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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Bernie Wong Ching Man For Four Months

Date 22/05/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has prohibited Ms Bernie Wong Ching Man, a former employee of Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited, from re-entering the industry for four months from 19 May 2017 to 18 September 2017 for forging a client’s signature.

SET Market Report For April 2017

Date 22/05/2017

• SET Index closed at 1,566.32 points, up 1.52 pct from end-2016.
• Average daily securities trading value at THB 40.13 bln, down 8.18 pct y-o-y
• Market cap at THB 15.8 trillion, a 1.87 pct rise from end-2016

NZX: Senior Managers' Relevant Interest Notices

Date 22/05/2017

Please see the attached Senior Managers’ Relevant Interest Notice for Mark Peterson, Bevan Miller, Aaron Jenkins, Joost van Amelsfort and David Godfrey.

mai-Listed Companies Report Growth In Both Sales And Net Profit In Q1/2017

Date 22/05/2017

Companies listed on Market for Alternative Investment (mai) reported the aggregate sales of THB 34.66 billion (approx. USD 990 million) for the first three months of 2017, rising 12.42 percent compared to the same period of last year; and the net profit at THB 1.18 billion (approx. USD 33.9 million), up 4.13 percent. Sales of all industry groups increased across the board, while Financials, and Property and Construction industry groups posted both total sales and net profit growth.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Implements News Rules For Collateralized Repo Of Bonds On May 22

Date 22/05/2017

To improve the business of collateralized repo of bonds, approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) issued the “Notice of Revision to Some Articles Related to Bond Trading in ‘SSE Trading Rules’ and ‘SSE Detailed Rules for Implementation of Bond Trading’” on April 14, 2017, and the new rules for the collateralized repo of bonds will officially take effect on May 22, 2017. The revision of the rules is an important move to improve the rate formation mechanism for the collateralized repo of bonds.

Codel Partners With GMEX To Deliver A Paradigm Shift For Commodity Trading - Codel Board Of Directors Strengthened With Key Appointments

Date 22/05/2017

Codel, the digital notary service provider, today announced a partnership with GMEX Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of GMEX Group, and provider of multi-asset exchange trading and post trade technology solutions. The companies will collaborate in areas where it is critical to prove digital data integrity throughout the value chain as well as connecting physical commodities with their digital equivalents.

NRI And JPX Embark On Project To Formulate Strategy For Money Market And Capital Market Development In Mongolia

Date 22/05/2017

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (CEO: Shingo Konomoto, HQ: Tokyo, NRI) and Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (Group CEO: Akira Kiyota, HQ: Tokyo, JPX) have embarked on a project entitled “Money Market and Capital Market Development Strategy for Mongolia”, commissioned by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Eminent International Macroeconomist Jeffrey Frankel Appointed Monetary Authority Of Singapore Term Professor At NUS

Date 22/05/2017

The National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) have jointly appointed Professor Jeffrey Frankel as the MAS Term Professor in Economics and Finance from 22 to 25 May 2017. Prof Frankel will be hosted by the NUS Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences’ Department of Economics and the Economic Policy Group at the MAS during the term of the Professorship.

Amman Stock Exchange: 25th Of May Public Holiday To Celebrate Jordan Independence Day

Date 22/05/2017

According to the Prime Minister's announcement on the occasion of Jordan Independence Day, the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) will be closed on Thursday 25 May, 2017. 

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Market Risk Control During Dragon Boat Festival 2017

Date 22/05/2017

According to the Announcement by the Exchange on Trading Schedule during Dragon Boat Festival for 2017, the Exchange’s futures markets will be closed from May 28 through May 30. According to the Risk Management Rules of Shanghai Futures Exchange, we decide to adjust the trading margin requirements and price limits for some products around Dragon Boat Festival.