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Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Waives Licensing Fees For 2020/21

Date 04/12/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today announced waiving the annual licensing fees for the financial year of 2020/21. 

World-Leading Financial Centres Missing Out On FinTech - Global FinTech Index City Rankings 2020

Date 04/12/2019

• 8 of the World’s top financial centres drop out of new listing of top 20 fintech hubs
• Start-up hubs don’t equate to fintech hubs a new fintech index shows – over 80 cities score lower for fintech than for generic start-ups
• The Americas lead but Europe’s class shines through

Acuiti Research: Half Of Derivatives Brokerages Considering Change Of Front Office Software Vendor - Strong Growth Environment For Vendors With The Right Platforms As Brokers Consider New Suppliers And Sell-Side Ends Vendor Reduction Programmes

Date 04/12/2019

Over half of derivatives brokers are considering a new front-office software supplier as firms invest to stay competitive, an extensive study into front-office buying trends and customer satisfaction levels has found.

SIX Exchange Regulation: Sanction Proposal Against GAM Holding AG

Date 04/12/2019

SIX Exchange Regulation AG has submitted a request for a sanction with the Sanctions Commission of SIX Group against GAM Holding AG concerning an alleged violation of the applicable accounting standards (IFRS) in the 2017 annual financial statements.  

Opening Remarks By Tan Boon Gin, CEO Of SGX RegCo, At The Launch Of The SGX-CGIO’s “Review Of Singapore-Listed Issuers’ Sustainability Reports 2019”

Date 04/12/2019

First, I would like to warmly welcome everyone to SGX and my sincere thanks to Minister Masagos for gracing our event. Minister, you’ve been kept busy with all the good work that your Ministry has done on climate change and zero waste, among other important matters, so I want to thank you for taking time to attend our event today on sustainability reporting.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s Answers To Reporters’ Questions Regarding QSYJ Which May Trigger Forced Delisting Due To Major Violation Of Laws

Date 04/12/2019

On 2 December 2019, Hunan China Sun Pharmaceutical Machinery Co. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “QSYJ” or the “Company”) disclosed the Notice on Receiving Advance Notification on Administrative Punishment and Market Access Ban from China Securities Regulatory Commission (hereinafter referred to as the “Notice”) and gave a special risk warning: according to the facts ascertained in the Advance Notification, the Company’s net profit was actually negative for four years straight from 2015 to 2018. The forgoing major violation of law is a cause for forced delisting according to Article 4(3) of the Implementation Measures of SZSE on Forced Delisting of Listed Companies for Major Violation of Law (hereinafter referred to as Implementation Measures), and the Company’s stock may be forced to delist from the market. The spokesperson of SZSE answered reporters’ questions about market concerns.

Almost All SGX-Listed Companies Produce Sustainability Reports Since Mandate

Date 04/12/2019

Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) and the Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations (CGIO) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School, today said their joint review showed that almost all listed companies have produced their sustainability reports on a timely basis following the mandating of the requirement.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: Sample Stock Adjustments To Indexes Including SZSE Component Index, ChiNext Index And SZSE 100 Index

Date 04/12/2019

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. recently announced that they would make periodical adjustments to the sample stocks of SZSE indexes such as SZSE Component Index, ChiNext Index, SZSE 100 Index and SZSE SME Index according to index compilation rules. The adjustments will be officially implemented on 16 December 2019.

B3 Breaks New Record On Mini Ibovespa Futures Contracts

Date 03/12/2019

B3’s Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract hit a record high today ending the day at 9.556.779 contracts. The previous record of 9.300.887 contracts for Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract was recorded on October 8^th  2019.

Intercontinental Exchange Announces Record Daily Trading Volume For New York Harbor Heating Oil Futures

Date 03/12/2019

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced record trading volume for ICE New York Harbor Heating Oil Futures of 113,770 contracts yesterday. This was a 35 percent increase over the previous trading volume record of 84,294 lots on October 17, 2019.