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Telekom Austria: New Shares Start Trading On Vienna Stock Exchange Today

Date 27/11/2014

Today, 221.5 million new shares of Telekom Austria started trading on the prime market of the Vienna Stock Exchange. Out of this total, 25.5 million shares are held in free float. The Austrian telecommunications company, which has been listed for 14 years, raised around EUR 1 billion in fresh capital in this transaction. The company carried out this year's second-largest capital increase and is also the fifth company to tap the market for fresh capital through the Vienna Stock Exchange in 2014. Austrian listed companies (Raiffeisen Bank International, PORR, FACC, BKS Bank and Telekom Austria) have raised a total of around EUR 4 billion in equity in 2014 – the largest volume since 2007. 

Euronext Launches Dairy Complex

Date 27/11/2014

Euronext today announced that it will launch a dairy derivatives complex in spring 2015. The full suite of futures and options will cover the three key dairy products currently traded in Europe and internationally: butter; skimmed milk powder; and whey powder, allowing the European dairy community to hedge its exposure to price fluctuations in this volatile market, just as the milk quotas expire in the European market. This launch is subject to relevant regulatory review.

Thai Bourse Announces Winners Of SET Awards 2014

Date 27/11/2014

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) announces the 51 winners of SET Awards 2014, with Kongkiat Opaswongkarn, CEO of Asia Plus Securities pcl (ASP), winning the Best CEO award of SET-listed companies and Pichaet Wiriyachitra, CEO of Asian Phytoceuticals pcl (APCO), being awarded  with the Best CEO award of mai-listed companies.  Minister of Finance Sommai Phasee presides over the ceremony and bestowed the awards today KBANK, SCC and BCP have been winners for SET Awards of Honor every year for seven consecutive years.

FIX Trading Community Awarded Buy-Side Project Of The Year Award 2014 By The Trade

Date 27/11/2014

FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, today announced that they have been awarded the Buy-side Project of the Year Award for 2014 by The Trade. The award is in recognition of the EMEA Investment Management Subcommittee’s work on the automation of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process.

NZX Launches Global Butter Futures Contract

Date 27/11/2014

NZX is pleased to announce it will launch a Global Butter Futures Contract on Friday 12 December. This follows successful testing of the service and receipt of regulatory approval from the Financial Markets Authority.

Shanghai Futures Exchange Notice on Trading System Testing

Date 27/11/2014

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Amends Business Guidelines For Asset Securitization

Date 27/11/2014

Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) promulgated the Business Guidelines for Asset Securitization (2014 revision) today in a bid to make corresponding adjustment to legal application and supervision rules after China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) cancelled the administrative examination and approval on asset securitization business.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Corn Starch Futures Enhances Whole Industry Chain Service Of Futures Market

Date 27/11/2014

After the release of the approval of corn starch futures, persons from the industrial circle have been looking forward to this product. Relevant person said in a recent interview that corn starch futures will help corn enterprises, especially the deep processing enterprises, to break through the double dilemma posed by policies and market and to enhance their business initiative, and the forming of the corn futures product chain will further enhance the futures market’s capacity of serving the corn industry.

Thomson Reuters/University Of Michigan: Consumer Sentiment Brightens Holiday Spending

Date 26/11/2014

Consumer confidence posted its fourth consecutive monthly gain in November, rising to its highest level since July 2007. The November gain was due to improved personal finances as well as a more favorable outlook for employment. Importantly, consumers expressed much more favorable buying plans for durables and vehicles in the most recent survey. Favorable views toward purchases of large household durables were at their highest level since 2007, and favorable vehicle buying attitudes were the most favorable since 2005. Importantly, the gains in buying plans were due to large gains among younger and lower income households. These gains arrived just in time to boost holiday spending, and indicate that total consumer expenditures can be expected to increase by 2.9% in 2015.

SEC Names Kevin Kelcourse As Associate Director For Exam Program In Boston

Date 26/11/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has named Kevin M. Kelcourse as the associate director for the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) in Boston.  In that role, he will oversee the SEC’s exam program in six New England states with a staff of approximately 65 examiners, accountants and attorneys.