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HKEx Receives Delegation From Taiwan

Date 13/05/2015

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) Chief Executive Charles Li; Calvin Tai, HKEx's Head of Global Clearing (Asia); Roger Lee, HKEx's Head of Market Operations; and Li Gang and Mao Zhirong, Co-heads of HKEx's Mainland Division, received a delegation from Taiwan today (Wednesday). The delegation comprised legislators and government officials as well as representatives of Taiwan's market regulator, stock exchange and brokerage industry. The two groups shared their viewsand experience on financial markets.
Finansinspektionen - Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority - Publishes Methods For Assessing Capital Requirements For Three Important Risk Types

Date 13/05/2015

Finansinspektionen (FI) establishes methods for assessing Pillar 2 capital requirements for three types of risk: credit-related concentration risk, interest rate risk in the banking book and pension risk. FI has taken into consideration the feedback received to the consultation memorandum published in December 2014 and has made certain changes to the methods now published. The memorandum also includes an updated impact assessment.
UK's Serious Fraud Office:n Convicted Boiler-Room Fraudster Sentenced To Four More Years

Date 13/05/2015

Brian O'Brien, a convicted fraudster, was sent to prison yesterday for an additional four years' by Westminster Magistrates' Court for failure to pay his confiscation order.
Fourteen Thai Stocks Added To MSCI Global Small Cap Indexes Effective May 29

Date 13/05/2015

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) revealed that MSCI Inc., a global index provider, would add 14 Thai stocks as components of its MSCI Global Small Cap Indexes, consisting of BA, BEAUTY, CBG, EPG, IMPACT, IFEC, MTLS, PLANB, PTG, SIM, SCN, TSE, UNIQ, and WORK, effective from May 29 making Thai bourse to have the most additions in the indexes in ASEAN.
Two New Organisations Join Better Finance

Date 13/05/2015

Better Finance is pleased to announce the affiliation of two new member organisations. TheBulgarian Financial Forum (BFF), active in the protection of consumers in the financial area in Bulgaria, and the Bund der Versicherten (Association of the Insured), safeguarding the interest of the insured in Germany, joined forces with Better Finance to have their voices heard in Brussels and to ensure that the interests of European savers and investors are guaranteed at the European level.

Bank Of England’s Response To EC Green Paper: Building A Capital Markets Union

Date 13/05/2015

The Bank of England today published its response to the European Commission’s public consultation on ‘Building a Capital Markets Union’. The Bank strongly supports the initiative, whose aim is to maximise the benefits of capital markets and non-bank financial institutions for the real economy. In developing its response, the Bank has built on its previous paper entitled ‘A European Capital Markets Union: implications for growth and stability’ - see Related Link.
Nigeria Tops Table Of Frontier Markets To Watch, Research By Investment Platform Emerging Crowd Shows - Smooth Transition Of Power And Rapidly Diversifying Economy Combine To Make This Nigeria’s Moment, Report Finds - African Countries Take Top Three Spots Among World’s Most Attractive Frontier Markets

Date 13/05/2015

Nigeria is the world’s most attractive frontier market, according to a new study by the investment platform Emerging Crowd.
HKEx: Appointment Of Members To The Consultative Panels

Date 13/05/2015

The Board of Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) today (Wednesday) approved appointments to the Cash Market Consultative Panel, Clearing Consultative Panel and Derivatives Market Consultative Panel since the service terms of certain members are due to expire. HKEx wishes to take this opportunity to thank all retiring members for their dedicated service to the panels.
Capital Markets Union And Ongoing Innovation Highlighted At The 2015 Luxembourg Stock Exchange Day

Date 13/05/2015

On 12 May 2015, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) held the thirty-third edition of its annual Stock Exchange Day, a flagship event for Luxembourg’s financial community.
HKEx: Exercise Of Issuer’s Early Redemption Option In Respect Of The Convertible Bonds

Date 13/05/2015

The Issuer and the Guarantor jointly announce that the Issuer on 13 May 2015 exercised its early redemption option under Condition 8.2 of the Bonds to redeem all outstanding Bonds, in whole, on 22 June 2015. The Bonds will be redeemed at approximately 101.3 per cent of their principal amount plus accrued interest.