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BNP Paribas Asset Management Obtains QDLP Qualification In China - Under This Regime, The Firm Would Be The First To Introduce An Environmental, Social And Governance (‘ESG’)-Related Product To Onshore Clients

Date 14/05/2018

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) announces that its wholly foreign-owned enterprise (‘WFOE’), BNP Paribas Overseas Investment Fund Management (Shanghai) Co. Limited, has been granted a Qualified Domestic Limited Partner (‘QDLP’) qualification.  The Shanghai-based QDLP programme allows global asset managers to raise funds from domestic investors in China to buy overseas traditional and alternative assets such as equities and real estate investment trusts.

Mixed Month For Exchanges As FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Down By 1% In April, But Up 28.2% Over 12 Months

Date 14/05/2018

Overall, returns for Exchange Groups were mixed in April, as the share values of listed exchanges fell by 1.0 per cent during April 2018 with 15 of the 28 constituents of the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index in negative territory.

Vanguard Selects FTSE Total China Connect Index For New ETF

Date 14/05/2018

• New FTSE Total China Connect Index covers all major Chinese share classes
• Constituents represent broad range of Chinese companies listed in and outside of China
• Index designed to facilitate easy replication by international investors
• c. $30 billion AUM benchmarked to FTSE China indexes

Risk Focus Launches Frankfurt Operations

Date 14/05/2018

Risk Focus Inc., the Specialist Provider of Financial and DevOps Services, announced today that it has expanded its footprint in Europe by launching business operations in Frankfurt, Germany, to be run by Alexander Malkmus, an industry veteran with over 20 years of experience in leading highly-visible client engagements.

Intelligent Trading Technology Awards Shortlists Horizon In Two Categories

Date 14/05/2018

Horizon Software (Horizon), the world’s leading provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, announced today that it has been shortlisted in this year’s Intelligent Trading Technology Awards in two categories: ‘Best Sell-Side EMS’ and ‘Best Sell-Side OMS’. Horizon, which has history with these awards having won the former category in the previous year, will be hoping to make it two successive winning years to mark the quality of service it provides to its clients.

Securities Commission Malaysia-World Bank-IOSCO Conference 2018: Malaysia Leads In Advocating Convergence Of Islamic And Green Financing

Date 14/05/2018

Malaysia is leading efforts for convergence of Islamic and green financing following the country's issuance of the world's first green sukuk in July 2017. To date, five green sukuk have been issued under the Securities Commission Malaysia’s (SC) Sustainable and Responsible Investment (SRI) Sukuk Framework totaling RM2.407 billion, with more expected during the year.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Issues Guidelines On Credit Risk Management Over The Duration Of Asset-Backed Securities (Trial) And Guidelines On Content And Format Of Periodic Reports For Asset-Backed Securities

Date 14/05/2018

Recently, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) officially issued Guidelines on Credit Risk Management over the Duration of Asset-Backed Securities (Trial) (hereinafter referred to as Risk Management Guidelines) and Guidelines on the Content and Format of Periodic Reports for Asset-backed Securities (hereinafter referred to as Guidelines on Periodic Reports). The two guidelines aim to improve the risk management system for asset securitization, strengthen the credit risk management over the duration of asset-backed securities (ABS), enhance the disclosure quality of periodic reports on asset-backed securities, deal with the market concerns pertaining to information effectiveness, thus effectively protecting the legitimate rights and interests of investors.

Block Commodities Limited: Strategic Investor And Launch Of FarmCoin Venture

Date 14/05/2018

Block Commodities Limited and Financial & Commodities Ecosystem Limited (FinComEco) a subsidiary of GMEX Group Ltd, are pleased to announce a strategic alliance with Swarm Fund (Swarm). Swarm is a fully decentralised capital marketplace platform built on blockchain technology  for private equity. Under the alliance, the parties will provide a unique investment opportunity via the listing of FarmCoin Venture, an asset-backed investment coin, to help develop a pan-African financial and commodities ecosystem.

Singapore's AML/CFT Industry Partnership (ACIP): Industry Efforts To Combat Money Laundering And Financial Crime

Date 14/05/2018

The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Industry Partnership (ACIP) has recommended a set of best practices for financial institutions to guard against trade-based money laundering and the misuse of company structures for illicit purposes. 

Singapore Exchange (SGX) And Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) Establish Partnership To Grow Cross-Border Capital Raising Opportunities For Technology Companies - Partnership Complements Efforts By The Exchanges To Boost Their Respective Technology Sector Listings

Date 14/05/2018

Singapore Exchange (SGX) and The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) today announced that they have established a partnership focused on growing capital raising opportunities for companies, particularly in the technology sector.