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Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines HSBC $2.1 Million For Breaching Telephone Recording Requirements

Date 10/09/2019

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) $2.1 million for non-compliance with the telephone recording requirements under the Code of Conduct. 

SET Market Report For August 2019

Date 10/09/2019

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index at the end of August dropped 3.3 percent from the previous month, but gained 5.8 percent from end-2018 to 1,654.92 points. The average daily trading value of SET and Market for Alternative Investment (mai) in August surged 30 percent from a year earlier to THB 65.36 billion (approx. USD 2.11 billion). Foreign investors were net sellers of Thai shares at THB 54.26 billion.

Goldman Sachs Selects QuantHouse To Accelerate Market Data Distribution From Its SIGMA X MTF European platform Providing On-Demand Access Via The QuantHouse API Ecosystem Store

Date 10/09/2019

QuantHouse, the global provider of end-to-end systematic trading solutions including innovative market data services, algo trading platform and infrastructure products and part of Iress (IRE.ASX), today announced that Goldman Sachs’ SIGMA X MTF market data will be readily accessible from within the QuantHouse API Ecosystem store. 

Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market IPO Review Of UCAS Terminated According To Rules

Date 10/09/2019

On September 5, 2019, the STAR Market Stock Listing Committee of Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) held the 21st Review Meeting to review the application of Beijing UCAS Technology Co., Ltd. (UCAS) for issuance and listing, and formed the deliberation opinion of disapproving the issuance and listing of the company after panel discussion. According to the “SSE Rules for Issuance and Listing Review of Stocks on SSE STAR Market”, the SSE has decided to terminate the review of UCAS for issuance and listing on the SSE STAR Market based on the deliberation opinion of the Listing Committee.

SGX Reports Market Statistics For August 2019

Date 10/09/2019

• Concerns over global growth fuels demand for risk-management solutions
• Singapore equities market volume gains amid regional market volatility

ASIC Extends Relief For Foreign Financial Services Providers

Date 10/09/2019

ASIC has extended to 31 March 2020 licensing relief for foreign financial services providers (FFSPs) to allow them to provide certain financial services to Australian wholesale clients without needing to hold an Australian financial services licence.

Eurex: Launch Of Inter-Product Spreads For Fixed Income Futures

Date 10/09/2019

As of 16 September 2019, Eurex will offer Inter-Product Spreads (IPS) for fixed income futures as a standardized futures product.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Planned Base Prices For Four Electricity Products On Start-Up Date

Date 10/09/2019

Please be informed that the planned base prices for Immediately Executable Price Range (DCB Range) and Circuit Breaker Range (SCB Range) for the four electricity products to be launched on Tuesday, September 17, 2019 will be as follows.

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Rollover Of Leading Contract Month For Three-month Euroyen Futures

Date 10/09/2019

Tokyo Financial Exchange has decided to shift the leading contract month for Euroyen futures from the current September 2019 contracts to the December 2019 contracts, effective from 6 Sep 2019.

Closure Of Bursa Malaysia In Conjunction With Malaysia Day

Date 10/09/2019

Bursa Malaysia Berhad and its subsidiaries will be closed on Monday, 16 September 2019, in conjunction with Malaysia Day.