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Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review 25 August 2018 To 29 August 2018 

Date 29/08/2018

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SEC Charges NFL Player And Former Investment Banker With Insider Trading

Date 29/08/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a professional football player and a former investment banker with insider trading in advance of corporate acquisitions facilitated through coded text messages and FaceTime conversations.

MTS And JSE To Deliver South Africa’s First Electronic Government Bond Trading Platform

Date 29/08/2018

• Nine primary dealers signed up as liquidity providers for the platform
• Trading platform has gone live today, 29 August  2018
• MTS has over 30 years experience in electronic fixed income markets

Chair Of The European Securities And Markets Authority Steven Maijoor, Addresses ECON Committee On Securitisation

Date 29/08/2018

The Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), Steven Maijoor, has discussed Level 2 measures under the Securitisation Regulation with the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) in Brussels today

MIAX Options - Secondary (B Side) Retransmission Services For ToM, cToM, MOR And AIS Feeds For Clouds 22 - 24 Will Be Unavailable Today

Date 29/08/2018

Please be advised the MIAX Options Exchange Secondary (B Side) Retransmission Services of the ToM, cToM, MOR and AIS Feeds for clouds 22 through 24 will be unavailable for use today.

MOEX Among The World"s Top Three Derivatives Exchanges By Brent Oil Futures Trading

Date 29/08/2018

In 2018, the Brent Crude Oil Futures contract has experienced strong growth on Moscow Exchange with trading volumes in the first seven months of 2018 increasing by 50% YoY to RUB 10.5 trln. This helped Moscow Exchange find itself among the world’s top three derivatives exchanges by contract volume according to the Futures Industry Association.

DTCC Statement In Response To Confirmation Of CFTC Appointments

Date 29/08/2018

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) today issued the following statement in response to Senate confirmation of new U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) appointments.

Thailand Focus 2018 Gains Phenomenal Success, Reinforcing Confidence Among Foreign Funds

Date 29/08/2018

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) hosted “Thailand Focus 2018: The Future is Now” reinforcing present and future investment opportunities Thailand has to offer to global investors. Institutional investors from Scandinavia and East Asia joined the event for the first time, reflecting the increasing attractiveness of the Thai capital market. The event has gathered high-ranking officials and executives of the public and private sectors to concertedly provide updates on Thailand’s strong economic fundamentals, business situations, significant progress in the execution of the national strategies, including various infrastructure development projects initiated to accelerate further growth.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Securities markets

Date 29/08/2018

Starting from August 30, 2018 CCP NCC is changing risk parameters on Securities market for Megafon (MFON) shares:

1. MFON shares will be excluded from the list of eligible collateral.

2. Short sells will be allowed for the MFON shares.

FIA Congratulates Dawn Stump And Dan Berkovitz On Their Confirmation To Be CFTC Commissioners

Date 29/08/2018

FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement on the U.S. Senate confirmation of Dawn DeBerry Stump and Dan M. Berkovitz to be commissioners at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) :

“On behalf of the FIA Board of Directors, members and staff, I congratulate Dawn Stump and Dan Berkovitz on their U.S. Senate confirmation. Both bring years of experience and expertise to the agency at a critical time and will approach the issues facing this industry with fairness, balance and a willingness to listen. It has been a pleasure to work closely with both of these thoughtful individuals over the years and we look forward to the benefits of having a full complement of commissioners under the leadership of Chairman Giancarlo.”