Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has directed Singapore Exchange (SGX) to implement measures to enhance its recovery processes and operational resilience, following supervisory investigation into the trading disruption to the securities market on 14 July 2016. These measures include recommendations by the Industry Working Group (IWG), comprising SGX and industry stakeholders. SGX will contribute…
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Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…
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Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) announced that has filed a civil suit at the Kuala Lumpur High Court against three individuals – namely Koh Tee Jin, Koh Thiam Seong and Koh Hui Sim – for insider trading involving the shares of Axis Incorporation Berhad (Axis). In the suit filed on 13 March 2017, SC claimed that…
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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) in collaboration with Access Bank Plc will commemorate the 2017 Global Money Week themed: ‘Learn. Save. Earn’ with a series of educational programs to raise awareness and improve the capabilities of young people to make sound decisions when it comes to financial matters. The knowledge sharing sessions will hold from…
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The International Institute of Green Finance (IIGF), part of the Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE) in Beijing, has partnered with the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) to launch the CUFE-CNI Green Bond Index Series, the first Chinese Green Bond index to provide synchronous quotes between China and Europe.…
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced that has established five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). The MoUs establish cooperation arrangements, including the exchange of information, regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) which are established and authorised or recognised in Brasil, Japan, India, the Dubai International Financial Center or the…
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The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), today (Monday) published its Listing Committee Report 2016, a review of the work of the Listing Committee in upholding market quality last year and an overview of its policy agenda for 2017 and beyond. 2016 was…
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The National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa – CONSOB) just reported that the company Godhand Edge Fund Management Llc is not authorised to provide investment services or activities in Italy in any way. The Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa (CONSOB) is the…
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Philip Leung Ming Yin, a former account executive of HSBC Broking Securities (Asia) Limited (HSBC Securities), from re-entering the industry for six months from 17 March 2017 to 16 September 2017. The SFC found that Leung used his mobile phone and messaging application WeChat to receive…
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