ASIC announced that it has cancelled the Australian financial services (AFS) license of NSW-based company Smart Trader International Pty Ltd (AFS 475277) for failing to lodging its financial statements and auditor's reports for a period of three years. ASIC Chair Peter Kell said: Licensees are required to lodge financial statements and auditor's reports with ASIC…
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SIX Swiss Exchange announced that it has welcomed Gair Loch Enterprises Ltd as its first new trading participant in 2018. SIX Swiss Exchange offers excellent trading conditions as well as premium products and services. We are happy that Gair Loch Enterprises has joined our exchange and wish them successful trading," commented Gregor Braun, Head Member…
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TMX Group Limited (TSX:X) has released its annual report for 2017. Details can be seen in the tables below. Interest Rate Futures contracts The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 138,573 (+ 54.1% MoM / - 18.9% YoY) and its average daily volume was 6,599. 項目 December 2017 Trading Volume Daily Average Change…
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Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) informed that it has added to its Investment Caution List unregulated eSports company BitPlay Ltd. BitPlay Ltd. claims to be an online eSports betting platform provider, located in London, England. BCSC has recently become aware of BitPlay and its advertisement targeting British Columbia (BC) residents, offering…
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In 2018, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange Eurex, part of Deutsche Börse Group, announced that it will continue to focus on helping its clients to navigate the regulatory changes ahead. The introduction of MiFID II, rising capital requirements and Brexit pose challenges to the whole market,” said CEO Thomas Book. “In this environment, we gather our…
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Based on the order book statistics, turnover from all trading activities at Boerse Stuttgart amounted to around EUR 80.6 billion in 2017. As such the turnover across every asset class at Germany’s leading floor-trading exchange was slightly above the previous year’s level. In 2017, Boerse Stuttgart set a new record of EUR 17.8 billion for…
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Europex' announcement about the entry into application of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and its accompanying Regulation (MiFIR) marks a major milestone in European energy commodity trading. The great majority of gas and electricity derivative contracts as well as all EU ETS emission allowances are now classified as financial instruments –…
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)’s main index hit a new record high in the first trading day of 2018 by closing at 1,778.53 points, the highest closing level since its inception in 1975, while gaining 24.82 points or 1.42 percent from end-2017. Combined market capitalization of SET and Market for Alternative Investment (mai) rose…
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The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) has published and ‘goes live’ with a number of enhancements to its “Prudential – Investment, Insurance Intermediation and Banking” (PRU) Rulebook. This follows a successful public consultation which completed on 7 December 2017. The new enhancements cover the prudential supervision of banks, insurance…
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Germans continue investing heavily in gold / Increase of 57 tonnes over previous year / Europe's largest physically-backed gold security The gold holdings of the Xetra-Gold physically-backed bearer note of 175.04 tonnes at the end of 2017 marks a new all-time high. That figure stood at just 117.59 at the end of 2016. The reserve…
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