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Gui Minjie: To Transform Shanghai Stock Exchange Into A Modern Exchange

Date 10/03/2015

• Conditions for stock issuance and listing should be adjusted in the registration system reform, and the exchange will be responsible for examination and approval, which is the mainstream scheme
• Operations of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect and the SSE 50 ETF option will be perfected, with their underlyings to be expanded
• Diversified listing indicators will be set in the board of emerging industries, and listing of A shares of internet enterprises will be supported
• An independent bond market management system will be established for promotion of a multi-layer bond market.

Summary Of February 2015 Activities At TOCOM - February Volume Averaged 95,790 Contracts Per Day, Down 12.1% M-On-M, Significant Increase In Crude Oil Volume

Date 10/03/2015

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that average daily trading volume for February 2015 was 95,790 contracts, down 12.1% from January 2015. On a year-on-year basis, it increased by 7.0%. Crude Oil saw a significant increase in volume: up 43.7 % to 12,192 contracts. But others decreased; Gold, the Exchange’s most active commodity, was down 25.3% to 34,627 contracts and Platinum was down 12.1% to 15,189 contracts. These contracts pushed down overall volume.

URO Property To Start Trading On MAB On 12 March - It Is The Owner Of Over 1,000 Offices Operated By Banco Santander

Date 10/03/2015

The Admissions Committee of the Mercado Alternativo Bursátil (MAB) has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on URO PROPERTY HOLDING,stating that the company is eligible for admission to the SOCIMIs (REITs) segment of this market, following a review of all the information presented by the company.

FTSE MTS Index To Benchmark New Lyxor ETF

Date 10/03/2015

• ETF linked to the European sovereign bond market
• Reflects demand for fixed income indices that capture long maturities

Deutsche Börse And BSE Extend Cooperation - Market Participants Of BSE To Be Able To Use N7 Network Connectivity Between India And Deutsche Börse Access Points In Hong Kong And Singapore

Date 10/03/2015

Deutsche Börse, Eurex and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) have further extended their strategic cooperation offering connectivity services of Deutsche Börse to certain overseas market participants. As of Q2 2015, participants of BSE will be able to use Deutsche Börse’s resilient and low latency N7 network services to connect to BSE back-ends in India via the respective Deutsche Börse Access Points (data centers) in the two major financial centers Hong Kong and Singapore. This direct service offering by Deutsche Börse to market participants will allow them to connect their trade-execution systems to BSE’s fully regulated offering covering equities, derivatives and currency markets. Currently, the two Access Points are mainly used by Eurex members.

GoldenSource And Intalus Announce Strategic Partnership - New Partnership Will Develop A Connection To WM Datenservice VF1, Accelerating EDM Adoption Across The DACH Region

Date 10/03/2015

GoldenSource, the leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) solutions for the securities and investment industry, announced today a business partnership with Intalus, a global IT consultancy firm specializing in the development, delivery and training of financial solutions. The two firms are collaborating to provide the most comprehensive WM connection available in the EDM market.

Calypso To Launch CATT Automated Testing Tool To Dramatically Reduce Client Implementation Risk And TCO - Automated Testing Offers Potential To Reduce Test Cycles By Up To 40%

Date 10/03/2015

Calypso Technology, a leading provider of capital markets software, announced today it will be introducing Calypso Automated Testing Tool (CATT), a premier software automated testing solution, specifically designed to reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) and implementation risk by enabling customers to minimize the time and costs associated with the software testing required prior to upgrades and new installations by up to 40%. CATT includes a suite of pre-configured test cases based on common business logic that is deployed on an easy-to-use web interface. Calypso is the first capital markets software provider to deliver a robust automated testing solution for its cross-asset front-to-back office platform.

Al Mansoori CEO Of Qatar Stock Exchang: Subject Of The Approval Of The Regulators, A Short-List Of Companies Is Hoped To Form Our Launch Candidates For Listing On The QEVM In The Coming Years

Date 10/03/2015

Mr. Rashid Bin Ali Al Mansoori, CEO of Qatar Stock Exchange underlined the importance of the QE Venture Market as a supporting tool for the development of the SME’s through providing less stringent requirements than those imposed on companies listed on the main market.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Wong Chun Yin For Life

Date 10/03/2015

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Wong Chun Yin, a former relationship manager of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (SCBHK), from re-entering the industry for life (Note 1).

HKEx Publishes Its Annual Fact Book

Date 10/03/2015

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has published its annual fact book on the HKEx website.