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Thai Listed Companies’ Increased Focus On Actual Practices Of Governance And Sustainability Have Led To Higher CG Scores In 2015 In All Governance Aspects

Date 19/10/2015

The Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD), with support from the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), disclosed the CGR 2015 findings of 588 listed companies which show an average score of 75 percent, considered to be a good level of governance practice. This year, the assessment reveals that Thai listed companies have put more emphasis on the actual practices of governance as stipulated in their CG  policies, a clear move towards substance as opposed to form. Listed companies also underscored the importance of social responsibilities to attain sustainable growth in their business operations.

The UK Prudential Regulation Authority’s Approach To Identifying Other Systemically Important Institutions (O-SIIs) – CP39/15

Date 19/10/2015

Background

In this consultation paper (CP), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) sets out the criteria and scoring methodology it proposes to use to identify other systemically important institutions (O-SIIs). These criteria and methodology are derived from Article 131(3) of the Capital Requirements Directive (2013/36/EU) (CRD) – which requires O-SIIs to be identified- and follow the European Banking Authority (EBA) Guidelines 2014/10 on the criteria to determine the conditions of application of Article 131(3) CRD in relation to the assessment of O-SIIs.

Oslo Børs – Introducing Merkur Market

Date 19/10/2015

As previously announced, Oslo Børs will introduce Merkur Market in January 2016. Merkur Market will be introduced on the existing version of Millennium Exchange, although additional values ​​in the combined reference data files for Merkur Market, Oslo Børs, Oslo Axess and Nordic ABM require minor adjustments to be carried out by third parties. The changes in the reference data files will come into force in the production environment Monday 7 December 2015, and in the test environment from Monday 2 November 2015.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Joint Session Of The 35th General Meeting Of Financial System Council And The 23rd Meeting Of Sectional Committee On Financial System

Date 19/10/2015

Joint session of the 35th general meeting of Financial System Council and the 23rd meeting of Sectional Committee on Financial System will be held on October 23, 2015 as follows.

Orc Adds OneTick Data Management To Strengthen MiFID II-Compliant Solutions Offering

Date 19/10/2015

Orc, the global market leader in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives, today announced a partnership with OneMarketData, LLC, to make OneMarketData’s flagship OneTick product an integral component of Orc’s Trading Bricks and Execution Bricks platforms.

CME Group And China Construction Bank Sign Memorandum Of Understanding - First Time That Offshore Chinese Renminbi Futures Contracts Will Be Physically Deliverable Into London

Date 19/10/2015

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and China Construction Bank, a leading commercial bank in China, announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the further strengthening of their business relationship.

Neonet Goes Live With New BATS Periodic Auctions Book - Continues To Expand Liquidity Access For Clients Trading Larger Size Orders

Date 19/10/2015

Neonet, the independent agency broker and execution specialist, today announced that it will provide access to BATS Periodic Auctions Book from its go-live date today.

Record And Replay A Whole Trading Day With Horizon Platform

Date 19/10/2015

Horizon Software has today announced the launch of its innovative market data recording and replaying module. The Horizon Replayer allows financial institutions to replay an entire day of market data for a broad range of asset classes and instruments, including stocks, futures, options, bonds, indexes and ETFs. For the first time this enables traders to test and fine-tune their algo strategies using real-time data.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Approval Of Initial Program’s Listing (TOKYO PRO-BOND Market): Banco Latinoamericano De Comercio Exterior, S.A.

Date 19/10/2015

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange approved a program listing application from Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. for listing on the professional-oriented TOKYO PRO-BOND Market.

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)

Date 19/10/2015

The total value of shares traded for the week ending 15 October 2015 amounted to SAR 27.24 billion, increasing by 32.14% over the previous week; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,742.30 billion at the end of this period, increasing by 0.65% over the previous week.