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HKEX Monthly Market Highlights

Date 06/03/2019

Highlights

Securities Market

• Market capitalisation was $33 trillion at the end of February 2019, an increase of 3 per cent from $32 trillion at the end of January 2019, and a decrease of 6 per cent from $35 trillion at the end of February 2018.
• The average daily turnover in February 2019 was $105.7 billion, an increase of 20 per cent when compared with $88.4 billion in January 2019, and a decrease of 27 per cent from $144.8 billion in February 2018.
• The average daily turnover of derivative warrants in February 2019 was $17.0 billion, an increase of 7 per cent when compared with $15.9 billion in January 2019.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs in February 2019 was $4.8 billion, an increase of 71 per cent when compared with $2.8 billion in January 2019.
• Funds raised through IPOs for February 2019 was $6.3 billion, an increase of 50 per cent when compared with $4.2 billion in January 2019.
• On 26 February 2019, Northbound Trading under Stock Connect hit a new record with turnover of RMB67.9 billion.

Finansinspektionen’s Liquidity Coverage Ratio Requirements In Individual Currencies And Diversification Of Covered Bonds In The Liquidity Buffer

Date 06/03/2019

In this memorandum, Finansinspektionen (FI) develops its view on several specific areas of the EU regulatory framework for liquidity regulation. 

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Welcomes Appointment Of Non-Executive Directors

Date 06/03/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes the appointment by the Financial Secretary of Mr Nicky Lo Kar-chun and Mr Clement Chan Kam-wing as Non-Executive Directors for a term of two years. 

TradingScreen Expands Into Montréal - Innovative Financial Services Company Opens Development Center In Quebec

Date 06/03/2019

TradingScreen Inc. (TS), the global, multi-asset class order and execution management system (OEMS), today announced that it would be expanding its development and technology operations to Montréal as “TradingScreen Electronic Financial Solutions Inc.” (TS Canada). TS’s expansion into Canada brings TS’s physical presence into nine countries.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Makes Senior Management Changes And Sets Up Technology Group

Date 06/03/2019

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced new senior management appointments and changes to its organisational structure. The senior management appointments are part of an ongoing process to renew and strengthen MAS’ leadership bench. The organisational changes will help strengthen synergies across key capabilities or functions in MAS. All the appointments and organisational changes below will take effect from 1 May 2019 unless otherwise stated.

HKEX Welcomes Government Appointments To Its Board

Date 06/03/2019

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today (Wednesday) welcomed the Government’s appointment of Mary Ma and the reappointment of Anita Fung, Rafael Gil-Tienda, and Stephen Yiu to its Board of Directors.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange February 2019 Market Summary - TOCOM February 2109 Volume Averaged 80,327 Contracts, Down 0.3% M-o-M

Date 06/03/2019

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that February 2019 average daily volume was 80,327 contracts, down 0.3% from January and down 37.3% from February 2018. Volume increased for TOCOM’s largest contracts, such as Platinum Standard, which grew 25.1% month-over-month to 12,077 contracts. Gold Mini increased 8.4% m-o-m to 3,449 contracts and Gold Rolling Spot was up 46.0% m-o-m to 8,307 contracts. Gold Standard decreased 2.8% m-o-m to 31,564 contracts and Dubai Crude Oil contract declined 11.2% to 13,231 contracts. 

Dalian Commodity Exchange Enriches OTC Market Banks

Date 06/03/2019

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) issued a notice on March 1, 2019, approving Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China Minsheng Bank as the designated depository banks for the general services of DCE upon examination and permitting them to engage in the capital deposit business of the general services platform. This is another move of DCE in further enriching the OTC (over-the counter) market banks to better optimize and expand the OTC market business after it ushered in the first batch of 4 designated depository banks for the general services (Bank of Communications, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Industrial Bank and Bank of China) in December, 2018.

NSD Sums Up 2018 Results

Date 06/03/2019

• The value of securities under custody reached RUB 44.97 trillion
• OFZ balances in foreign nominee accounts amounted to RUB 1.7 trillion
• NSD registered the first transaction as part of Bank of Russia’s Marketplace project
• NSD provided clients with the opportunity to open individual accounts with ICSDs for settlements
• Sberbank CIB and MTS issued the first Russian bonds via smart contracts based on NSD’s blockchain platform 
• NSD summed up ICO results in the Bank of Russia’s sandbox 

Dubai Financial Services Authority Restricts Former Relationship Manager Arnab Mukherjee

Date 06/03/2019

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) announced that it has imposed a restriction on Arnab Mukherjee, a former relationship manager at a DFSA Authorised Firm. The DFSA found that Mr Mukherjee lacked integrity for producing inaccurate information regarding the amount of a client’s total net assets and for making unauthorised investments for another client that he attempted to conceal.