The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated today its Q&A on practical questions regarding the implementation of the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). The updated Q&As include new answers regarding: Disclosure of inside information related to Pillar II requirements; and Blanket cancellation of orders policy. The purpose of this document is to promote common…
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it has completed its two-year review of banks involved in 1MDB-related transactions known to-date. In its latest regulatory actions, MAS has imposed financial penalties on Credit Suisse and United Overseas Bank (UOB), as well as issued Prohibition Orders (POs) against three individuals and served notice of its…
Read moreMillennium Exchange announced that has released its new version of Oslo Børs’ trading system. Application certification is required for all software applications before they can be used towards Oslo Børs’ trading system. The purpose is to ensure that new software applications accessing the trading system does not pose threats to the normal operation and stability…
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Belize financial regulator IFSC (International Financial Services Commission) has issued a warning regarding the business company One Life Network Limited. It has come to the notice of the IFSC that an entity calling itself ‘One Life Network Limited’, an International Business Company registered in Belize, is conducting trading without first obtaining the required licence from…
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Nasdaq Inc (NASDAQ: NDAQ) and Astana International Financial Centre JSC (AIFC) today announced a new, significant agreement. Nasdaq has been selected to power Kazakhstan’s nascent stock exchange, the AIFC Exchange. The exchange is targeted to launch in late-2017 and will initially trade equities and fixed income with other asset classes for future phases. Within the…
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ETCs track futures contracts on aluminium, lead, copper, nickel, zinc and tin Six new exchange traded commodities (ETCs) issued by BNP Paribas Arbitrage Issuance B.V. have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Monday. The new ETCs enable investors to participate in the performance of futures contracts on individual industrial metals. Futures contracts represent…
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In a meeting held last night, the Index Committee of Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) announced that has decided to temporarily remove Ezdan Holding Group Co. from the components of QSE Index in light of Ezdan EGM decision in principle to transform it from a public shareholding company to a private joint stock company. The Index…
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Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced that has charged a former substantial shareholder of Maxbiz Corporation Bhd, Datuk Andrew Leong Wye Keong, with four counts of insider trading. Andrew Leong was charged under section 188(2)(a) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 (CMSA) for disposing 2,131,400 units of Maxbiz shares in his son’s account…
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Dubai International Financial Centre Authority (DIFC Authority) has announced that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, has enacted new Electronic Transactions Law, DIFC Law No. 2 of 2017 (Electronic Transactions Law). The enactment of the Electronic Transactions Law clarifies, for all purposes in the DIFC,…
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Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) introduced Osaka Exchange Alert Mail today, which immediately notices any trading suspension etc. of OSE derivative products due to system trouble, and the delay in publication etc. of settlement prices or SPAN Risk Parameter Files by Japan Securities Clearing Corporation. Users can receive email alerts from Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) related…
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