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    Trading & Investment

    HKFE Obtains CFTC Certification for More MSCI Contracts

    By Editors | 06/10/2020

    Two broad-based Taiwan equity index contracts have received CFTC certification, allowing them to be offered and sold to persons in the US.

    Trading & Investment

    Malaysian MSMEs Cross MYR 1bn Crowdfunding Mark

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/10/2020

    The SC highlighted a “considerable increase” in investor participation in markets via digital investment managers, ECF and P2P platforms, digital asset exchanges and online brokers.

    Market Data & Technology

    JPX Forms Committee to Investigate TSE System Failure

    By Editors | 06/10/2020

    The TSE said a failure occurred in a memory module of an Arrowhead shared disk device, where operations did not switch over to a secondary device due to a device setting.

    Trading & Investment

    HKEX Set to Adopt Enhancements to Pre-opening Session

    By Editors | 06/10/2020

    The POS enhancements, finalised in December, involve the adoption of features from the closing auction session, with the aim of improving price discovery and trading liquidity.

    Trading & Investment

    Osaka Exchange to Launch Petroleum Index Futures

    By Editors | 05/10/2020

    The new futures contract will be based on the CME Group Petroleum Index and launch by year-end, subject to regulatory approvals.

    Structural Regulation

    EU Antitrust Objections Expected Over LSEG-Refinitiv Deal

    By Manesh Samtani | 05/10/2020

    EU regulators are said to have antitrust concerns over LSEG’s proposed acquisition of Refivitiv. A Singapore consultation covering similar concerns is closing soon.

    Trading & Investment

    ISDA Receives Positive Business Review Letter from DOJ

    By Manesh Samtani | 05/10/2020

    The letter brings ISDA a step closer to publishing a supplement and related protocol that will make IBOR fallbacks in derivatives a reality.

    Trading & Investment

    SGX RegCo Publishes Regulatory Guide on Algorithmic Trading

    By Manesh Samtani | 02/10/2020

    The guide describes the governance, risk controls, and development and testing process that SGX members should have in place when using algorithms in trading.

    Trading & Investment

    Hardware Failure Causes Full Day Closure at Tokyo Exchange

    By Editors | 01/10/2020

    The TSE apologised for inconvenience caused to investors and said it is replacing the faulty hardware. Trading is expected to resume Friday.

    Trading & Investment

    SONIA Quoting Conventions to be Adopted in UK Swaps Market

    By Editors | 01/10/2020

    Interdealer brokers should base quotes in the sterling swaps market on SONIA rather than LIBOR from 27 October, the FCA and BOE say.

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