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ESMA Will Not Exempt The Collateralisation Of Bank Guarantees For Energy Derivatives Under EMIR

Date 19/11/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has decided not to further extend the existing grace period of three years for the non-financial firms’ use of non-collateralised bank guarantees to cover transactions in energy derivatives cleared by European central counterpar-ties (CCPs). ESMA therefore reminds firms concerned that from 15 March 2016 CCPs author-ised under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) will need to fully collateralise commercial bank guarantees used to cover transactions in derivatives relating to electricity or natural gas produced.

BlackRock ETP Landscape: Corporate Debt, Stimulus Fuel Flows

Date 19/11/2015

The BlackRock ETP Landscape series of reports provides commentary on the global Exchange Traded Product (ETP) industry as of October 2015.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency: Second Meeting Of The Advisory Council On The Systems Of Accounting And Auditing

Date 19/11/2015

The Advisory Council will hold its second meeting as follows.

The meeting is not open to the public. The summary is to be publicized on the FSA website after the meeting.

SGX Welcomes KGI Fraser As Catalist Full Sponsor

Date 19/11/2015

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome KGI Fraser Securities Pte Ltd (KGI Fraser) as a Full Sponsor on Catalist, its sponsor-supervised board for growth companies.

Deutsche Börse And KfW Host 2015 German Equity Forum - Europe's Leading Capital Market Conference To Take Place In Frankfurt From 23 To 25 November

Date 19/11/2015

This year's German Equity Forum (Deutsches Eigenkapitalforum), Europe’s leading information and networking platform which is hosted by Deutsche Börse alongside KfW, will take place in Frankfurt from 23 to 25 November 2015. The focus of this year's forum is growth financing. Carsten Kengeter, CEO of Deutsche Börse AG, and Dr Ingrid Hengster, member of the board of KfW, on Monday will open the event for the first time at the Sheraton conference center at the Frankfurt airport.

Asia Pacific Stock Exchange Changes Its Name To Sydney Stock Exchange

Date 19/11/2015

The Asia Pacific Stock Exchange Limited (APX) is changing its name to Sydney Stock Exchange Limited.

FSB Completes Peer Review Of Turkey

Date 19/11/2015

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today its peer review of Turkey.

OANDA: Discipline And Risk Management Top Of Mind For FX Retail Traders In 2016

Date 19/11/2015

OANDA has surveyed its elite traders to uncover what is most critical to their trading performance and provide tips for new traders as we move into 2016. The findings also challenge misconceptions about the risk appetite of retail FX traders. 

TheCityUK: UK Funds Under Management At Record £6.8trillion, 60% Above Pre-Crisis Peak

Date 19/11/2015

TheCityUK’s ‘UK fund management: An attractive proposition for international funds’ report, released today, reveals that UK assets under management reached a record £6.8trillion at the end of 2014 – the sixth successive year of growth, 60% above pre-crisis peak and up 9.7% year-on-year. TheCityUK also estimates that funds managed in the UK in H1 2015 increased by between 4% - 5% to around £7.1 trillion, with the full year increase expected to top 9%.

KRX: EU Commission Adopts Equivalence Decisions For CCP Of Korea

Date 19/11/2015