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HKEX: Exchange Publishes Results Of Its Latest Review Of Disclosure In Issuers’ Annual Reports

Date 26/01/2018

• Disclosure in issuers’ annual reports is satisfactory, generally
• Areas for improvement include annual reports’ MD&A sections and issuers’ actions to address audit modifications 

ETFGI Reports That Assets Invested In Smart Beta ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally Increased By 32.3% During 2017 To Reach A New High Of US$658.35 Bn

Date 26/01/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in Smart Beta ETFs and ETPs listed globally increased by 32.3% during 2017 to reach a new high of US$658.35 Bn at the end of December. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Bursa Malaysia And Maybank Co-Hosted Invest Malaysia 2018, Shangri-la Kuala Lumpur, 23 & 24 January 2018

Date 26/01/2018

Showcasing Malaysia’s strengths

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Depicts An International Map: Participating In The “Belt and Road Initiative”, Forging The World’s Leading Innovation Capital Formation Center

Date 26/01/2018

The meeting point of east longitude 114 degree and north latitude 22 degree, where Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) located in the world’s coordinate system, connected the world tighter and closer in 2017. The international map depicted by the SZSE is becoming gradually “holographic”.

Securities Commission Malaysia And Youth And Sports Ministry Collaborate In ‘TN50 PRS’ To Encourage Young Malaysians To Save For Future

Date 26/01/2018

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) today announced a new  collaboration under  the National  Transformation  2050 (TN50), called “TN50 PRS Youth Incentive” (TN50 PRS), to encourage Malaysian youths to save and invest for the future. The partnership was launched by Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, witnessed by the SC Chairman Tan Sri Ranjit Ajit Singh and Private Pension Administrator Malaysia (PPA) Chairman Datuk Zaiton Mohd Hassan at the TN50 PRS Youth Event: Building savings for the future.

Court Of Appeal Upholds Ontario Securities Commission Panel Decisions In Insider Tipping And Trading Case

Date 25/01/2018

On January 25, 2018, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC’s) Reasons for Decision on the Merits dated March 24, 2015 and its Reasons for Decision on Sanctions and Costs dated August 24, 2015 with respect to Howard Miller and Francis Cheng. The Court’s decision was the first time it considered the interpretation and application of the definition of a “person in a special relationship with an issuer” in relation to insider trading and tipping.

CFTC Commissioner Quintenz To Keynote The Commodity Markets Council State Of The Industry 2018

Date 25/01/2018

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Breaks New Record And Reaches 52,851.06 Points

Date 25/01/2018

The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index rose to 52,851.06 at Wednesday’s close from Tuesday’s 52,260.49. The new record closing high represents an increase of over 10% since the beginning of 2018.

MIAX Options: Adoption Of Chapter XVIII, Index Options And Amendment Of Certain Existing Rules Relating To Position And Exercise Limits For Cash-Settled Index Options

Date 25/01/2018

MIAX Options has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt rules relating to the listing and trading of cash-settled index options (Chapter XVIII - Index Options), as well as to amend certain existing MIAX Options rules relating to position and exercise limits for cash-settled index options. 

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo To Keynote DerivCon 2018: SEFCON Transformed, Pivoting From Adoption To Adaptation

Date 25/01/2018