Category: Financial Services

Deutsche Börse
March 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Börse to launch Sustainable Finance Initiative

Deutsche Börse announced that will be launching the Sustainable Finance Initiative in Frankfurt. The aim is to establish new interdisciplinary structures for sustainable entrepreneurship along with some 100 of the financial centre's key participants in order to explore new business areas. Banks, financial institutions, rating and ranking agencies, investors, insurance companies, data providers and representatives…

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March 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

OTC Clear launches client clearing ahead of Hong Kong Clearing Mandate

OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited (OTC Clear), a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) that provides clearing and settlement services for over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions, has launched a client clearing service following approval by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). Client clearing has been rolled out ahead of the effective date of…

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SGX announces trading volumes
March 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX to enhance recovery processes following trading disruption last year

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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sfc warning
March 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Century Holdings Ltd to its alert list

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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March 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nigerian Stock Exchange partners with Access Bank

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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ESMA ceases renewal of product intervention CFDs measures
March 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA to cooperate with non-EU regulators on CCPS

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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March 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX publishes latest Listing Committee report

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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