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Bank Of England Prudential Regulation Authority And FCA: Financial Services Compensation Scheme – Management Expenses Levy Limit 2015/16 – CP2/15

Date 19/01/2015

This consultation seeks views on the management expenses levy limit (MELL) proposed by the FCA and PRA for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) for 2015/16.

SIFMA Statement On Bank Tax In White House Proposal

Date 19/01/2015

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO, on the bank tax included in the proposal released last night by the White House:

Danmarks Nationalbank Interest Rate Reduction

Date 19/01/2015

Effective from 20 January 2015, Danmarks Nationalbank's lending rate and interest rate on certificates of deposit are reduced by 0.15 percentage point. The discount rate and the current account rate are unchanged.

Moscow Exchange: Compliance With The IOSCO Principles For Financial Benchmarks

Date 19/01/2015

Moscow Exchange as an administrator of the financial benchmarks for the Russian equity, fixed income, FX and money markets has undertaken internal audit procedures and prepared a report in accordance with the IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks.

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) Monthly Statistical Report December 2014

Date 19/01/2015

Listing

Total number of listed companies on the main market amounted to 214 at the end of December 2014. Meanwhile, the number of listed companies on Nilex reached 33 at the end of the month.

Steven Maijoor, ESMA Chair, Delivers Remarks At Opening Session Of Asian Financial Forum In Hong Kong

Date 19/01/2015

Steven Maijoor, ESMA Chair, delivered a short speech during the plenary session at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong.

Transmission System Operators Elia, RTE And Tennet Jointly Take 36.7% Share In EPEX SPOT - EEX Indirect Majority Shareholder Of European Power Exchange

Date 19/01/2015

The shareholder structure of the European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT SE has changed: The holding HGRT of European Transmission System Operators Elia (Belgium), RTE (France) and Tennet (Netherlands) has taken a 36.7% share in EPEX SPOT. The shares originate from EEX which now holds 13.3% (formerly 50%). In exchange, EEX Group has received the 53% stake of HGRT in French Energy Exchange Powernext. The share of Powernext in EPEX SPOT remains unchanged at 50%; EEX is indirect majority shareholder of EPEX SPOT. The change has become effective on 1st January 2015.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: The New Tel-Bond Index – Tel Bond Non-Linked Begin Trading On January 20th, 2015

Date 19/01/2015

The Tel Bond Non-linked Index Comprises Corporate Bonds Included in Tel Bond-Shekel and Tel Bond-Floating Indices. The new index, is the eleventh Tel Bond index calculated by TASE and includes 74 bond series with a 2% weight cap limit, issued by 45 issuers with a market capitalization of approx NIS 50 billion.

Platts JKM™ For February-Delivered LNG Falls To Four-Year Low - Falls A Record 47.3% Year Over Year On High Inventories And Falling Crude Oil Prices

Date 19/01/2015

Prices of spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) for February delivery to Asia plunged to a four-year low, averaging $9.911 per million British thermal units (/MMBtu), according to latest Platts Japan/Korea Marker (Platts JKM™) data for month-ahead delivery.  The figure reflects the daily Platts JKM assessed between December 16 and January 15, expressed as a monthly average.

Change Of Shares Of Moscow Exchange Indices On January 20, 2015

Date 19/01/2015

The total number of ordinary shares (Qi) of JSC "Inter RAO" used in Moscow Exchange indices will be adjusted on January 20, 2015. The new value — 104 400 000 000.