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New Zealand Financial Markets Authority: Opportunity For All Kiwis In Capital Markets 2029 Report

Date 09/09/2019

NZX and the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) today welcomed the release of the Capital Markets 2029 report, saying the 10-year vision and growth agenda would create more opportunities for Kiwis to grow personal wealth, help New Zealand businesses to prosper, and help future-proof the country’s economy.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Company Profile System Put Online

Date 09/09/2019

Recently, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has made initial progress in the development of the company profile system, as the project has been officially put into operation online. In recent years, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has repeatedly stressed the need to firmly grasp the development opportunities created by the innovation in information technology and improve the level of regulatory technology (RegTech). In accordance with the requirement, the SSE has, with the guidance and support of the CSRC, accelerated efforts in the RegTech for companies. The company profile system put online this time has been designed to help regulators quickly and comprehensively understand and master a company's situations and find the potential risks of a company in a more timely and effective manner, and assist the personnel in charge with the review of the periodic reports, thus resulting in a useful practice in empowering the regulation with technology.

NZX: Opportunity For All Kiwis In Capital Markets 2029 Report

Date 09/09/2019

NZX welcomes the release of the Capital Markets 2029 final report.

Tadawul Launches The Disclosure Professional Certificate

Date 08/09/2019

The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) is pleased to announce launching the Disclosure Professional Certificate for issuers of securities and investment funds in the capital market, in an effort to enhance quality of disclosures in accordance to Listing Rules and Regulations related to issuers and investment funds disclosures, and to improve transparency and elevate the required skills for disclosure officers to deliver added value to issuers and investors.

Dubai Mercantile Exchange Welcomes Macquarie Futures USA As Clearing Member

Date 08/09/2019

Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME), the premier international energy futures and commodities exchange in the Middle East, today announced the approval of Macquarie Futures USA LLC as a Clearing Member, to clear and settle trades carried out by its regional and international customers on DME.

Foreign Investors Account For 50% Of Trading And 18% Of Market Capitalization: DFM And Its Listed Companies In The Limelight At HSBC’s Global - Emerging Markets Investor Forum In London

Date 08/09/2019

• H.E. Essa Kazim: “Roadshow’s outstanding success underlines investors’ confidence in Dubai’s business environment”
• The DFM International Investor Roadshow attracts 47 institutions managing US$ 2.6 trillion of assets
• The event included 124 meetings between representatives of international institutions and 8 listed companies  
• Foreign investors are net buyers of AED 1.8 billion of DFM-listed securities year to date

CFTC To Hold An Open Commission Meeting On September 16

Date 06/09/2019

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath P. Tarbert today announced the CFTC will hold an open meeting on Monday, September 16 at 10:00 a.m. at its headquarters in Washington, DC to consider the following:

• Final Rule on Revisions to Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships With, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds (Volcker Rule)
• Final Rule on Position Limits and Position Accountability for Security Futures Products
• Final Rule on Public Rulemaking Procedures (Part 13 Amendments)

TMX Group CEO Lou Eccleston To Present At Barclays 2019 Global Financial Services Conference

Date 06/09/2019

TMX Group CEO Lou Eccleston will present at Barclays 2019 Global Financial Services Conference in New York.

Unbundling Is Changing The Entire Nature Of Investment Research Across The US Financial Markets Ecosystem, Says TABB Group In IET 2019 Study, Part V - Larger Asset Managers Expect A Consistent Global Research Procurement Process, Ensuring Fair Charges And Treatment No Matter Their Geography

Date 06/09/2019

Eighteen months after European regulators implemented MiFID II, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II, given the transition from bundled research to full unbundling in Europe, TABB Group interviewed 92 head traders at U.S. institutional investment firms to examine how unbundling has affected the buy side and their businesses.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 06/09/2019

The current reports for the week of September 3, 2019 are now available.