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UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Takes Disciplinary Action Against Five Individuals And Three Firms In Relation To Solicitors’ Professional Indemnity Insurance And Other Insurance Schemes’ Failures

Date 01/02/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined five individuals and two firms a total of £15.5m, in addition to banning four of those individuals, for significant integrity and competence failings.

SGX Freight Monthly Report – January 2016

Date 01/02/2016

• SGX freight derivative volumes totaled a record 46,588 contracts in January (+57% m/m; +375% y/y), while open interest averaged a record 83,535 contracts (+14% m/m; +351% y/y).
• The Baltic Dry Index ended January down 34%, its largest monthly decline in two years, with Capesize rates seeing the steepest declines. Forward rate expectations also continued to reduce across the board, most significantly for Panamax and Supramax vessels.
• A perfect storm of falling oil prices, slower iron ore and coal import demand, and fears surrounding China’s economic growth drove freight rates to fresh lows. Weak demand sentiment looks set to continue to plague the dry bulk freight market in the weeks ahead.

New Share Link Enables Egyptian Investors To Trade Easily On Nasdaq Dubai Through MCDR

Date 01/02/2016

• Opportunity for Egyptians to diversify portfolios with overseas investments 
• New link established as exchange plans further activities in Egyp

ESMA Updates Registers Under MiFID And Short Selling Regulation

Date 01/02/2016

The registers under MiFID and the Short Selling Regulation have been migrated to the global ESMA Registers web portal.  

SGX Electricity Market Report

Date 01/02/2016

SGX Electricity Futures (EF) ended the first month of trading in 2016 with 123 lots, the third highest month after December and July. Total volume since trading started in June last year is now 1,056 lots (1,160 GWh). Open interest as at the end of last week was 559 lots (613 GWh). Daily settlement prices (DSP) for all contracts were between $53-$74/MWh in the past two weeks.  The furthest contract quarter, 1Q18 (Mar-18), was also traded for the first time last week.

Horizon Software To Offer Connectivity To Borsa İstanbul

Date 01/02/2016

Horizon Software today announced the launch of its new certified gateway to Borsa İstanbul. Horizon is the leading provider of electronic trading and algorithmic technology to the world’s exchanges, banks, brokers and fund managers and provides advanced trade order routing and execution connectivity to more than 80 exchanges. This latest integration will give institutions high-performance connectivity directly to Borsa İstanbul Derivatives Market (VIOP) via Horizon.

SGX Oil & Gas Monthly Report – January 2016

Date 01/02/2016

Oil
§  Weak sentiment continued into the new year with oil plummeting to fresh lows. Brent crude hit US$27.10/bbl on 20 January 2016, its lowest level since November 2003.

LCH.Clearnet Receives Recognition As A Clearing House In Singapore By MAS

Date 01/02/2016

• Firms subject to Singapore’s proposed clearing mandate will be able to meet their obligations by clearing at LCH.Clearnet
• Underscores LCH.Clearnet’s continued commitment to the Singaporean market and broader Asia-Pacific region

Verras Becomes Latest Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) Member

Date 01/02/2016

Verras Professional Services Limited has been approved as a Listings Member of the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE).

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Adjustments To Minimum Trading Margin, Price Limits And After-Hours Trading Time During The 2016 Spring Festival

Date 01/02/2016