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SIX Swiss Exchange: ETF Quarterly Statistics: 3rd Quarter 2016

Date 20/10/2016

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Market Misconduct Tribunal Bans Andrew Left Of Citron Research From Trading Securities In Hong Kong

Date 20/10/2016

The Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) has ordered that Mr Andrew Left of Citron Research be banned from trading securities in Hong Kong for the maximum period of five years without the leave of the court after finding him culpable of disclosing false or misleading information inducing transactions under the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) in the publication of a research report on Evergrande Real Estate Group Limited (Evergrande) in June 2012.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed In The United States Reached A New Record High Of 2.416 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of Q3 2016

Date 20/10/2016

ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States reached a new record high US$2.416 trillion at the end of Q3 2016. Net flows gathered by ETFs/ETPs in September were strong with US$13.63 Bn of net new assets gathered during the month marking the 7th consecutive month of net inflows, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s September 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report (click here to view the ETFGI global asset growth chart for ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States). 

HSBC Enables Clearstream Customers To Access China’s Bond Market - Helps Broaden Foreign Participation In The World’s Third Largest Bond Market

Date 20/10/2016

HSBC announced today a partnership with Clearstream to enable customers of the international central securities depository (ICSD) to access China’s Interbank Bond Market (CIBM). HSBC acts in the capacity of onshore bond settlement agent for Clearstream’s overseas institutional investor customers, providing trading execution, settlement and custody services in the CIBM. 

TOM Shareholders To Explore Strategic Alternatives

Date 20/10/2016

The shareholders of TOM have agreed to actively support TOM in finding a new strategic partner that will enable TOM to realise the next step in its development.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Two JP Morgan Entities HK$5.6 Million For Regulatory Breaches

Date 20/10/2016

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited (JPMSAP) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (JPMCB), and fined them $3 million and $2.6 million respectively for regulatory breaches including disclosure failures in research reports and offering offshore listed index options without the required licences.

Updated Prospectus For Bitcoin Trackers By XBT Provider Approved By Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority

Date 20/10/2016

New updated prospectus released for the issuance of bitcoin tracker certificates under the issuance programme of XBT Provider AB (publ). The new prospectus reflects the changes in ownership structure as well as the change of guarantor.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: New Rules On Packaged Bank Accounts Have Improved Standards, But Firms Have More Work To Do On Sales And Complaints Handling

Date 20/10/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published findings from its thematic review of packaged bank accounts.

GPW Opens Public Consultations On New Sector Classification Of Listed Companies

Date 20/10/2016

• GPW will replace the existing classification of companies listed on the regulated and alternative markets with a coherent sector model for all issuers of shares and bonds
• The modified classifications of companies will be accompanied by changes to sector sub-indices
• The changes will be preceded by consultations with listed companies and market participants

Blockchain Left Positive Impressions At GITEX2016 – Al Blooshi - ADX First Stock Market In MENA To Integrate Blockchain In Its Services - GITEX Has Become A Global Window In The World Of Technology

Date 20/10/2016

Chief Executive of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), Rashed Al Blooshi, expressed his pride in the positive impression left by ADX launching Blockchain technology for AGM meetings & eVoting service during GITEX2016 in Dubai.