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European Commission - EU Banking Reform: Strong Banks To Support Growth And Restore Confidence

Date 23/11/2016

The Commission is presenting today a comprehensive package of reforms to further strengthen the resilience of EU banks.

Hong Kong’s Securities And Futures Commission Proposes To Enhance Asset Management Regulation And Point-Of-Sale Transparency

Date 23/11/2016

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today launched a three-month consultation on proposals to enhance the regulation of the asset management industry in Hong Kong to better protect investors’ interests and ensure market integrity.  

Capital And Credit Management: Broker-Dealers Coping With The Pace And Change Of Regulation: Thought Piece From Andrew Powell, Chief Operating Officer, Softek

Date 23/11/2016

In this second instalment of the three part article series focusing on capital and credit management, we explore how broker-dealers are coping with the changes in regulation, the operating models they are having to implement, key trends and future changes.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Rolls Out Measures To Control Market Risks Of Ferrous Products

Date 23/11/2016

On 9th November Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) issued two notices, announcing to adjust the trading margins of the metallurgical coke and coking coal futures and the non-intraday trading fee for the iron ore futures, and implement the trading limit system for the metallurgical coke and coking coal futures, which stipulates that the positions of a single futures product taken by a non-futures-company member or client in a single day should not exceed 1,000 contracts, but the positions taken for the hedging trading are not subject to this limit.

Deutsche Börse Acquires Stake In Figo

Date 23/11/2016

DB1 Ventures, the Corporate Venture Capital arm of Deutsche Börse Group, has participated in a Series B financing round for the Hamburg-based FinTech company figo GmbH and is investing a seven-digit amount for a significant minority stake. Further investors are reputable business angels from Germany. figo raised around €6.8 million in total in the current financing round.

ADX Signs MOU With Al Ain University Of Science And Technology

Date 23/11/2016

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Al-Ain University of Science and Technology (AAU).  The MoU forms part of ADX's commitment to support educational initiatives and to encourage and promote professional investment skills across the UAE, to the very highest international standards.

Horizon And Neo & Partners Global Collaborate In Asia To Create Innovative Trading Environment

Date 23/11/2016

Horizon Software (Horizon), the leading global technology provider for electronic trading and investment management, today announced its collaboration with Neo & Partners Global (NPG), Asia’s and Singapore’s first provider of smart electronic trading ecosystems coined as The Trading-Atrium. The partnership, which will be officially announced during an event held on the 6th of December at NPG’s Trading-Atrium facility in Singapore, reinforces the island’s position as a leading international financial trading hub.

Clearstream Launches Cross-Border Settlement Solution

Date 23/11/2016

• ICSD to provide settlement agent services to DekaBank for equity and fixed income
• Domestic settlement of cleared trades in Belgium, France and the Netherlands

DFM Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Dubai Courts To Streamline Connectivity Through Its Electronic Services Platform

Date 23/11/2016

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Courts to further reinforce cooperation between both sides as well as to streamline joint measures in terms of actions taken by Dubai Courts in regards to DFM’s participants. Under this MoU, Dubai Courts will be directly connected with DFM’s electronic services platform, which will be the official channel for applications related to any judicial actions relevant to market participants.

SET Rolls Out 2017 Plans Gearing Towards Thailand 4.0 With New Industry, Startup, Digitalization

Date 23/11/2016

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces its strategic plan for 2017, driven by the vision “To Make the Capital Market ‘Work’ for Everyone.” To continue strengthening SET’s leading position in ASEAN, boosting market growth in term of both fund mobilization and investment activities and ensuring high quality standard in all operational platforms are core missions. Meanwhile, SET aims to expand its fund raising coverage to competitive s-curve industry, startup businesses, as well as strengthening Thai aging society in term of wealth creation, reinforcing SET mission toward inclusiveness and sustainable growth.