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Avelacom Launches Multi-Cloud Solution To Accelerate Connectivity To Cryptocurrency Exchanges - The Solution Offers Traders Ultra-Low Latency And On-Demand Connectivity To Cryptocurrency Exchanges Located With World-Leading Cloud Service Providers

Date 26/11/2019

Avelacom, the high-performance global connectivity and IT infrastructure provider for the financial services industry, has launched its multi-cloud connectivity solution to simplify and accelerate how traders connect to cryptocurrency exchanges. It delivers secure, direct and ultra-low latency access to cryptocurrency exchanges hosted in Alibaba Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud platform.  

Securities Commission Malaysia Launches SRI Roadmap For The Capital Market To Drive Malaysia’s Sustainable Development

Date 26/11/2019

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today released the Sustainable and Responsible Investment Roadmap for the Malaysian Capital Market (SRI Roadmap) which aims to create a facilitative SRI ecosystem and chart the role of the capital market in driving Malaysia’s sustainable development.

Circular Of Shanghai International Energy Exchange On Trading Margin Rate And Price Limit Updates Of Crude Oil Futures Contracts

Date 26/11/2019

Shanghai International Energy Exchange, the subsidiary of Shanghai Futures Exchange has released its Circular on Trading Margin Rate and Price Limit Updates of Crude Oil Futures Contracts on November 25, 2019.

MSCI Completes The Successful Implementation Of Final Phase Of The 20% Partial Inclusion Of China A Shares In MSCI Indexes

Date 26/11/2019

MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of research-based indexes and analytics, is pleased to announce today the successful completion of the third and final phase of the 20% partial inclusion of China A shares in the MSCI Indexes, including in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index.

HKEX Circular: MSCI AxJ Futures Receives Approval In Taiwan

Date 26/11/2019

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (“HKFE”) is pleased to announce Taiwan Futures Exchange has approved the inclusion of the MSCI AC Asia ex Japan Net Total Return Index (“MSCI AxJ”) Futures in its list of offshore exchanges and contracts for which Taiwan Futures Commission Merchants (“FCMs”) have trading authorization.

Scientific Beta Study Shows That Conclusions In Robeco Researchers’ Paper Are Erroneous - Blitz And Marchesini (2019) Question The Investability Of Factor Indices And Argue That Active Management Is Needed To Avoid Capacity Issues.

Date 26/11/2019

In a new study entitled “Do We Need Active Management to Tackle Capacity Issues in Factor Investing? Exposing Flaws in the Analysis of Blitz and Marchesini (2019),” Scientific Beta shows that the argument in Blitz and Marchesini (2019) that active management is needed to avoid capacity issues in factor investing does not hold for the following reasons:

Dubai Financial Market Launches Guidance On Environmental, Social And Governance (ESG) Reporting

Date 26/11/2019

• H.E. Essa Kazim: “Growing demand from investors for comprehensive ESG reporting, as they are increasingly factoring such data in their decision-making process”
• The DFM hosted a workshop for listed companies to shed light on the guide’s 32 reporting metrics

Powerful New Version Of Operational Oversight Announced By Velocimetrics

Date 26/11/2019

Velocimetrics, the leading provider of business flow tracking and real-time, in-stream performance analytics, has announced significant enhancements to the new version of its VMX EndToEnd product suite. Having earlier this year launched VMX v9.0, the new v9.2 version is set to continue building on the firm’s unique offering and making powerful data lineage even more accessible and easier to use, it's already an asset to many prestigious financial institutions.

Itiviti Adds Low-Latency Gateways In Thailand To Extend ASEAN Market Reach

Date 26/11/2019

Itiviti, a leading technology, and service provider to financial institutions worldwide, today announced new gateways to the Stock Exchange of Thailand and the Thailand Futures Exchange, enabling its domestic and international customers to trade listed equities and derivatives in the Thai markets.

UK Financial Conduct Authority To Ban Promotion Of Speculative Mini-Bonds To Retail Consumers

Date 26/11/2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced it will ban the mass marketing of speculative mini-bonds to retail customers.