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Tokyo Commodity Exchange February 2019 Market Summary - TOCOM February 2109 Volume Averaged 80,327 Contracts, Down 0.3% M-o-M

Date 06/03/2019

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that February 2019 average daily volume was 80,327 contracts, down 0.3% from January and down 37.3% from February 2018. Volume increased for TOCOM’s largest contracts, such as Platinum Standard, which grew 25.1% month-over-month to 12,077 contracts. Gold Mini increased 8.4% m-o-m to 3,449 contracts and Gold Rolling Spot was up 46.0% m-o-m to 8,307 contracts. Gold Standard decreased 2.8% m-o-m to 31,564 contracts and Dubai Crude Oil contract declined 11.2% to 13,231 contracts. 

Dalian Commodity Exchange Enriches OTC Market Banks

Date 06/03/2019

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) issued a notice on March 1, 2019, approving Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and China Minsheng Bank as the designated depository banks for the general services of DCE upon examination and permitting them to engage in the capital deposit business of the general services platform. This is another move of DCE in further enriching the OTC (over-the counter) market banks to better optimize and expand the OTC market business after it ushered in the first batch of 4 designated depository banks for the general services (Bank of Communications, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Industrial Bank and Bank of China) in December, 2018.

NSD Sums Up 2018 Results

Date 06/03/2019

• The value of securities under custody reached RUB 44.97 trillion
• OFZ balances in foreign nominee accounts amounted to RUB 1.7 trillion
• NSD registered the first transaction as part of Bank of Russia’s Marketplace project
• NSD provided clients with the opportunity to open individual accounts with ICSDs for settlements
• Sberbank CIB and MTS issued the first Russian bonds via smart contracts based on NSD’s blockchain platform 
• NSD summed up ICO results in the Bank of Russia’s sandbox 

Dubai Financial Services Authority Restricts Former Relationship Manager Arnab Mukherjee

Date 06/03/2019

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) announced that it has imposed a restriction on Arnab Mukherjee, a former relationship manager at a DFSA Authorised Firm. The DFSA found that Mr Mukherjee lacked integrity for producing inaccurate information regarding the amount of a client’s total net assets and for making unauthorised investments for another client that he attempted to conceal.

Nasdaq Dubai Welcomes Listing Of USD 750 Million Bond By Emirates Development Bank

Date 06/03/2019

Nasdaq Dubai welcomed the listing today of a 750 million US dollar conventional bond by Emirates Development Bank (EDB). It is the first product to be listed on the exchange by the bank, which is wholly owned by the UAE government.

FIX Trading Community Collaborates With The Investment Association At The 2019 London EMEA Trading Conference

Date 06/03/2019

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced it is partnering with the Investment Association (IA) for the EMEA Trading Conference on 14thMarch 2019. This year's conference for the first time, is also being held in association with a number of Trade Associations, including The Association for Financial Markets in Europe, (AFME), International Capital Market Association, (ICMA), the European Debt Market Association, (EDMA), and the German Investment Funds Association, (BVI).

The Securities Commission Malaysia’s AOB Bans Firm And Its Partners For Failure To Comply With International Standards On Auditing And Quality Control

Date 06/03/2019

The Securities Commission Malaysia’s (SC) Audit Oversight Board (AOB) has prohibited McMillan Woods Mea (AF 001995) (the “Firm”) and two of its partners, Mea Fatt Leong (Mea) and Wong Joo Hua (Wong), from accepting clients and auditing any public interest entities or schedule funds for 12 months, effective 14 February 2019.

Moscow Exchange Announces Results For The Full Year 2018

Date 06/03/2019

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) today announces its financial results in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the year ended 31 December 2018. Strong performance across all trading markets, led by Equities and Derivatives and supported by the Money Market, helped achieve another year of record fees and commissions (F&C).

CME Group Delivers First-Ever Electronic Spot Auction Of U.S. Crude Oil Export Cargo

Date 05/03/2019

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it completed the first successful spot auction of one crude oil export cargo of U.S. Gulf Coast light sweet crude oil. Seventeen global energy firms participated in the auction for crude sold by Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (Enterprise), available for delivery and export at its Enterprise Houston Ship Channel (EHSC) terminal. The auction was successfully completed at a price of $0.46/barrel premium to an average of the NYMEX WTI Houston Crude oil futures contract. 

ASIC Consults On Coverage Of ePayments Code Review

Date 05/03/2019

ASIC has today released a consultation paper (CP 310) seeking feedback on the proposed coverage of its review of the ePayments Code.