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TheCityUK: London Employment In Financial And Related Professional Services Hits Record High

Date 02/02/2015

TheCityUK’s new London Employment Survey, released today, shows that the financial and related professional services industry has continued its strong recovery, with employment in London hitting a record high of 709,500 in December 2014 – up 2.5% year-on-year – driven largely by a surge in professional services jobs (up 4.3%).  TheCityUK expects this upwards trend to continue over 2015, forecasting a 2.7% rise, or a further 19,200 jobs.

Near Real-Time Stock Connect Turnover Info Is Now Available On HKEx’s Homepage

Date 02/02/2015

From this morning, HKEx is providing near real-time turnover information on Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect on its website. The latest turnover, updated minute-by-minute, is now available for viewing on the website’s home page at hkex.com.hk and its mobile website at m.hkex.com.hk. The turnover information is also available on the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect page at www.hkex.com.hk/chinaconnect<http://www.hkex.com.hk/chinaconnect>

TheCityUK Responds To Lords EU Committee Report On EU Financial Regulatory Framework

Date 02/02/2015

Responding to the House of Lords EU Committee’s report on the EU financial regulatory framework, published today (Monday 2 February), Chris Cummings, Chief Executive of TheCityUK, comments:

“The Lords EU Committee’s report on the EU financial regulatory framework recognises that as a result of such a rapid response post-crisis, certain legislative reforms may have been agreed without the usual high standards of consultation and impact assessment."

EU Financial Regulatory Framework: An Impressive Achievement, But Weaknesses Remain

Date 02/02/2015

The House of Lords EU Committee report 'The post-crisis EU financial regulatory framework' concludes that, given the magnitude of the task that they faced in responding to a once-in-a-generation crisis, the EU institutions performed well.

China Merchants Securities Partners With Fidessa - New Trading Platform Live And Delivering Expanded Capabilities

Date 02/02/2015

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) has today announced that China Merchants Securities (CMS) is live on Fidessa's fully managed and outsourced Asian trading platform, having upgraded from its previous system to benefit from expanded capabilities.

NZX Publishes NXT Guidance Notes

Date 02/02/2015

NZX today published the following guidance notes to assist companies and their advisors in the interpretation of NXT’s Market Rules and, where applicable, the NZX Participant Rules:

- Listing as a NXT company 
- Key Operating Milestones 
- NXT Disclosure Framework 
- Trading Halts & Suspensions 
- Migration to NZX Main Board 
- Eligibility to trade on NXT Market 
- NXT Advisors

Tokyo Financial Exchange Trading Volume In January 2015

Date 02/02/2015

The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures in January was 222,331 ( + 93.3% MoM / △ 27.6% YoY) and its average daily volume was 11,702 . See the TABLE 1 for the composition of the trading volume. 

ADX Suspends Trading On 3 Companies Due To A Technical Issue

Date 02/02/2015

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced today the 1st of February 2015 that it has suspended trading on the shares of 3 listed companies due to a technical issue in the shares ownership limits calculation. This move from ADX comes to protect the best interest of investors. 

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For January 2015 Contract

Date 02/02/2015

Final settlement price of Middle East Crude Oil for January 2015 contract is 34,300 yen.

Qatar Stock Exchange Will Host In October 2015 The WFE 55th General Assembly And Annual Meetings

Date 01/02/2015

Qatar Stock Exchange will host the 55th General Assembly and Annual Meeting of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) during the period from 19th-21st October 2015.  The WFE is also the world''''s largest gathering of exchanges as it is the trade association of 64 publicly regulated stock, futures and options exchanges from all over the world, in addition to other affiliate and correspondent members.