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LME Clear Receives Bank Of England Approval To Accept Warrants As Collateral

Date 11/09/2015

LME Clear, the clearing house for the London Metal Exchange (LME) market, has received approval from the Bank of England to accept LME metals warrants as collateral, making it the first clearing house ever to be able to offer this facility.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Japan’s Participation In The Asia Region Funds Passport

Date 11/09/2015

We are pleased to inform that Japan has decided to participate in the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP).

EY Affirms LME Meets IOSCO Benchmark Principles

Date 11/09/2015

The London Metal Exchange (LME) has received independent confirmation that the LBMA Platinum and LBMA Palladium Prices it administers comply with the Principles for Financial Benchmarks published by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

HKFE Announces Revised Margins for CCB Futures

Date 11/09/2015

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, 14 September 2015, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

Euronext Announces Quarterly Review Results Of The CAC Family SEP 2015

Date 11/09/2015

Euronext yesterday announced the annual reweighting of the CAC family that will take place after close of the markets on Friday 18 September 2015. The changes due to the review will be effective from Monday 21 September 2015.

China To Remain Global Growth Engine, Despite Slowdown And Structural Reforms

Date 11/09/2015

• China should be able to achieve its official target of around 7% GDP growth over the next five to 10 years
• All countries should pursue structural reforms if they are to drive new growth and increase productivity
• With global trade growth slowing, economies should focus on promoting trade in services
• More information about the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2015:http://wef.ch/amnc15

IDEAFirst: China Devaluation Strategy: An Update

Date 11/09/2015

State action to stem price falls may have derailed speculative activities but trade volumes have decreased and volatility has shot up. The trigger was uncertainty surrounding surprising events in China. 

Silver Continues To Outperform Gold - GoldMoney Weekly Market Report aAnd Customer Metrics

Date 11/09/2015

Although customer activity has been positive across all metals, silver has contined to be the favourite metal among GoldMoney’s customers this week . Dealing Manager at the online precious metals trader, Kelly-Ann Kearsey said: “In terms of orders, silver remains on top in volume and value while gold continues to be the second favourite. Overall, more customers are buying than selling and Singapore continues to be the favoured vault.

Interactive Data Expands Connectivity Through Australian Liquidity Centre And Australian Securities Exchange 24 ITCH Feed - Enhancing Global Opportunities For Interactive Data Clients

Date 11/09/2015

Interactive Data, a leading trusted provider of information for over 10 million financial instruments, today announced that has added access to the Australian Securities Exchange’s Australian Liquidity Centre (ALC) in Sydney and its Consolidated Feed has added connectivity to the ASX 24 ITCH™ Feed. The addition of ALC and ASX 24 ITCH™ Feed are designed to enhance connectivity across Chicago, Sydney and Tokyo and better support global interest rate arbitrage strategies with a localized, low-latency network.

Japan's Financial Services Agency - Stewardship Code : 197 Institutional Investors Have Signed Up To The Principles For Responsible Institutional Investors

Date 11/09/2015

The Council of Experts Concerning the Japanese Version of the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Professor Hiroyuki Kansaku, The University of Tokyo) published the Principles for Institutional Investors (Japan’s Stewardship Code) in February 27, 2014. The Council requested the FSA to publish and periodically update the list of institutional investors who announced their acceptance of the Code.