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CESC Index Report For November 2017

Date 22/12/2017

Highlights

• As Mainland funds continued to flow into Hong Kong, CES HKMI, which tracks large China concept stocks listed in Hong Kong, rose 3.6 per cent during the month 
• The Mainland’s Manufacturing Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) continued to indicate expansion in October. CES A80, which reflects the performance of A-share blue chips, jumped 1.5 per cent 
• The research reports of several investment banks noted continuing growth in Macau’s gaming sector.  CES G10 gained 5 per cent 
• The real-name investor identification regime for Stock Connect Northbound trading is scheduled for implementation in the third quarter of 2018 
• Shenzhen-Hong Kong Gold Connect kicked off to achieve increased gold market connectivity  
• Foreigners continued to increase investment in Mainland debt through Bond Connect  

Index On Bitcoin Futures (XBT) Launched By Solactive As Part Of Exclusive Worldwide Agreement With Cboe Global Markets Available For Licensing For ETFs And Structured Products

Date 22/12/2017

Three weeks after the approval of bitcoin futures by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in the United States, Solactive is launching the Solactive Bitcoin Front Month Rolling Futures 5D Index, an index tracking the performance of XBT futures listed on Cboe Global Markets (Cboe).

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Stock Market Holiday Schedule 2018

Date 22/12/2017

1. New Year:  The market will close on 1 January (Monday) and resume trading on 2 January (Tuesday).
2. Spring Festival: The market will close from 15 February (Thursday) to 21 February (Wednesday), and resume trading on 22 February (Thursday).
3. Qingming Festival:  The market will close from 5 April (Thursday) to 8 April (Sunday), and resume trading on 9 April (Monday).
4. Labour Day: The market will close from 29 April (Sunday) to 1 May (Tuesday)and resume trading on 2 May (Wednesday).
5. Dragon Boat Festival:  The market will close from 16 June (Saturday) to 18 June (Monday), and resume trading on 19 June (Tuesday).
6. Mid-Autumn Festival: The market will close from 22 September (Saturday) to 24 September (Monday), and resume trading on 25 September (Tuesday).
7. ]National Day: The market will close from1 October (Monday) to 7 October (Sunday), and resume trading on 8 October (Monday).

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Of Brent Oil Futures Contracts For New Year Public Holidays

Date 22/12/2017

Please note that risk parameters of MOEX Brent Oil Futures Contracts will be changed as follows for a period from 19:00 MSK on 26 December 2017 to 19:00 MSK on 9 January 2018:

SIX Announces Joint Venture With Provider Of Radio-Frequency Solutions

Date 22/12/2017

Today, SIX Swiss Exchange AG (“SIX”), the operator of the Swiss stock exchange, and12Horizons Pte Ltd (“12Horizons”), a specialized provider of radio-frequency solutions based in Singapore, have announced a joint venture. The joint venture will operate under the name of 12H AG (“12H”) and provide low-latency access for Swiss securities trading via radio- frequency technology. Compared to fiber optic technology, for example, radio frequency technology enables significantly faster transmission of data.

6th Shanghai Stock Exchange Forum On Rule Of Law Held In Shanghai

Date 22/12/2017

On December 15, sponsored by the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and co-sponsored by Peking University, Renmin University of China and East China University of Political Science and Law (ECUPL), the 6th SSE Forum on Rule of Law was held in Shanghai with the theme of the legal construction on the capital market in the new era. Huang Wei, Assistant to Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), and SSE Chairman Wu Qing attended and made addresses at the forum. Also present at the forum were more than 100 attendees including the representatives, experts and scholars from legislative, judicial and regulatory authorities, universities and research institutes and the market participants.

Montréal Exchange Interest Rate Derivative Trading Ceases At 1:30 P.M. Today

Date 22/12/2017

Interest rate derivative trading will cease at 1:30 p.m. today, December 22, 2017.

Larry E. Thompson Elected Vice Chairman Of The Federal Home Loan Bank Of New York

Date 22/12/2017

The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York (“FHLBNY”) announced today that Larry E. Thompson has been elected by its Board of Directors (“Board”) to serve as the Board’s vice chairman for 2018. Mr. Thompson, who is the vice chairman of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, has served on the Bank’s Board as an Independent Director since January 1, 2014.

Office Of Financial Research Update: “Updated Bank Data Show Rising Systemic Importance Of Asian Banks”

Date 21/12/2017

The OFR issued new blog, “Updated Bank Data Show Rising Systemic Importance of Asian Banks.” The blog, by OFR Deputy Director for Research and Analysis Stacey Schreft, says that new data on the world’s largest banks show the increasing systemic importance of Asian banks. The data also show that U.S. banks’ systemic footprint still dominates the global totals. Indeed, eight U.S. banks are still considered global systemically important banks (G-SIBs). G-SIBs must hold more capital than other banks. Among the U.S. banks in the tier below G-SIBs, the U.S. operations of a few foreign banks rank as the most systemically important, according to the blog.

Gerald Hodgkins, Associate Director Of The SEC's Enforcement Division, To Leave The Agency After 20 Years Of Service

Date 21/12/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Gerald W. Hodgkins, an Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement, will leave the agency at the end of this year for private practice.