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Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines HPI Forex Limited $2 Million For Regulatory Breaches

Date 22/08/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined HPI Forex Limited (HPI) $2 million for mis-handling client money.

eLocations €50m ICO Launches Pre-Sale To Become The Trivago Of Commercial Real Estate - Swiss Start-Up’s ICO Aims For €50m Token Investment To Develop Its Elocations.Com Global Platform And Bring Commercial Properties Onto The Blockchain

Date 22/08/2018

The Swiss PropTech startup eLocations has started the pre-sale of the First PropTech Security Token (eLocationsCoin - “eLOC”), bringing crypto currency into the world of bricks and mortar. The move comes after a successful private sale phase that achieved tremendous results, with requests exceeding its soft cap target by 300%. The ICO aims to raise €50 million (fifty million Euros) to re-invest into the real estate platform.

Thai Listed Securities Post H1 Net Profits Up 7.6 Pct To THB 551 Bln - Net Profits Rose 7.6 Pct Y-O-Y To THB 551 Billion During Jan-June.- H1 Total Sales Up 9 Pct To THB 5.9 Trillion, Propelled By Higher Oil Price And Improved Economic Growth

Date 22/08/2018

Securities listed on The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) delivered an aggregate net profit of THB 551 billion (approx. USD 16.7 billion) for January–June this year, rising 7.61 percent over the same period last year. Industry groups that showed outstanding earnings in H1 are those gaining from rising oil prices, operating well-being businesses including financial businesses.

Moscow Exchange: Updated Constituent Lists Of The MOEX Bond Indices In Effect From 3 September 2018 To 30 November 2018

Date 22/08/2018

The MOEX Bond Indices’ constituent lists updated following the recent regular review will be in effect from 3 September 2018 to 30 November 2018. Calculation of the RUMBITRL3 and RUMBICPL3 indices (the MOEX Level 3 List municipal bonds) will be suspended until the next regular review of the indices, as there is an insufficient number of bonds in the constituent lists.    

Energy Producer Statkraft To Integrate Nasdaq’s SMARTS For Trade Surveillance - SMARTS Energy Solution Deepens Client Base And Product Offering

Date 22/08/2018

Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy has selected Nasdaq’s (NASDAQ: NDAQ) SMARTS Trade Surveillance to monitor trading behavior across power markets in the EU and Norway, in line with the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR).

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.