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Saxo Bank And Geely Holding Group To Establish FinTech Joint Venture Serving The China Market

Date 17/12/2019

Saxo Bank A/S (Saxo Bank) and Geely Sweden Holdings AB, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. Ltd, (Geely), announced that the two parties have signed an agreement to establish a technological joint venture (JV) to provide financial and regulatory technology solutions to financial institutions such as banks and fintechs in China. The ownership structure of the new joint venture will be an equal fifty percent split between Saxo Bank and Geely.
Shanghai Stock Exchange Launched Credit Protection Certificates To Support Companies’ Bond Financing Through Credit Enhancement

Date 17/12/2019

In order to implement the decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee and the State Council for broadening the financing channels for private enterprises and helping the companies out of the financing difficulty in a market-oriented way, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) recently launched the pilot program of credit protection certificates on the basis of the earlier pilot program of credit protection contracts and the approval of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). On December 17, 2019, the first batch of credit protection certificates was launched, with a total nominal principal of RMB133 million for 4 products, effectively supporting RMB4.46 billion of bond financing.
XBourse Global Designs Market Infrastructure Of The Future With DAML - XBourse Will Pioneer Use Of Project:DABL, Digital Asset’s New Cloud-Based Environment For DAML Applications

Date 17/12/2019

Alternative markets innovator Tony Mackay announced today that his new markets venture, XBourse Global, will develop digital markets and market infrastructure products using DAML, the open smart contract language created by New York-based Digital Asset. XBourse’s products will be deployed on project:DABL, a new rapid cloud prototyping and production environment for DAML applications.
Shenzhen Stock Exchange Supports The Smooth Listing And Trading Of CSI 300 ETF Option On December 23

Date 17/12/2019

With the approval of the CSRC, the CSI 300 ETF Option will be listed for trading (object of trading: Harvest CSI 300 ETF, code: 159919) on SZSE on December 23, marking an important step for SZSE to officially build its complete product system.
ASIC Takes Court Action Against NAB For Fees For No Service And Fee Disclosure Statement Failures

Date 17/12/2019

ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against National Australia Bank Limited (NAB) and seeks findings of several thousand contraventions of the ASIC Act and the Corporations Act.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Lowers The Stock Listing Fees To Support Listed Companies

Date 17/12/2019

On December 13, SZSE issued the Notice on Lowering the Stock Listing Fees. As of the date of the Notice, SZSE shall suspend the initial listing fee for listed companies with a total share capital of not more than CNY400 million, and halve the initial listing fee for listed companies with a total share capital of more than CNY400 million based on the current rates. As of 1 January 2020, SZSE shall suspend the annual listing fee for listed companies with a total share capital of not more than CNY400 million, and halve the annual listing fee for listed companies with a total share capital of more than CNY400 million according to the current rates.
New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Files Civil Proceedings Against CBL Corporation, Its Directors And Chief Financial Officer

Date 16/12/2019

The FMA has issued two sets of civil proceedings in the Auckland High Court against CBL Corporation Limited (In liquidation) (CBLC), the six directors and the chief financial officer alleging multiple breaches of the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 (“FMC Act”). The FMA is seeking declarations of contravention¹ and civil pecuniary penalties in both proceedings.
ASIC Approves An Updated Banking Code Of Practice

Date 16/12/2019

ASIC has considered and approved an updated version of the Australian Banking Association’s (ABA’s) Banking Code of Practice, which will commence on 1 March 2020.
Cboe Global Markets Announces Date Of Fourth-Quarter 2019 Earnings Release And Conference Call

Date 16/12/2019

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today said it will announce its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2019 before the market opens on Friday, February 7, 2020. A conference call with remarks by the company's senior management will begin at 7:30 a.m. Central Time (CT), 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET).
Hayley Buckley To Join NZX As Future Director

Date 16/12/2019

The NZX Board has appointed Hayley Buckley as its next Future Director, effective 1 January 2020. Hayley is a partner in the corporate advisory team at legal firm, Wynn Williams, with broad corporate, commercial and capital markets experience.