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IOSCO Continues Work To Strengthen Capital Markets As Driver Of Economic Growth

Date 01/10/2014

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) opens its Annual Conference public sessions today focusing on the themes of enforcement, corporate governance, long-term financing for economic growth, and investor protection and education as drivers of investor confidence.

ESMA Consults On Draft Standards For The Clearing Of Foreign-Exchange Non-Deliverable Forwards

Date 01/10/2014

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today publisheda consultation on draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) it has to develop und the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) for the clearing of foreign-exchange non-deliverable forwards.

Consortium Of Leading Financial Firms Invest In New Communication And Workflow Platform - World’s Top financial Institutions Make $66 Million Capital Investment In New Company Symphony Communication Services Holdings LLC Which Acquires Perzo Inc.

Date 01/10/2014

Today, Symphony Communication Services Holdings LLC, a secure communication and workflow technology company, announced its formation through a $66 million investment from a group of the world’s leading financial institutions. Through this unprecedented consortium, Symphony seeks to solve an industry-wide communication challenge by providing a platform for communities of financial services professionals to communicate securely and efficiently using compliant standards and end-to-end encryption.

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange And SIX Structured Products Exchange: September 2014

Date 01/10/2014

• Trading turnover in the first nine months of 2014: CHF 836.8 billion (+9.1% versus the same period in the prior year of 2013)
• Average trading turnover per day in the first nine months of 2014: CHF 4.5 billion
• Marked month-on-month increase in trading activity: trading turnover up by 25.5%, volume of trades up 9.0%

IOSCO Launches Second Securities Markets Risk Outlook

Date 01/10/2014

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published the IOSCO Securities Markets Risk Outlook 2014-2015.  The Outlook is a forward-looking report focusing narrowly on issues relevant to securities markets and whether these may be, or could become, a threat to the financial system as a whole.

S&P DJI Commentary: Correlation & Dispersion Index Dashboard

Date 01/10/2014

ADX Lists Abu Dhabi Government Bonds

Date 01/10/2014

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) in association with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Finance (DOF) launched today the first listing of government bonds in a step towards building a bond market operating under the best standards as with international financial markets. The listing solidifies the status of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi as regional and global financial centre offering vast investment opportunities. 

Dubai Financial Market Eid Al Adha Market Holiday

Date 01/10/2014

On the occasion of Eid Al Adha, the market will be closed starting from Sunday 05 October 2014 and will resume work on Tuesday 07 th October 2014.

Options Industry Council Announces September Options Trading Volume Increased 16 Percent

Date 01/10/2014

The Options Industry Council (OIC) announced today that 365,917,341 contracts were traded in September, a 15.83 percent increase compared to the 315,911,302 contracts traded in September of last year.

India Index Services & Products Limited (IISL) Index Dashboard - Month Ended 30 September 2014

Date 01/10/2014

Summary:

• CNX Nifty touched an all time intra-day high of 8180.20 points on September 8, 2014.
• CNX Nifty closed at 7964.80 points on September 30, 2014, with a marginal increase of 10.45 points(0.13%) compared to the close of 7954.35 points on August 28, 2014.
• Free float market capitalization of CNX Nifty was USD 436 Bn and CNX Nifty Junior was USD 76 Bn as on September 30, 2014.
• CNX Pharma index recorded the highest one month gain of 7.6% whereas CNX High Beta index posted the maximum one month decline of 8.2% across all indices.
• CNX Nifty index outperformed broad market indices giving 4.6% returns, NI15 index outperformed strategy indices giving 16% returns, CNX Pharma index outperformed all sectoral indices giving 27% returns and CNX Shariah25 index outperformed thematic indices generating 12% returns in preceding 3 months period.
• CNX Smallcap index outperformed broad market indices giving 80% returns, CNX Alpha index outperformed strategy indices giving 68% returns, CNX Auto index outperformed all sectoral indices giving 69% returns and CNX MNC index outperformed thematic indices generating 48% returns in preceding 1 year period.
• CPSE Index, posted highest dividend yield of 3.59% as on September 30, 2014.