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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Obtains Court Orders To Freeze Bank Accounts In Suspected Pyramid And Ponzi Scheme

Date 22/03/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today obtained an interim order from the Court of First Instance to freeze approximately $2.66 million in the bank accounts of Mr Heriberto C. Perez Valdes in connection with a suspected Pyramid and Ponzi scheme.

New People’s Bank Of China And EIB Initiative To Strengthen Green Finance

Date 22/03/2017

The People's Bank of China, the central bank of the People's Republic of China, and the European Investment Bank, the European Union’s long-term lending institution, today announced a joint initiative intended to combine policy and market best-practice and strengthen the framework for green investment.

Avaloq Partners With Warburg Pincus To Accelerate Growth

Date 22/03/2017

• Warburg Pincus to acquire a ~35% shareholding in Avaloq
• Transaction values Avaloq in excess of CHF 1 billion

SGX-Listed Companies Can Electronically Transmit Shareholder Documents

Date 22/03/2017

Listed companies will soon be able to use electronic communication (e-communication) to transmit annual reports and other documents to shareholders.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Smart Beta Equity ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Reached A New Record High 560 Billion US Dollars At The End Of February 2017

Date 22/03/2017

ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in Smart Beta equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record high US$559.78 billion at the end of February surpassing the prior record of US$534 billion at the end of January 2017, according to data from ETFGI’s January 2017 global smart beta equity ETF and ETP industry insights report (click here to view the ETFGI Smart Beta equity ETF/ETP asset comparison to Market cap chart).

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 22/03/2017

The following risk parameters will be changed:

IR risk (downward scenario) - SECΔ_1 (Y0/Y1)

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contract

Date 22/03/2017

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 Thursday, 23 March 2017, the margin levels of the following Futures Contract shall be as follows:

Tokyo Financial Exchange: Regarding The Introduction Of Packs And Bundles To Three-Month Euroyen Futures

Date 22/03/2017

TFX will add Packs and Bundles functions as trading strategies of Three-month Euroyen futures. While TFX currently offers a fee discount program for synthetic Packs and Bundles transactions executed via block trade facility (off-exchange), it will introduce another fee discount program Packs and Bundles executed on-exchange.

SET To Launch T+2 Settlement Cycle On March 2, 2018

Date 22/03/2017

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces the target implementation date for the two-day settlement cycle (T+2) on March 2, 2018.

SGX To Report 3Q FY2017 Results On 20 April

Date 22/03/2017

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is reporting its third-quarter (3Q) results for Financial Year 2017 (FY2017) after the market closes on 20 April 2017.