

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced that it is partnering R3, a Blockchain technology company, and a consortium of financial institutions on a proof-of-concept project to conduct inter-bank payments using Blockchain technology. This project could potentially avail a payment system for participants to transact in different global markets round-the-clock that are today limited by time zone differences and office hours.
Deepening Industry Regulation And Constantly Improving The Quality Of Information Disclosure: Shenzhen Stock Exchange Promulgated The Guidelines On Information Disclosure Of Seed And Planting, Construction Machinery And Decoration Sectors

Date 16/11/2016

Recently, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (‘SZSE’) promulgated the Guidelines on Information Disclosure of Seed and Planting, Construction Machinery and Decoration Sectors (‘the Guidelines’). SZSE, by putting investors’ needs at first, took this new measure to fully implement industry regulation and improve the effectiveness and pertinence of information disclosure by listed companies.
Supporting Innovation Is The Primary Mission Of Shenzhen Stock Exchange - President Wang Jianjun’s Speech On The Chinese And French Entrepreneurs’ Luncheon

Date 16/11/2016

On November 14, President Wang Jianjun was invited to attend the Chinese and French Entrepreneurs’ Luncheon, the supporting activity of the Fourth China-France High Level Economic and Financial Dialogue, and deliver a speech as the representative of Chinese entrepreneurs. Following is the complete text of the speech.
Monetary Authority Of Singapore Issues "Regulatory Sandbox" Guidelines For FinTech Experiments

Date 16/11/2016

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today published its “regulatory sandbox” guidelines to encourage and enable experimentation of solutions that utilise technology innovatively to deliver financial products or services. The guidelines incorporate feedback from the public consultation as well as learning points from actual sandbox applications.
NZX Limited (“NZX”) – Trading Halt Of Securities Lifted

Date 16/11/2016

NZX Operations (“NZXO”) advises that, following the announcement by NZX Limited (“NZX”) at 1:20pm today, trading in NZX will resume at 1:35pm Wednesday, 16 November 2016.

NZX Ralec Judgment – A “Nil-All Draw”

Date 16/11/2016

NZX welcomes the judgment released today by the High Court of Wellington in respect of the long-running NZX Ralec litigation. The litigation related to the acquisition of the Clear Grain Exchange (Clear) from Ralec Commodities Pty Ltd (Ralec) made by the previous management of NZX in 2009.
Remarks From MarketsMedia/Traders Magazine Equity Market Structure Town Hall Forum, Thomas Gira, FINRA Executive Vice President, Market Regulation

Date 16/11/2016

Good afternoon. Thanks John [D’Antona], for that introduction, and thanks to MarketsMedia for the invitation to talk with you today.
Bermuda Stock Exchange Joins WFE Board

Date 16/11/2016

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) is pleased to announce that it has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), the global association that represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs).
NZX Limited (“NZX”) – Trading Halt Of Securities

Date 15/11/2016

NZX Operations (“NZXO”) advises that a trading halt in NZX Limited ordinary shares (“NZX”) has been approved. This follows an application made by NZX to the Special Division of the NZ Markets Disciplinary Tribunal (“NZMDT”).
Statement On The Joint Industry Plan On tThe Consolidated Audit Trail (“CAT”), SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein, Nov. 15, 2016

Date 15/11/2016

I would like to thank the staff for all of their work on this Order. There was a very large cross-divisional team who worked on this matter. But in particular, I would like to thank David Hsu, Jennifer Colihan, Amy Edwards, Claire O’Sullivan, Rebekah Liu, John Lee, Ted Uliassi, Leigh Duffy, Meridith Mitchell, Tracey Hardin, Maureen Johansen, Daniel Matro, and Devin Ryan. Also, I would like to thank Garry Goldsholle and David Shillman for heading up this effort. In addition, I want to thank all of the staff who worked on this issue from the Division of Trading and Markets, DERA, the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, the Division of Enforcement, and the Chief Information Security Officer.