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UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Confirms Increase In Financial Ombudsman Service Award Limit

Date 08/03/2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today confirmed that the Financial Ombudsman Service will soon be able to require financial services firms to pay significantly more compensation to consumers and businesses.

Thai-Listed Securities Show Upbeat Sales In 2018

Date 08/03/2019

• Total sales rose 10.36 pct to THB 11.87 trillion (approx. USD 370 billion), propelled by Thailand’s economic growth
• Net profit down 1.45  pct y-o-y to THB 931 billion (approx. USD 29 billion),
• Banking is the most profitable sector

Intercontinental Exchange Announces Record Trading In TTF Natural Gas And JKM LNG (Platts) Contracts

Date 08/03/2019

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced record trading in February in the TTF Natural Gas and JKM LNG (Platts) contracts.

MAB Welcomes PROEDUCA - Its Market Value Is 223 Million Euros

Date 08/03/2019

MAB today welcomed PROEDUCA, an online university education company based in the Spanish region of La Rioja. Following this incorporation, MAB comprises a total 109 companies and last year it raised a record financing of 1.18 billion euros, up 72% from the previous year.

JPX Monthly Headlines - February 2019

Date 08/03/2019

JPX group companies undertake various initiatives and disseminate information with the aim of providing the most attractive markets to all users. 

Every month, we showcase the highlights of these efforts in short and concise summaries just for you.

HKEX Rings The Bell For Gender Equality

Date 08/03/2019

In celebration of the International Women’s Day, HKEX’s employee-initiated organisation Women’s Exchange and industry association Women in ETFs hosted a market opening ceremony this afternoon, as part of the “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” event held by exchanges worldwide.  In her welcome address, HKEX Chairman Laura M Cha encouraged companies and industry leaders to continue supporting gender equality and diversity in the workplace and in society.

FSB Compensation Workshop: Key Takeaways

Date 08/03/2019

This note provides key takeways from a workshop with banks in October 2018 about implementation of the FSB’s international standards on compensation. As part of its work to monitor implementation of its Principles for Sound Compensation Practices and their Implementation Standards the FSB engages regularly with firms across financial sectors to assess the extent to which the standards have been effectively implemented. 

UK’s Fragmented Anti-Money Laundering System Needs Re-Ordering, Warns Treasury Committee

Date 08/03/2019

The Treasury Committee has today published a unanimously-agreed Report on Economic Crime – Anti-money laundering supervision and sanctions implementation.

SGX Reports Market Statistics For February 2019

Date 08/03/2019

• Securities daily average value rises to six-month high, with higher trading activity in IT and real estate sectors
• All-time record for Derivatives volume with 1.11 million lots daily

Circular Of Shanghai International Energy Exchange On The Delivery Issues Of SC1904

Date 08/03/2019

Shanghai International Energy Exchange (hereinafter referred to as “the Exchange”), the subsidiary of Shanghai Futures Exchange has released its Circular on the Delivery Issues of SC1904 on March 8, 2019. The last trading day for crude oil futures contract SC1904 is March 29, 2019, and the delivery dates are from April 1 to April 4 and April 8, 2019.