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Shenzhen Stock Exchange Adopts New Corporate Bond Listing Agreement To Consolidate Comprehensive And Stringent Law-Based Supervision

Date 07/06/2018

On June 4, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (hereinafter as “SZSE”) released the Notice on Adopting the SZSE Corporate Bond Listing Agreement and SZSE Asset-backed Security Transfer Service Agreement (hereinafter as the “Notice”). According to the Notice, the new Corporate Bond Listing Agreement and ABS (short for “Asset-backed Security”) Transfer Service Agreement (hereinafter as the "New Agreements") will be officially adopted since June 18. Before releasing the Notice, SZSE has started signing the new Security Listing Agreement with listed companies. The Notice is another measure taken by SZSE to continue implementing the newly revised Measures on Administration of Securities Exchanges (hereinafter as "Administrative Measures"), aiming to overcome weaknesses in its system, strengthen regulatory basis, demonstrate the spirit of the contract, and strengthen comprehensive and stringent law-based supervision.

VanEck And SolidX Join Forces To Bring To Market Physically-Backed Bitcoin ETF - Agreement Brings Together Two Leaders In The Digital Assets Space - VanEck Was First To File For A 40-Act Bitcoin ETF; SolidX Among The First For A Physically-Backed Bitcoin ETF

Date 06/06/2018

VanEck today announced that it will partner with SolidX to list a physically-backed bitcoin ETF that will be insured against loss or theft of bitcoin. SolidX will act as the sponsor of the ETF and VanEck will provide marketing services. The two firms will work jointly with regulators. VanEck was the first to file for a bitcoin ETF registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 in August 2017, while SolidX in March 2016 was among the first to file under the Securities Act of 1933 for a physically-backed bitcoin ETF that would reflect the performance of the price of bitcoin.

FSB RCG For The Americas Discusses RegTech, Crypto-Assets, Sovereign Risk And Work To Reduce Misconduct Risk

Date 06/06/2018

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group (RCG) for the Americas met in Asuncion today.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 06/06/2018

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

Canadian Securities Administrators Investor Alert: Caution Urged For Canadians Investing With Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms

Date 06/06/2018

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is urging Canadians to be cautious when considering buying crypto assets through trading platforms. Even though a platform may call itself an “exchange,” that does not mean it is complying with the securities regulatory regime. The CSA wants to make it clear: currently there are no crypto-asset trading platforms recognized as an exchange or otherwise authorized to operate a marketplace or dealer in Canada.

CFTC Financial Data For Futures Commission Merchants Update

Date 06/06/2018

Futures commission merchants (FCMs) and retail foreign exchange dealers (RFEDs) must file monthly financial reports with the CFTC's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) within 17 business days after the end of the month. Selected financial information from these reports is published below. The most recent month-end information generally is added within 12 business days after FCMs and RFEDs file their reports, but occasionally may be added later. For example:  The 17th business day filing “due date" for February 28, 2015 financial reports was March 25, 2015.  The 12 business day target for posting these data was April 10, 2015.

Launch Of EEX European Liquid Milk Futures On 15 August 2018

Date 06/06/2018

On 15 August 2018, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) will launch a financially settled European Liquid Milk Future for orderbook trading and trade registration which expands EEX’s dairy derivatives product portfolio. The future will be settled against the “EEX European Liquid Milk Index”.

The Madrid Stock Exchange Palace Building Celebrates Its 125th. Anniversary

Date 06/06/2018

• The iconic building, located in the centre of Madrid, was inaugurated in 1893 in presence of the Queen Regent María Cristina

Hanweck Introduces Volume Weighted Relative Liquidity Measure - New Measure Of Market Quality Complements Existing Suite Of Hanweck Options Liquidity Metrics

Date 06/06/2018

Hanweck, a leading provider of real-time risk analytics on global derivatives markets and data provider for the Options Liquidity Matrix, introduced its new Volume Weighted Relative Liquidity (VWRL) measure. The Hanweck VWRL metric measures bid-ask spread as a percentage of option mid-point price. The measure normalizes metrics for different priced options, and places greater weight on those spreads with greater trading volume. The result is a metric that better reflects the true liquidity and spreads of a given options class.

Non-Jordanian Ownership In Companies Listed At The Amman Stock Exchange Reached 48.5%

Date 06/06/2018

The total value of shares that were bought by non-Jordanian investors at the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) in May 2018 was JD108.8 million, representing 52.4% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD114.8 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investments in May 2018 showed a decrease by JD6.0 million, compared with a decrease by JD8.0 million during the same month of 2017.