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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 13/04/2015

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 14 April 2015, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

Singapore Deputy Prime Minister And Minister For Finance, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, To Visit The United States From 14 To 18 April

Date 13/04/2015

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, will be visiting New York and Washington, D.C. from 14 to 18 April 2015. In Washington D.C., DPM Tharman will attend the meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) and the G20 Finance Ministers. The meetings will discuss actions to achieve economic resilience in the face of emerging challenges and sustain the global recovery. In New York, DPM Tharman will meet with business leaders and Singaporean professionals.

Boat To Support Industry With MiFID II Transparency Solution - Complexity Of Europe’s New Trading Transparency Regime Addressed By New Offering

Date 13/04/2015

Boat Services Ltd, independent OTC trade reporting service provider, has announced that it will apply for approved publication arrangement (APA) authorization under MiFID II.

Startupbootcamp Accelerator Reveals The Global Fintech Stars Of The Future Selected To Join Singapore Programme - 10 Startups Chosen Following Exhaustive Search Across 12 APAC Financial Centres - Programme Backed By DBS, MasterCard, Route 66 Ventures, SBT Venture Capital, MAS And Infocomm Investments

Date 13/04/2015

Startupbootcamp FinTech, the leading accelerator focused on financial innovation, has today announced the 10 international startups selected to join its inaugural Singapore programme. The finalists, which include teams from across Asia-Pacific and Europe have been chosen by a panel of industry experts, including representatives from Startupbootcamp partners DBS, MasterCard and Infocomm Investments.

Korea Exchange: Analysis On Dividend To Price Ratio And Price Fluctuation Ratio

Date 13/04/2015

LCH.Clearnet Appoints Group Head Of Technology And Operations

Date 13/04/2015

• Steve Briscoe will lead development of Group’s technology and operations
• Joins group from RBS; with 20 years’ financial services industry experience

Horizon Software’s Trading And Volatility Management Platform Selected By Euronext

Date 13/04/2015

Horizon Software has been selected by Euronext, the leading exchange in the Eurozone, for monitoring and pricing derivatives instruments in real-time and to calculate and disseminate settlement prices on an intra-day basis.

Clearstream’s March 2015 Figures - Assets Under Custody Climb 12 Percent Vs March 2014 To EUR 13.5 Trillion - GSF Services See Rise In Monthly Average Outstanding To EUR 653.2 Billion - ICSD Settlement Transactions Rise 18 Percent Vs March 2014 To 4.6 Million

Date 13/04/2015

Business stream 1: Custody 

In March 2015, the overall value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of 12 percent to EUR 13.5 trillion (compared to EUR 12.1 trillion in March 2014).

Aquis Exchange To Launch Closing Order Type (MaC) - Introduces An Alternative To The End-Of-Day Auction Monopoly - Has Buy-Side And Broker Support - Fully Transparent And MiFID II Compliant

Date 13/04/2015

Aquis Exchange, the subscription-based European equities exchange*, will introduce a new order type – Market at Close (MaC) – that allows its Members to enter orders for matching on the Aquis Exchange platform at the closing price of the market-of-listing end-of-day auction. This initiative is supported by a number of key asset management and brokerage firms.

KRX: KOSPI Opening A New Era With KRW 1,300 Trillion Of Market Capitalization

Date 13/04/2015