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Thai Bourse And Morningstar Announce Winners Of 2015 Fund Awards

Date 19/03/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with Morningstar Research (Thailand) Ltd. and Association of Investment Management Companies (AIMC), today organized the “SET & Morningstar Fund Awards Thailand” event to develop and enhance Thailand’s fund industry. Two “SET Excellence Awards” were granted to an Exchange-traded Fund house and a Property Fund & Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) house, together with seven “Morningstar Fund Awards”.

Deutsche Börse: Subscription Launch For Enterprise Holdings Ltd. Bond In The Entry Standard

Date 19/03/2015

Enterprise Holdings Ltd. (ISIN DE000A1ZWPT5) is issuing a corporate bond in the Entry Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The bond can be subscribed from today until 26 March 2015, subject to early termination of subscription. It has an issue volume of up to €85 million. The corporate bond runs for five years and has a coupon rate of 7.00 percent. Its nominal denomination is €1,000.  

FIA Japan Financial Market Conference 2015 Registration Has Started

Date 19/03/2015

On May 12th-13th, Futures Industry Association Japan (FIA Japan) welcomes you to join industry leading experts at the FIA Japan Financial Market Conference 2015. We are building on the tremendous success of the previous event held in 2012, which attracted more than 400 attendees from the Japanese and international financial market community. The 2015 conference will address the key issues, challenges and opportunities impacting both the global and Japanese trading environment today.

Korea Exchange: Designation Of Underlying Basket Bonds Used To Determine The Final Settlement Price

Date 19/03/2015

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For Non-Principal Futures On March 18, 2015

Date 19/03/2015

As per p.8 of Principal and non-principal futures listing Methodology (approved by NCC Management Board 29 May 2014) on 03/18/2015, 19-00 (MSK) ri, Xi parameters for non-principal futures were changed to next values:

Shanghai Stock Exchange: Always Striving For Protecting Investors’ Rights

Date 19/03/2015

2014 marked the year for the reform and innovation of China’s capital market, and the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) seized the opportunity to launch wider changes and achieve leaping progress. While sticking to the developing strategies of the blue chip market, the bond market, the derivatives market and internationalization, we placed emphasis on protecting, instructing and serving investors by promoting such innovative businesses as Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and stock option. With the incoming International Consumer Rights Day on March 15, the SSE provided activities like inviting legal experts to air their opinions and suggestions about “Regulating the Capital Market by Law and Improving Protection of Investors’ Rights”, in a bid to improve the long-term mechanism for protecting investors’ rights in the securities market. Here is our briefing for all investors.

ASIC Issues Major Cyber Resilience Report

Date 19/03/2015

ASIC today published Report 429 Cyber resilience: Health Check(REP 429) to help its regulated population improve cyber resilience.

Pan Xuexian, Deputy To The NPC And Chairman Of The Supervisors Shanghai Stock Exchange: Accelerate Regulatory Transformation, Improve Regulatory Efficiency

Date 19/03/2015

Pan Xuexian, Deputy to the NPC and Chairman of the Supervisors of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), said in an interview with Xinhuanet.com during the 2015 NPC and CPPCC sessions on March 9 that 2015 would be a crucial year for all-round regulatory transformation in the securities regulatory system. With the promotion of innovation and reform, the capital market’s function of serving the real economy will be further enhanced, thus fulfilling its role as a “barometer” for the real economy.

2014 A Stellar Year For DIFC With 18% Growth In Companies, 15% Increase In Leased Office Space

Date 19/03/2015

Dubai International Financial Centre, the mature global financial hub connecting the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) markets with the economies of Europe, Asia and the Americas, yesterday announced results for 2014 that were the second strongest ever since its inception in 2004.

SIFMA Statement On The Revised Implementation Date for Non-Cleared Derivatives Margin Rules

Date 19/03/2015

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., president and CEO, after the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) announced a revised implementation date for margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives:

"Margin rules for non-centrally cleared derivatives are among the most complicated and important aspects of the regulatory reform agenda, and the industry has been working hard to get to a position to implement those rules without delay once regulators finalize them.  Given the ongoing national rulemaking processes, we welcome the BCBS/IOSCO decision to extend their recommended start date for the phase-in of those rules. "