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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 22/08/2018

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 23 August 2018, the margin levels of the following Futures Contract shall be as follows:

Deutsche Börse AG: Release Of A Capital Market Information

Date 22/08/2018

In the period from 13 August 2018 to, and including, 17 August 2018, Deutsche Börse AG purchased a number of 133,868 shares within the framework of its ongoing share buy-back program which had been announced by the announcement of 22 November 2017 pursuant to Art. 5 (1) lit. a) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 and Art. 2 (1) of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2016/1052.

CME Group To Launch SONIA Interest Rate Futures

Date 22/08/2018

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, will launch Sterling Overnight Index Average (SONIA) futures on October 1, 2018, pending regulatory review.

Nasdaq OMXC25 Index Future Certified For US Investors

Date 22/08/2018

Nasdaq Nordic* today announced that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted the Nasdaq Nordic OMXC25 Index Futures contract a certification, which allows for the offering and selling of the index future within the United States of America.

CCP12 Responds To The Cyber Lexicon Consultation By The FSB

Date 22/08/2018

The CCP12 (The Global Association of Central Counterparties) has responded to the consultation raised by the Financial Stability Board on Cyber Lexicon - that aims to provide international cyber related terminology and guidelines to monitor cyber risk scenarios.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange And Xinjiang Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreements

Date 22/08/2018

On August 21, 2018, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region sign a strategic cooperation agreement in Urumqi. This is another significant move for both parties to implement respective party committees’ decisions made at the beginning of the year for deepening the central government’s Xinjiang governance strategies, making full use of the capital market to serve regional development and fully consolidating strategic cooperation. In addition, this is an achievement SZSE makes in actively aligning with national strategies, serving the real economy development and functioning as a resource allocation platform. This will bring SZSE with new experience in serving the quality development of local economies. Zhang Chunlin, Member of Xinjiang’s Standing Committee, and Wang Jianjun, President and CEO of SZSE, attended relevant events.

Time To Act For All ASIC-Regulated Organisations Required To Submit Information For Industry Funding

Date 22/08/2018

If you are an organisation regulated by ASIC you may be required to submit some information to ASIC on the operation of your business before 27 September 2018. 

CFTC’s Office Of International Affairs To Host Its 26th Annual Symposium On October 22 – 26, 2018

Date 21/08/2018

Registration Open for the 26th Annual Symposium

European Commission: Statement By Michel Barnier Following His Meeting With Dominic Raab, UK Secretary Of State For Exiting The EU

Date 21/08/2018

Good afternoon.

Dominic and I focused on what needs to be done in our three work streams:

• a backstop solution for avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland;
• the other outstanding issues of the Withdrawal Agreement, for instance the protection of existing Geographical Indications, amongst others;
• the political declaration on our future relationship.

Our teams will sit together again tomorrow, to try and make progress.

CFTC Unanimously Adopts Rule Amendments Simplifying Chief Compliance Officer Duties And Annual Report Rules For FCMs, Swap Dealers And Major Swap Participants

Date 21/08/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unanimously approved final amendments clarifying and simplifying its regulations governing chief compliance officer (CCO) duties and annual compliance reporting requirements for futures commission merchants (FCM), swap dealers and major swap participants.