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Dalian Commodity Exchange: Grasping New Products Launching & Opening-Up Simultaneously

Date 24/10/2018

Li Zhengqiang, Chairman of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), said on October 16 that DCE has preliminarily realized the strategic transformation from a single and closed commodity futures exchange to a diversified and open comprehensive derivatives exchange. Next, it will accelerate the launching of more futures and options products, facilitate the opening-up of more mature products, bring trading convenience for domestic and overseas participants, and keep enriching the connotation of a diversified and open development.

Osaka Exchange: New Memorial Monument Unveiled At The Site Of Dojima Rice Exchange

Date 24/10/2018

Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) today held the unveiling ceremony for a new memorial monument, "A GRAIN OF LIGHT", at the historical site of Dojima Rice Exchange.

Achieved with the cooperation of various entities, the construction of the new memorial monument and renewal of the site of Dojima Rice Exchange are aimed at commemorating the 30th anniversary of the launch of the equity index futures market in Japan, and drawing attention to its history as the forerunner to organized futures exchanges in the world.

Romania Investors Day Debuts In The Nordics

Date 24/10/2018

Raiffeisen Centrobank (RCB) and Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) organized on October 18th in Stockholm the first Romania Investors Day event dedicated to Nordic investors. The event brought together Swedish investors and Romanian blue chips.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Accelerates Introduction Of Ethylene Glycol And Other Futures Products

Date 24/10/2018

Wang Weijun, Vice President of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), said at the 9th Summit for Futures Institutional Investors (FIIS) held in Shanghai on October 18 that currently China's futures market has entered a new era of diversification and opening up, and the orientation toward institutions and products will be one of the important features at the stage. Institutional investors have also been at a new stage for undertaking missions, bringing energy and functions into play and serving the real economy. Cultivating and giving play to the role of institutional investors reflects not only the demand of industrial clients for hedging counterparties that can be matched, but also the aspiration for the market development in the new era.

V-Next ELITE Alliance Shenzhen Station Successfully Held At Shenzhen Stock Exchange

Date 24/10/2018

Recently, the "V-Next ELITE Alliance" (hereinafter referred to as the "Alliance") Shenzhen Station was successfully held at SZSE. This event is one of the cross-border investing and financing activities of the Alliance. It is sponsored by the Alliance and undertaken by Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SZSE, and ELITE, a subsidiary of London Stock Exchange Group Plc. It is designed to further deepen the understanding of overseas technical innovation enterprises on China's capital market and business environment, and to promote the investing and financing cooperation between foreign enterprises and Chinese domestic investment institutions and related industrial enterprises. Representatives from SZSE's International Department, Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd., and ELITE attended the event and delivered speeches.

Australian Senate Economics Legislation Committee: Opening Statement By ASIC Chair, James Shipton, 24 October 2018, Opening Statement By James Shipton, Chair, Australian Securities And Investments Commission, Senate Economics Legislation Committee, 24 October 2018

Date 24/10/2018

Introduction

Thank you Chair.

Firstly, I would like to table my opening statement to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Serviceslast Friday, 19 October. That statement referenced two documents tabled at that Committee, namely ASIC’s latest enforcement and compensation outcomes and the Terms of Reference of an internal review into our enforcement processes and procedures. With permission Chair, I seek to table these three documents today.

ETFGI Reports ETFs And ETPs Listed In Asia Pacific (Ex-Japan) Gather Net Inflows Of US$2.87 Billion During September 2018

Date 24/10/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) gathered net inflows of US$2.87 billion during September. Total assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) fell 0.89% over the month, to US$184 Bn, according to ETFGI’s September 2018 Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Foreigners Optimistic About China’s Options Market

Date 24/10/2018

The “China and Global Derivatives Market Development Forum (CGDDF)”, organized by Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and the British Futures and Options World (FOW), was held in Dalian on October 16. At the seminar on the “Construction and Development of Global Options Market” that morning, senior staffs of overseas exchanges shared the experience of mature options markets and discussed the development trend and prospect of the options market in China and the world together with senior staffs of Chinese exchanges.

New York State Department Of Financial Services Authorizes Coinbase Global, Inc. To Form Coinbase Custody Trust Company LLC - DFS Also Approves Coinbase Trust To Offer Custody Services Of Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Ether Classic, XRP And Litecoin

Date 23/10/2018

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the application of Coinbase Custody Trust Company LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coinbase Global, Inc., to operate as a limited purpose trust company.

Improving Information For Investors In The Digital Age, SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein, New York, NY, Oct. 23, 2018, Address At The Council Of Institutional Investors 2018 Fall Conference

Date 23/10/2018

Thank you, Ken [Bertsch], for that kind introduction. I would like to start out by thanking the Council of Institutional Investors for inviting me to speak with you. It is a pleasure to be here.

I last spoke to you in May 2014 about “Building Momentum.” At the time, I was a rookie Commissioner. Now, I stand before you after five years as a Commissioner and over 5,700 votes under my belt. It has been an amazing time to be on the Commission, and I’ve learned a great deal about what matters to both companies and investors. Today, I’d like to share with you some of my thoughts borne from my experience. Specifically, my thoughts on how the Commission should improve disclosure to investors in the Digital Age.