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HKEX Enhances Product Offering With Alibaba Debut

Date 20/11/2019

• Alibaba Futures and Options to be introduced on 26 November
• HKEX informed issuers they can list derivative warrants on Alibaba shares when the shares debut on HKEX’s securities market
• Alibaba shares to be included in Designated Securities Eligible for Short Selling on 26 November

Japan Financial Services Agency's Assistant Commissioner For International Affairs Elected As A New Vice Chair Of The Executive Committee Of The International Association Of Insurance Supervisors

Date 20/11/2019

On November 14, 2019, HIDA Norio, Assistant Commissioner for International Affairs of the Financial Services Agency (FSA), was elected as a new Vice Chair of the Executive Committee of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) for a two-year term at the IAIS’ meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Amman Stock Exchange: Restructuring Of Securities Depository Center Won't Affect Shareholders Rights

Date 20/11/2019

Restructuring the Securities Depository Center (SDC) will not affect the rights of shareholders of listed firms in Amman Stock Exchange.

Innovative Professional And Localized Services Help Improve Regional Financial Ecology — Shenzhen Stock Exchange Holds “2019 Sichuan Service Week

Date 20/11/2019

In the middle of November, SZSE held the “2019 Sichuan Service Week” concerning the capital market. Based on the practical demand of Sichuan Province for high-quality economic development and the characteristics and difficulties of different cities in transformation and upgrading, SZSE conducted special training and exchanges on topics like improving the quality of listed companies, application of fixed-income products and the reform and development of state-owned enterprises in Chengdu, Mianyang, Luzhou, Yibin, etc. SZSE also held investment and financing roadshows of technology companies, and signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Luzhou government. It is an important measure adopted by SZSE to further deepen the strategic cooperation with Sichuan and a continuous exploration of further helping provinces improve their financial ecology and making innovations in professional and local service models.

Letter From SEC Commissioner Robert J. Jackson Jr. To Congresswoman Maloney, November 18, 2019

Date 19/11/2019

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ICYMI: Fintech Regulation Needs More Principles, Not More Rules - Op-Ed By CFTC Chairman Tarbert Featured In Fortune

Date 19/11/2019

These are exciting times for our derivatives markets. From blockchain to digital assets, innovative financial technologies are changing the way derivatives markets work.

OCC Comments On Decision By Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies To Finalize Rule To Update Calculation Of Counterparty Credit Risk For Derivatives Contracts

Date 19/11/2019

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today issued the following statement from Executive Chairman Craig Donohue regarding the decision by the federal bank regulatory agencies to finalize the rule to update the calculation of counterparty credit risk for derivatives contracts. 

US Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Finalize Rule To Update Calculation Of Counterparty Credit Risk For Derivative Contracts

Date 19/11/2019

Three federal bank regulatory agencies on Tuesday jointly announced a final rule updating how certain banking organizations are required to measure counterparty credit risk for derivative contracts under their regulatory capital rules.

FIA Recommends Changes To CFTC Foreign Swaps Proposals

Date 19/11/2019

FIA today recommended changes to separate, but similar, CFTC rule proposals that would govern U.S. customer access to foreign clearinghouses.  FIA’s principal concern with the proposals is that, taken together, they do not create a comprehensive framework to facilitate access to foreign cleared markets by U.S. customers. FIA’s comments were in response to the CFTC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemakings on Exemption from Derivatives Clearing Organization Registration and Registration with Alternative Compliance for Non-U.S. Derivatives Clearing Organizations. While noting the shortcomings of the proposals, FIA suggests a comprehensive solution for the Commission to consider.

US Federal Agencies Finalize Changes To Supplementary Leverage Ratio As Required By Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, And Consumer Protection Act

Date 19/11/2019

The federal bank regulatory agencies have finalized changes to a capital requirement for banking organizations predominantly engaged in custodial activities, as required by the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (EGRRCPA). The final rule is unchanged from the proposalissued for public comment in April 2019.