The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced that it is working with key industry stakeholders to develop a guide to promote the responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data analytics by financial institutions. The guide will set out key principles and best practices for the use of AI and data analytics,…
Read moreJapan Exchange Group has released the trading overview (preliminary estimates) for FY2017 & March 2018. Cash Equity Market In FY2017, daily average trading value for the TSE 1st Section (domestic common stocks) reached JPY 2.957 trillion, an all-time high. In the ETF market, trading value was JPY 46.799 trillion (daily average: JPY 191 billion), the…
Read moreOn March 29, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) held the signing ceremony of Agreements on the Listing of Securities (2018 Revision), signally the official start of work on signing the new agreements. This is another major move of SZSE to implement the newly amended Measures on the Administration of Stock Exchange (the “Measures”) for perfecting institutional…
Read moreTokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) has just released its trading volumes report with mixed results for March 2018. The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 222,918 ( +80.1% MoM / -16.3% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 10,615. 項目 March 2018 Trading Volume Daily Average Change on Previous Month Year on Year…
Read moreThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has charged the pastor of one of the largest Protestant churches in the country and a self-described financial planner in a scheme to defraud elderly investors by selling them interests in defunct, pre-Revolutionary Chinese bonds. The SEC's complaint alleges that, in 2013 and 2014, Kirbyjon Caldwell,…
Read moreThe UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Personal Loan Now. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics…
Read moreUK financial regulator Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued its latest warning against an unregulated financial services provider targeting UK consumers. The FCA’s latest warning is against the company KayaFX. KayaFX is not authorised by the FCA but has been targeting people in the UK and is also carrying on regulated activities which require authorisation:…
Read moreThe Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has published amendments to National Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities (NI 45-102) and changes to Companion Policy 45-102CP to National Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities (45-102CP). We recognize that Canadian investors are increasingly interested in participating in the global capital markets,” said Louis Morisset, CSA Chair and President and CEO…
Read moreThe United States has reached an agreement with Barclays Capital, Inc. and several of its affiliates (together, Barclays) to settle a civil action filed in December 2016 in which the United States sought civil penalties for alleged conduct related to Barclays’ underwriting and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) between 2005 and 2007. Barclays will…
Read moreSharing sensitive information can pose potential privacy and security risks The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced that it has issued an Investor Alert to help consumers consider the risks of sharing personal financial account information and other sensitive information with data aggregators. Companies that offer financial data aggregation services put information about financial holdings…
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