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EEX Group Update: 1st Quarter 2019

Date 04/04/2019

Key achievements

• EEX has successfully completed the acquisition of the shares in Grexel Systems Oy. As of February 2019, EEX holds 100% of the shares in the company. 
  > Read more about the benefits of the acquisition of Grexel.
• On 4 February 2019, the first trade on the local flexibility platform enera was completed successfully. As part of EEX Group, EPEX SPOT is involved in the project with more than 30 partners to launch Germany's first exchange-based flexibility market for grid congestion management. 
   > See how enera partners and EPEX SPOT launch Germany's first exchange-based flexibility market for grid congestion management.
   
• In February 2019, EEX has been awarded the Recognised Overseas Investment Exchange (ROIE) status for the United Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).The ROIE status ensures that will be able to continue to operate in the UK regardless of the consequences of the upcoming Brexit. Powernext has received the ROIE status in March.
  > Get known how the ROIE and BoE status ensures that our customers continue to have the ability to trade and clear with us.
   
• On 29 March 2019, Nodal Exchange launched the world’s first financially settled Trucking Freight Futures contracts in partnership with FreightWaves, the leading provider of freight market news, data and analytics, and DAT, the largest spot freight marketplace in North America. 
  > Find detailed information on Trucking Freight Futures in the Press Release.

Nasdaq Welcomes Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW) To The Nasdaq Stock Market

Date 04/04/2019

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq:TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, rang the Nasdaq MarketSite bell in Times Square today in celebration of its initial public offering (IPO) on The Nasdaq Stock Market.

SageTrader Turns To Eventus Systems For Equities Trade Surveillance - Cloud Version Of Validus Platform Offers Single Dashboard To Monitor All Surveillance Metrics

Date 04/04/2019

Eventus Systems, Inc.<https://www.eventussystems.com/>, a leading global trade surveillance and market risk platform provider, announced that SageTrader, LLC, a San Francisco and New York based broker dealer, turned to Eventus for equities market surveillance. Announced today during the 83rd annual conference of the Security Traders Association of New York, SageTrader has deployed the cloud version of the Validus platform for trade surveillance.

ACE Holdings Issues Corrective Disclosures Following The Securities Commission Malaysia’s Sanctions And Offers Unconditional Redemption To Subscribers

Date 04/04/2019

The Securities Commission Malaysia  (SC)  today  informed  the  public  that  ACE Holdings Berhad (AHB) had on 1 April 2019 issued corrective disclosures following the SC’s sanctions issued on 11 December 2018. The sanctions relate to false or misleading information contained in AHB’s Private Placement Memorandum dated 8 September 2015 and Private Placement Memorandum dated 5 January 2018 (collectively referred to as PPM 2015 and 2018).

Thai Exchange Reveals SET Awards 2019 Preliminary Nominees

Date 04/04/2019

The Stock Exchange of Thailand, jointly with Money & Banking Magazine, is organizing the 16th SET Awards — an annual event to honor outstanding listed companies and spotlight them as role models for the industry, today announcing a list of 620 listed firms that have passed the preliminary screening for the prestigious awards. The winners of the awards will be announced in November 2019.

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo At The Eurofi Financial Forum, Bucharest, Romania - “A New Vision For EU-US Regulatory And Supervisory Cooperation For Derivatives Markets”

Date 04/04/2019

Good afternoon.  It is my great pleasure to be here again at Eurofi.  I wish to thank David Wright, Didier Cahan and Marc Truchet for organizing once again a great conference.

Update On HKEX Derivatives In Taiwan - 2 Stock Futures Receive Approval In Taiwan

Date 04/04/2019

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (“HKFE”) is pleased to announce Taiwan Futures Exchange has approved the inclusion of the following 2 stock futures in its list of offshore exchanges and contracts for which Taiwan Futures Commission Merchants (“FCMs”) have trading authorization. 

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission Concludes Consultation On Securities Margin Financing

Date 04/04/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today released consultation conclusions on proposed Guidelines for Securities Margin Financing Activities (Note 1). Respondents generally supported the SFC’s initiative to provide guidance on the risk management practices expected of brokers when they provide securities margin financing.

MOEX Confirms Its Compliance With IOSCO Principles For Financial Benchmarks

Date 04/04/2019

Moscow Exchange announces that it has successfully completed an annual assurance review of MOEX indices’ compliance with the Principles for Financial Benchmarks published by the International Organization of Securities Commissions ("IOSCO").

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 04/04/2019

Highlights

Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $33.8 trillion at the end of March 2019, an increase of 2 per cent from $33.0 trillion at the end of February 2019, and a decrease of 2 per cent from $34.4 trillion at the end of March 2018.
• The average daily turnover in March 2019 was $110.6 billion, an increase of 5 per cent when compared with $105.7 billion in February 2019, and a decrease of 16 per cent from $131.6 billion in March 2018.
• The average daily turnover of CBBCs for the first three months of 2019 was $10.0 billion, an increase of 5 per cent when compared with $9.5 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of Debt Securities for the first three months of 2019 was $0.3 billion, an increase of 50 per cent when compared with $0.2 billion for the same period last year.
• Funds raised through IPOs for March 2019 was $9.3 billion, an increase of 35 per cent when compared with $6.9 billion in February 2019.