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Stress Tests: A Policymaker’s Perspective - Speech By Donald Kohn, External Member Of The Bank Of England Financial Policy Committee, Given At The European Central Bank Macroprudential Stress Testing Conference, Frankfurt

Date 05/02/2020

Donald Kohn sets out what he thinks our ‘stress testing’ of major UK banks needs to achieve. 

Archax Partners With Polymath For Digital Security Listings - Archax To Provide Secondary Market For Token Issuances

Date 05/02/2020

Archax, the forthcoming London-based institutional digital securities exchange, today announced a partnership with Polymath, the security token platform focused on issuance and management of regulated assets. Under this partnership, Archax will support tokens on its exchange that are created using Polymath’s ST20 standard.

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Achieves Five Trading Records In January 2020

Date 05/02/2020

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (“BMD”) continued its growth path in trading activity from the second half of 2019, achieving five historical all-time high for January 2020 which include the following:

• Highest Open Interest for all products combined
• Highest daily trading volume for Crude Palm Oil Futures contract (“FCPO”)
• Highest daily trading volume for all products combined
• Highest monthly trading volume for FCPO
• Highest monthly trading volume for all products combined 

Qatar Stock Exchange Launches New Website

Date 05/02/2020

Broadridge Appoints Chris Perry President

Date 05/02/2020

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a global Fintech leader and part of the S&P 500® Index, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Chris Perry as President of Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., effective March 2, 2020. Mr. Perry is assuming the title of President from Broadridge’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Gokey, who remains Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company. Mr. Perry currently leads Broadridge’s Global Sales, Marketing and Client Solutions organization. Following this appointment, Mr. Perry will expand his current responsibilities to take a stronger role leading Broadridge’s top clients and partners, overseeing Broadridge International, and coordinating Broadridge’s overall growth strategy.

HKEX Management Changes

Date 05/02/2020

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today announces the appointment of Ms Glenda So as Head of Post Trade.  Ms So will join HKEX on 25 February 2020 and report to HKEX Group’s Chief Executive, Mr Charles Li, and to HKEX Chief Operating Officer, Mr Calvin Tai.  She will be a member of the HKEX Management Committee.

OSTC Appoints Ian Cohen As COO

Date 05/02/2020

OSTC, the leading, global derivatives trading and education business, has announced the appointment of Ian Cohen as Chief Operating Officer and Deputy CEO, effective 11 February 2020.

Bursa Malaysia-i Welcomes MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad And KAF Equities SDN Bhd As Islamic Brokers

Date 05/02/2020

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the Exchange”) welcomes MIDF Amanah Investment Bank Berhad (“MIDF Investment”) and KAF Equities Sdn Bhd (“KAF Equities”) (formerly known as KAF-Seagroatt & Campbell Securities Sdn Bhd) as its latest addition to its Islamic broker list offering Islamic stockbroking services on Bursa Malaysia-i. MIDF Investment had commenced its Islamic stockbroking operations in 3rd Quarter of 2019.

SET Jointly With ASEAN Bourses To Redesign ASEAN Exchanges’ Website

Date 05/02/2020

Six ASEAN exchanges, namely the Philippines Stock Exchange, Bursa Malaysia, Hochiminh Stock Exchange, Singapore Exchange, Indonesia Stock Exchange and The Stock Exchange of Thailand have jointly disseminated highlighted information on www.aseanexchanges.org redesigned by centralizing information of over 3,600 securities listed across the six exchanges while enhancing broker reports, stock screening tool, securities comparison dashboard and financial news updates in a move to attract more attention from retail and institutional investors across the globe.

Japan Financial Services Agency: IFIAR Announced The Results Of A Four-Year Initiative To Reduce The Inspection Findings Rate

Date 05/02/2020

The International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators (IFIAR) has announced the results of its Global Audit Quality Working Group (GAQ WG)’s four-year initiative since 2015 to reduce the frequency of inspection findings, aiming to facilitate GPPC networks' further efforts to improve audit quality.