Shenzhen and Luxembourg partner with IIGF to launch new Green Bond Index Series LeapRate

March 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Shenzhen and Luxembourg partner with IIGF to launch new Green Bond Index Series

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.…

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…

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…

March 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Italy regulator CONSOB warns against Godhand Edge Fund Management Llc

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…

March 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC bans a former account executive of HSBC Broking Securities for six months

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…

March 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX enhances shareholding information at HKEXnews

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) just announced that is offering new Stock Connect shareholding information on the HKEXnews website. Investors are now able to view on the HKEXnews website a full list of the combined shareholdings of Hong Kong and international investors in individual A shares through Stock Connect and similarly, a full…

March 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Former director fined for failing to notify market of share trading

Mr Angus Matthew Holt, of Sunshine Beach, Queensland, has been convicted and fined in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court for failing to lodge notices regarding his share trading during the period 13 January 2015 to 3 July 2015. Mr Holt was a director and executive chairman of Optiscan Imaging Limited between February 2009 and July 2015.…

March 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ANZ comments on ASIC review into financial advice

Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ASX:ANZ) today commented on the release of the Australian Securities & Investments Commission’s (ASIC) review into how large institutions oversee financial advisers. ANZ Group Executive Wealth Australia Alexis George said: We know we need to work harder to maintain the trust of our customers and we will continue to…

March 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ASIC acts against financial advice provider Wealth and Risk Management Pty Ltd

ASIC has commenced proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia against Wealth and Risk Management Pty Ltd (WRM), and related companies Yes FP Pty Ltd (Yes FP) and Jeca Pty Ltd (trading as Yes FS) (Yes FS), in relation to various alleged breaches of the Corporations Act 2001 and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission…

March 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Brandywine (HK) Global Investment Management Limited 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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