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Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For Week Ending 19 August 2016

Date 19/08/2016

A turnover of 1.375 billion shares worth N12.940 billion in 16,915 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.361 billion shares valued at N10.711 billion that exchanged hands last week in 16,070 deals.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 33, 2016

Date 19/08/2016

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 33, 2016.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Sets Out Strategies For Electronic Payments In Singapore

Date 19/08/2016

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today articulated strategies to promote electronic payments in Singapore, and has published a “Singapore Payments Roadmap” which it has commissioned KPMG Advisory to produce. In a speech at the Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics, the Managing Director of MAS, Mr Ravi Menon, described ongoing initiatives for swift, simple, secure payments, enhancing convenience for customers and productivity for businesses.

Thai Listed Firms Show Strong Growth With Q2 Earnings Up 12%

Date 19/08/2016

• Q2 net profits worth THB 245 billion, 11.83 pct rise from a year earlier
• Total sales down 4.52 pct y-o-y at THB 2.51 trillion, but up 5.46 pct from Q1
• Lower costs boost gross profit margins to 25.62 pct

Approval Of Shenzhen Hong-Kong Stock Connect

Date 19/08/2016

The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission (SFC) issued a joint announcement on 16 August, 2016, approving in principle the establishment of mutual stock market access between Shenzhen and Hong Kong (Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect). The Stock Connect will be launched by Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), China Securities Depository & Clearing Company Limited (China Clear), and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC). It signifies a firm step forward towards legalization, market-orientation and internationalization of the Chinese capital market.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 19 August, 2016

Date 19/08/2016

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report for the week ending 19 August, 2016.

HKEX: Arrangements For Adjustment Of SOHO China Futures

Date 19/08/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to SOHO China Ltd (SOHO China) futures to account for SOHO China’s special dividend.

Open Interest Of TOCOM Gold Rolling Spot Renews All-Time High Above 110,000 Contracts

Date 19/08/2016

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. announced that open interest of Gold Rolling Spot futures contract was 110,694 contracts at the close of the August 19 sessions rising above 110,000 contracts for the first time. This renewed an all-time high marked on August 16, 2016 at 108,897 contracts.

CFTC Charges Deutsche Bank AG With Multiple Swap Reporting Violations, Related Supervision Failures, And Violation Of A Prior CFTC Order - CFTC And Deutsche Bank File Joint Motion Seeking The Appointment Of A Monitor To Ensure Deutsche Bank AG’s Compliance With Its Reporting Responsibilities Under The Commodity Exchange Act And CFTC Regulations

Date 19/08/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York today, charging Deutsche Bank AG (Deutsche Bank), a global banking and financial services company and provisionally registered Swap Dealer, with failing to report any swap data for multiple asset classes for five days; submitting incomplete and untimely swap data; failing to supervise its employees responsible for swap data reporting; having an inadequate Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plan; and violating a prior CFTC Order.

CFTC Charges Forex Capital Markets, LLC With Undercapitalization, Failing To Timely Report Undercapitalization Violation, And Guaranteeing Against Customer Losses

Date 19/08/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Forex Capital Markets, LLC (FXCM), charging FXCM with undercapitalization, failure to timely report its undercapitalization violation, and guaranteeing against customer losses. FXCM, with headquarters in New York, New York, is registered with the CFTC as a Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer (RFED).