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PEGAS: November Trading Results

Date 04/12/2014

PEGAS, the natural gas platform jointly established by the European Energy Exchange (EEX) and Powernext, announced that a total volume of 55.4 TWh was traded in November 2014, which represents almost twice the volume traded over the same period last year (November 2013: 27.8 TWh).

Bank Of England Maintains Bank Rate At 0.5% And The Size Of The Asset Purchase Programme At £375 Billion

Date 04/12/2014

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee at its meeting today voted to maintain Bank Rate at 0.5%.  The Committee also voted to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.

HomeChoice International Lists On The JSE

Date 04/12/2014

Today South African home-shopping retailer, HomeChoice International P.L.C. (JSE: HIL), listed in the General Retailers sector on the JSE’s Main Board.   HomeChoice is the 18th company to list on the JSE this year, in a sector that has a market capitalisation of R151 billion.

BM&FBOVESPA Publishes November Market Performance

Date 04/12/2014

BOVESPA Segment

Trading value in the equity market (BOVESPA segment) totaled BRL 130.20 billion in November, compared with BRL 250.16 billion the previous month. Average daily trading value was BRL 6.85 billion, from BRL 10.87 the previous month. Total volume reached 17,014,495 trades, from 30,418,509 the previous month. Average daily volume was 895,500 (1,322,544 in October).

Oslo Børs Raising The Profile Of Environmentally Friendly Investments

Date 04/12/2014

“Oslo Børs is to become the first stock exchange in the world to launch a separate list for green bonds. We are doing this to draw attention to environmentally friendly investments”, comments Bente A. Landsnes, President & CEO of Oslo Børs.

Borsa Italiana Monthly Update November 2014

Date 04/12/2014

Click here to download Borsa Italiana's monthly update for November 2014.

ESMA To Cooperate With Regional Regulators On Australian CCPs

Date 04/12/2014

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU establishes cooperation arrangements between the signatory authorities regarding Central Counterparties (CCPs) that are established in Australia and have applied for recognition under EMIR.  The MoU is effective as of 27 November 2014.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For China Life, CNOOC And Sinopec Corp Futures Contracts

Date 04/12/2014

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 8 December 2014, the minimum margins to becollected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

ESMA And Australian Securities And Investment Commission (ASIC) Sign MoU On Trade Repository Data

Date 04/12/2014

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have concluded aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU) on access to data held in European trade repositories . The MoU is effective as of 26 November 2014.

"SIMEX – 30th Founding Anniversary" - Remarks By Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority Of Singapore, At SGX’s SIMEX Hall Of Fame, SGX Building On 4 December 2014

Date 04/12/2014

Mr Magnus Böcker, CEO of SGX,
Pioneers of SIMEX, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen;

Good afternoon. Delighted to join you at SIMEX Hall of Fame to mark the 30th founding anniversary of SIMEX