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HKEX: Exchange Reports On Listed Issuers' Corporate Governance Practices And Launches Third Director Training Webcasts

Date 13/10/2017

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), today (Friday) published the findings of its latest review of listed issuers' corporate governance practices.  The review involved analysing the disclosures made by 1,428 issuers (approximately 72 per cent of all issuers listed as at 31 December 2016) in their 2016 annual reports, covering the financial period from 1 January to 31 December 2016.

B-Hive Launches Presence In New York - The New York Hub Will Build A Bridge Between Europe And The Americas For FinTech Scale-Ups, The Corporate & Public Partners Within The Ecosystem

Date 13/10/2017

B-Hive, an innovative collaboration platform connecting financial services players and FinTech startups & scale-ups, has officially opened the doors of its hub in New York City. Along with our community, B-Hive hosted its sold-out launch event at the BNY Mellon offices in New York City’s Financial District on Thursday 12th October.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Runs A Required Training Course On Listing,Continuing To Innovate Regulation And Services

Date 13/10/2017

By summarizing and drawing on the experience of running the “First Lesson on Honesty” and board secretary qualification training and other subsequent trainings, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) opens another required training course for newly-listed companies, incorporating the previous training program for actual controllers into this one, with an aim to familiarize new listed companies and existing listed companies which have just replaced their chairman of the board, general manager, actual controller or board secretary with the requirements on information disclosure and compliance with laws and regulations regarding corporate operation as well as new regulatory policies. On September 28 and 29, 2017, SZSE held the first training program for recent listings, attracting 125 participants, with 87 newly listed companies involved. Newly-replaced chairmen, general managers, actual controllers or board secretaries from existing companies were also enrolled.

Securities Commission Malaysia: Malaysians Should Start Planning And Investing For The Future

Date 13/10/2017

InvestSmart® Fest 2017, an initiative by Securities Commission Malaysia (SC), was officiated by Yang Berhormat Brig. Jeneral Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar, Minister of Youth and Sports Malaysia at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre this morning.

Commodity Dependence Worsens For Developing Countries

Date 13/10/2017

Nine more developing economies became dependent on commodity exports between 2010 and 2015, bringing the total to 91, about two-thirds of all the 135 developing countries, a new UN report says.

Agreement With European Space Agency To Support The Development Of Kx Technology Within Commercial Space Applications

Date 13/10/2017

• Parties will work together to foster the development of innovative solutions based on space-derived data analytics -
• Kx will be proposed as a platform technology to third parties looking to provide disruptive solutions - 
• Agreement strengthens Kx’s presence in the space market, following agreements earlier this year with Airbus and 3DEO –

SWIFT Tests Shows Blockchain Has Potential For Global Liquidity Optimisation - New Paper Highlights Initial Findings From Proof Of Concept To Improve Real-Time Nostro Reconciliation, Part Of SWIFT’s gpi Initiative

Date 13/10/2017

SWIFT has published an interim report on the proof of concept (PoC) for real-time Nostro reconciliation using a SWIFT-developed distributed ledger technology (DLT) sandbox with 33 global transaction banks, as part of its SWIFT gpi service.

Voltabox AG Listed On The Frankfurt Stock Exchange Today - Initial Price: €30.00 - Investors Take Advantage Of Subscription On The Exchange

Date 13/10/2017

Voltabox AG (ISIN: DE000A2E4LE9) was listed in the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange today. A total of around 22 million shares were admitted to trading. The initial listing price was €30.00.

TradingScreen Statement

Date 13/10/2017

"Both the Chairman of the Board and the CEO of TradingScreen strongly contest the allegations repeated in your article of October 11th. Every allegation made is false, baseless, and meritless, and has been propagated by the company's disgruntled former CEO, who was fired by the Board for cause last year after intentionally hitting an employee in front of numerous witnesses and attempting to cover it up, as well as for other corporate malfeasance. This individual neither is a majority shareholder of TradingScreen nor does he represent a majority of shareholders or even speak for the majority of shareholders. Thus, the standing he claims is totally false. Just because he claims it, does not make it so.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed In Asia Pacific (Ex-Japan) Have Increased 19.1% In 2017 To Reach US$154 Billion At The End Of September 2017

Date 13/10/2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) have increased 19.1% in the first 9 months of the year to reach US$154 billion at the end of September 2017, according to ETFGI’s September 2017 preliminary Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF and ETP industry insights report an annual paid for research subscription service (click here to see the chart for growth in assets).