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Post Trade Distributed Ledger Group: Half Of Distributed Ledger Technology Professionals Forecast Global Post-Trade Blockchain Adoption In Between Three To Five Years

Date 13/02/2017

Blockchain will become adopted in the financial post-trade area in three to five years, according to almost half (48%) of the membership base of the Post-Trade Distributed Ledger (PTDL) Group1. In addition, just over a quarter (29%) of members believe blockchain will become adopted in as little as the next one to two years, though 21% forecast it will take in excess of five years.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore: Financial Sector Gears Up For The Future Economy

Date 13/02/2017

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today highlighted how it will support the recommendations of the Committee on the Future Economy (CFE) and help to position the financial sector for the future.

Arendt Regulatory & Consulting Chooses Unity NXT™ Regulatory Reporting From Confluence For AIFMD Reporting

Date 13/02/2017

Confluence, the global leader in investment data management automation, today announced that Arendt Regulatory & Consulting has selected Confluence’s Unity NXT Regulatory Reporting AIFMD Transparency Reporting to support their clients with AIFMD reporting challenges.

HKEX Appoints Group General Counsel

Date 13/02/2017

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has appointed Ferheen Mahomed to serve as its Group General Counsel from today (Monday).

Foreign Investors Buy 3.13 Billion Dirhams Of Shares In ADX In January 2017 - 406 Million Dirhams Net Foreign Investment In ADX In January

Date 13/02/2017

Foreign investors’ purchases in ADX in January 2017 reached 3.13 billion Dirhams, representing %40.4 of total buy trades, whereas their sell stood at 2.723 billion Dirhams, representing %35.2 of total sell trades. Subsequently, the net foreign investment in January reached 406 million Dirhams.

New Video On US Tick Size Change And Market Quality Dashboard In General

Date 13/02/2017

EquiChain - A Global Capital Markets Infrastructure Platform To Drive Market Efficiency And Improve Global Investor Access In Emerging And Frontier Markets - A Working Distributed Ledger Technology-Based Solution Built By Senior Capital Markets Practitioners

Date 13/02/2017

EquiChain, a London-based Fintech company with an Asia regional office in Hong Kong, announces its working prototype for capital markets.  The company plans to implement a full end-to-end ‘execution to custody’ (E2C) pilot in 2017, positioning EquiChain to deliver the full potential of distributed ledger technology (DLT).

International Organisation Of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Recognises ADGM As Fully Compliant With International Standards Of Cooperation And Enforcement

Date 13/02/2017

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has become a full signatory of the IOSCO Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MMoU) after the IOSCO team of international experts assessed ADGM as fully compliant with the international benchmark for effective cross-border cooperation.

14 February 2017, National Sports Day Is An Official Holiday In Qatar Stock Exchange

Date 13/02/2017

Qatar Stock Exchange announces that Tuesday, 14 February 2017, is an official holiday to celebrate the National Sports Day, pursuant to Emiri Decree no (80) of 2011.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Imposes Regulatory Measure On Client

Date 13/02/2017

Recently, a client surnamed Liang opened more than 1,000 contracts of positions on the metallurgical coke futures in a single day, breaching the trading limit rule for the first time.