The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced new members of its Fintech Advisory Committee (FAC), which advises OSC staff on developments and trends in the fintech space, as well as the unique challenges encountered by innovative businesses in the securities industry. This year’s FAC includes key players from a broad spectrum of the fintech community, ranging…
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The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) reviewed the key information documents for just over 8,000 funds and on that basis, offers an overview of funds distributed in France, explanatory factors for variations observed in the fees, an analysis of funds that charge the highest fees and an assessment of performance fees. It found that 148…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) informed that it is proceeding with its plan to include its most actively traded equity index options - Hang Seng Index (HSI) Options, Hang Seng China Enterprises Index Options (HSCEI) Options, Mini-HSI Options and Mini- HSCEI Options (equity index options) - in the T+1 Session (after hours trading)…
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The Court of First Instance (CFI) announced that it has granted orders sought by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in its proceedings against Qunxing Paper Holdings Company Limited (Qunxing), its former chairman and vice-chairman – Mr Zhu Yu Guo and his son, Mr Zhu Mo Qun – as well as its subsidiary…
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm Sunshine Credit. 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 to…
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TMX Group Limited (TSX:X) has just announced January 2018 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha) and Montréal Exchange (MX). MX reached an overall open interest record of 7,889,212 contracts on January 17, 2018 and an equity option open interest record of 3,760,575 contracts on January…
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Devexperts, the developer of trading platforms and market data solutions, announced that it has successfully passed conformance tests and obtained Advanced Level FIX certificates for Equity and Derivatives Markets from Borsa Istanbul. The certifications from Borsa Istanbul assure that dxTrade, the multi-asset and multi-market trading platform developed by Devexperts, satisfies the requirements for executing advanced…
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ELEKTROMREŽA SRBIJE (EMS), the European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT, the Hungarian Power Exchange HUPX, the Hungarian Independent Transmission Operator Company MAVIR and the South East European Power Exchange SEEPEX have announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which foresees the creation of a strong cross-regional power exchange in the Central and South…
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NZX has announced that it will adjust the NZ milk price options minimum exercise price intervals to NZD 5 cents from NZD 10 cents, effective 8 March 2018. The change will allow traders in NZX’s dairy derivatives market to price structured options more accurately, and increase the amount of listed strikes as liquidity grows. This…
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Belize financial regulator IFSC has issued a Warning Notice regarding a company called Littinvest Ltd. The entity is not licensed under the IFSC Act to provide, carry on, transact, or hold himself out as providing, carrying on, or transacting any of the international financial services as set out in the Schedule of the IFSC Act…
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