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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 28/03/2018

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 3 April 2018, the margin levels of the following Futures Contracts shall be as follows: 

Keynote Address By Datuk Zainal Izlan Zainal Abidin, Managing Director, Securities Commission Malaysia At The “Malaysia - The Potential Hub For Global Islamic Fund Administration” Conference, 28 March 2018 At Sasana Kijang, Kuala Lumpur

Date 28/03/2018

Professor Dato’ Dr. Azmi Omar, President & CEO, INCEIF Ladies and Gentlemen

 Thank you to the organisers, INCEIF and BNP Paribas under the Centre for Islamic Asset and Wealth Management, for inviting the Securities Commission Malaysia to share our thoughts and views on this important subject with all of you here today.

HKEX: Adjustment Of PICC P&C Structured Products, Futures And Options

Date 28/03/2018

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited (PICC P&C) structured products, futures and options to account for PICC P&C’s proposed capitalisation issue.

SGX Consults Public On Proposed Safeguards For Dual Class Share Listings

Date 28/03/2018

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is seeking market feedback on proposed safeguards to address expropriation and entrenchment risks of dual class shares (DCS) following broad support for the structure in an earlier public consultation.

Appointments To Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission Committees

Date 28/03/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is pleased to announce new appointments and reappointments to the following committees with effect from 1 April 2018:

The Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority Approves The Amendments Of The Corporate Governance Regulations

Date 28/03/2018

The Capital Market Authority ("CMA") Board approved the amendments of the Corporate Governance Regulations, after the draft was published on the CMA's website for public consultation. CMA stated that had studied carefully all opinions, observations and recommendations received from investors, specialists and related parties. the CMA published the amended Corporate Governance Regulations on its website, and the amendments shall be affective from its publication date.

Elixirr And Kaizen Partner To Bring New Level Of Transaction Reporting Compliance

Date 28/03/2018

Elixirr, the challenger consultancy, and Kaizen, the regulatory reporting assurance experts, have announced a new partnership, which will deliver a complete end-to-end regulatory reporting remediation service for financial institutions. The two firms will collaboratively offer clients greatly-improved assurance testing, governance and support on their trade and transaction reporting remediation projects.

Major Banks Adopt Droit Fully-Digitized MiFID II Trade Compliance Solution

Date 28/03/2018

• Innovative service offers real-time machine executable regulations and instant legal traceability
• Goldman Sachs Asset Management becomes first client of Adept MiFID II service for institutional investment firms

SWIFT Business Forum London Gathers Financial Industry Leaders To Drive Innovation Through Collaboration - Business Leaders And Industry Experts Will Gather On 24 April To Discuss How Greater Collaboration And Innovation Can Transform The UK Financial Services And Payments Landscape

Date 28/03/2018

More than 1,000 UK business leaders and industry experts will gather at Tobacco Dock, London, on Tuesday 24 April for SWIFT’s annual Business Forum London. 

GoldenSource Integrates Trax Reporting Services To Help Banks And Asset Managers Meet MiFID II Requirements

Date 28/03/2018

GoldenSource has announced that they have integrated Approved Reporting Mechanism (ARM) and Approved Publication Arrangement (APA) services from Trax, the post-trade services and European market data division of MarketAxess, to help banks and asset managers with their MiFID II reporting obligations.