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HKEX: No Trading Today In Securities And Derivatives Markets Due To Issuance Of Typhoon Signal No. 8

Date 21/10/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that today's trading sessions in the securities and derivatives markets, including After-Hours Futures Trading, have been cancelled due to the issuance of Typhoon Signal No. 8.

Kenyan And Australian Regulators Sign Agreement To Support Fintech Innovation

Date 21/10/2016

The Capital Markets Authority of Kenya (CMA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today signed a Co-operation Agreement which aims to promote innovation in financial services in their respective markets.

MNI China Business Sentiment Survey: Chinese Business Sentiment Falls To Five-Month Low - Production And New Orders Lead Decline In Confidence

Date 21/10/2016

Following a pickup in conditions towards the end of the third quarter, business sentiment among China’s largest companies pulled back in October. Chinese firms also re-assessed the outlook for the future, according to the latest MNI China Business Sentiment Survey.

ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed In Asia Pacific Ex-Japan Reached A New Record Of 132 Billion US Dollars At The End Of Q3 2016

Date 21/10/2016

ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex-Japan reached a new record of US$132 billion at the end of Q3 2016. Net flows gathered by ETFs/ETPs in September were US$6.46 Bn, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s September 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report (click here to view the ETFGI global asset growth chart for ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex-Japan).

US Justiice Department: Former California-Based Global Vice President Of International Technology Company And Two Others Indicted In Scheme To Commit Insider Trading And Money Laundering

Date 21/10/2016

A former Palo Alto, California, based global vice president of SAP SE and two other individuals were charged in a federal indictment for their roles in a scheme to commit insider trading and money laundering that allegedly resulted in hundreds of thousands of dollars in profits.

Readout From A US Treasury Spokesperson Of The Administration’s Meeting With Financial Regulators And CEOs On Cybersecurity In The Financial Services Sector

Date 21/10/2016

HKEX: Securities And Derivatives Markets Delay Open Due To Issuance Of Typhoon Signal No. 8

Date 21/10/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that the morning trading in its securities market, including Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect trading, and derivatives market has been delayed due to the issuance of Typhoon Signal No. 8.

Money.Net Wins FIA Innovator Competition

Date 20/10/2016

FIA announced that Money.Net is the winner of the 2016 FIA Expo Innovator of the Year award.  The winner was announced during the second day of the Futures and Options Expo, which drew more than 5,100 registrants this year. 

Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Free Float Adjustment In SDAX - Changes To Be Effective 25 October

Date 20/10/2016

On Thursday, Deutsche Börse announced an unscheduled adjustment to the free float of Capital Stage AG in SDAX. The company’s free float changed by more than 10 percentage points, which was caused by a capital increase due to an acquisition of another company as well as a significant change in shareholder structure of Capital Stage AG.

Professor Michael Aitken Wins Australia Prime Minister’s Prize For Innovation - Fairness Underpins Efficiency: The Profitable Innovations Saving Australia Billions

Date 20/10/2016

Global stock markets are fairer and more efficient thanks to the work of Professor Michael Aitken. Now he’s applying his information technology and markets know-how to improve health, mortgage, and other markets. He says there are billions of dollars of potential savings in health expenditure in Australia alone, that can go hand in glove with significant improvements in consumers’ health.