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Upper Tribunal Upholds The UK Financial Conduct Authority’s Decision To Fine And Ban Charles Palmer Former CEO Of Adviser Network

Date 09/08/2017

On 8 August 2017, the  Upper Tribunal upheld the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) decision to ban Charles Palmer, former CEO of Financial Limited and Investments Limited (“the Firms”), from performing FCA significant influence functions.  The Tribunal also upheld the FCA’s decision to impose a financial penalty of £86,691 on Mr Palmer.

Tehran Stock Exchange Bulletin - July 2017

Date 09/08/2017

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's monthly bulletin.

Dubai Financial Services Authority Action against Former DIFC Employee

Date 09/08/2017

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) has recently taken enforcement action against Chetan Parmar, a former employee of Deutsche Bank AG’s DIFC branch (DBDIFC). 

HKEX Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements For The Six Months Ended 30 June 2017 (Unaudited)

Date 09/08/2017

Click here to download HKEX's condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June 2017 (Unaudited).

Bank Of England - The Bank’s Approach To Conflicts Of Interest: Review By The Non-Executive Directors

Date 09/08/2017

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SIX Swiss Exchange And Nasdaq To Develop Distributed Ledger Technology For SIX’s OTC Structured Products

Date 09/08/2017

SIX Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today have announced that Nasdaq, in collaboration with its technology partner Chain, will provide distributed ledger technology (DLT) for a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for SIX’s OTC structured products business. The solution will integrate with several systems currently managed by SIX and utilize the DLT capabilities at the core of the Nasdaq Financial Framework, Nasdaq’s next-generation enterprise architecture stack. With the MVP, SIX gains first-hand experience regarding the implementation of a DLT solution and investigating how to leverage blockchain technology for SIX and its members in the post-trade environment.  

Itiviti Awarded As Best Capital Markets Technology Provider

Date 09/08/2017

Itiviti, a world-leading technology provider for the capital markets industry, has been named Best Capital Markets Technology Provider by the 2017 Technology Innovator Awards, presented by Corporate Vision (CV) Magazine. This marks the second consecutive year for Itiviti as a winner of the CV Technology Innovator Awards.

FIA Japan Newsletter August 2017 Edition Released

Date 09/08/2017

Futures Industry Association of Japan has released the August 2017 edition of its newsletter. For browse, please access the following URL.

https://www.fiajapan.org/site_newsletters/en/201708/FIAJ_Newsletter_EN_2017_08.pdf

HKEX 2017 Interim Results

Date 09/08/2017

Market sentiment continued to improve in Q2 2017 with Cash Market headline ADT rising to $77.8 billion, 5 per cent above Q1 2017. The positive momentum on Stock Connects also continued, with Northbound and Southbound ADT being 47 per cent and 15 per cent higher than Q1 2017. However, market volatility continued to decline reaching lows last seen in 20142 , which adversely impacted derivatives volumes. While the average daily number of HKFE contracts traded in Q2 2017 was slightly up against Q1 2017, it was 16 per cent below Q1 2016 when market volatility was approximately twice as high as Q2 2017.

JPX Monthly Headlines - July 2017

Date 09/08/2017

JPX group companies undertake various initiatives and disseminate information with the aim of providing the most attractive markets to all users. 

Every month, we showcase the highlights of these efforts in short and concise summaries just for you.