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Dalian Commodity Exchange Holds Forum On “Insurance + Futures” Pilot Programs

Date 08/03/2017

Recently, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) has held a forum on “insurance + futures” pilot programs in Beijing. The pilot program combines the use of the futures market and agricultural insurance. It makes use of the futures market to transfer the price risks that insurance companies face, while helping to ensure basic earnings for farmers through means such as insurance products. At the forum, Mr. Fang Xing Hai, Vice Chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) emphasized that the "insurance + futures" model is of great practical significance and worth promoting further. Therefore, all futures exchanges should respond to the central government’s call for steadily expanding the pilot program, by putting into more resources to summarize past experience and improve the operational model.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Takes Civil Penalty Enforcement Action Against Mr Wang Boon Heng And Ms Foo Jee Chin For Unauthorised Share Trading

Date 08/03/2017

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has successfully obtained a civil penalty judgment against Mr Wang Boon Heng (Wang) and Ms Foo Jee Chin (Foo) for contravening section 201(b) of the Securities and Futures Act (SFA), which prohibits any conduct that operates as a fraud or deception in connection with the subscription, purchase or sale of securities. This case was referred to MAS by the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Ltd.

Gender Equality International Women's Day To Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell

Date 08/03/2017

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To commemorate Gender Equality International Women's Day, Women in ETFs (WE), the first women’s group for the ETF industry, and five partner organizations will visit the Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square.

In honor of the occasion, Jill Mavro, co-President of Women in ETFs, Senior Managing Director at State Street Global Advisors SPDR, and Lise Kingo, Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact, will ring the Closing Bell. 

ASIC's Enforcement Report Highlights Key Outcomes From The Second Half Of 2016

Date 07/03/2017

ASIC has today released its enforcement report for the period 1 July 2016 to 31 December 2016.

Ontario Securities Commission Announces New Commissioner Appointments

Date 07/03/2017

Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Chair and CEO Maureen Jensen announced today the following appointments to the OSC. The Commissioners will each serve a two-year term effective February 2, 2017.

From Trading Floor Into App Store - By Carsten Kengeter, CEO, Deutsche Börse AG

Date 07/03/2017

The looming Brexit is blowing the winds of change over Frankfurt as a financial centre. We all have to be prepared for a whole new world, in which the United Kingdom and the continent of Europe are no longer walking at the same pace. For Frankfurt, this change entails significant opportunities, of which most are closely connected to the role of Deutsche Börse Group. Hence, in the past few months I have been thinking constantly about what exactly a stock exchange is nowadays – and how to communicate that in the best way possible, since I have been holding intense discussions with representatives from various stakeholder groups about locational policies, competitiveness and – most of all – about the future.

Readout From A Treasury Spokesperson Of Secretary Mnuchin’s Meeting With Mexican Secretary Of Finance And Public Credit José Antonio Meade

Date 07/03/2017

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin met today with Mexican Secretary of Finance and Public Credit José Antonio Meade.

Dalton Street Capital Selects FlexTrade For Global Cross Asset Trading – Implements FlexTRADER EMS For Trading Futures, Equities And FX – Lauds Company’s Technical Support And Development Capabilities

Date 07/03/2017

FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-assetexecution and order management systems, today announced that Sydney-based Dalton Street Capital, in partnership with Prodigy Investment Partners, has deployed the FlexTRADER EMS to facilitate global cross asset trading of futures, equities and FX.

Toronto Stock Exchange: Women In ETFs Opens Trading In Celebration Of International Women’s Day On March 8, 2017

Date 07/03/2017

The Canadian chapter of Women in ETFs (WE) will tomorrow open trading at Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) to acknowledge International Women's Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.

Canadian Securities Regulators Release Detailed Data From Review Of Women On Boards And In Executive Officer Positions

Date 07/03/2017

The securities regulatory authorities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan and Yukon (participating jurisdictions) today published the underlying data used to prepare CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 58-308 Staff Review of Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions – Compliance with NI 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices, which was published on September 28, 2016.