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Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Court Freezes $1.2 Billion Hisense Kelon Shares In Greencool Proceedings

Date 18/07/2014

The Court of First Instance (CFI) today granted an application by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for an interim freezing order over a total of 107,290,000 shares in Hisense Kelon Electrical Holdings Limited (Hisense Kelon), up to a sum of $1.2 billion, which the SFC alleges is held for the benefit of Gu Chujun, the former chairman and chief executive officer of Greencool Technology Holdings Limited (Greencool).

Two New ComStage Equity Index ETFs Launched On Xetra - ETFs Provide Currency-Hedged Access To MSCI Japan And S&P 500

Date 18/07/2014

Two new equity index funds issued by ComStage have been tradable on Xetra since Friday.

Statement From The UK Financial Conduct Authority On The Joint Market Study On Banking Services For Small Businesses

Date 18/07/2014

The market study on banking services for small and medium-sized businesses published today was a result of work undertaken jointly by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

Personal Current Accounts And Small Business Banking Not Working Well For Customers – UK’s Competition And Markets Authority Consulting On Provisional Decision To Launch An In-Depth Investigation.

Date 18/07/2014

Essential parts of the UK retail banking sector lack effective competition and do not meet the needs of personal consumers or small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), two studies by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), published today, have found.

SIX Exchange Regulation: Investigation Against Accu Holding AG

Date 18/07/2014

SIX Exchange Regulation is opening an investigation against Accu Holding AG regarding a potential violation of reporting obligations.  

DAX Serves As Basis For First-Ever European Exchange-Traded Fund In China - Chinese Investors Can Now Access Performance Of Leading German Companies For The First Time

Date 18/07/2014

The DAX index underlies the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) based on a European index that will be available in China. The HuaAn Germany DAX 30 ETF was introduced by HuaAn Asset Management Co. Ltd. on July 14, 2014 and will later be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

MNI China Business Sentiment Survey: China Business Sentiment Highest For Seven Months - Strength In Orders Underpins Confidence

Date 18/07/2014

Business confidence among China’s largest companies increased for the third consecutive month in July amid increasingly clear evidence that the authorities are intent on ensuring that economic growth does not slip too far below the 7.5% growth target for 2014.

OCC Bulletin: Annual Stress Test Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking - Schedule Shift And Adjustments To Regulatory Capital Projections

Date 18/07/2014

Summary

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) proposes to adjust the timing of the annual stress testing cycle and to clarify the method used to calculate regulatory capital in the stress tests. The proposal also would provide that covered institutions will not have to calculate their regulatory capital requirements using the advanced approaches method in 12 CFR 3, subpart E, until the stress testing cycle beginning on January 1, 2016. The notice of proposed rulemaking was issued in theFederal Register on July 1, 2013, with a 60-day comment period.

Mexican Stock Exchange Releases Monthly Financial Report For June 2014

Date 17/07/2014

Click here to download the Mexican Stock Exchange (BMV) monthly report for June.

Canadian Securities Regulators Announce Results Of Continuous Disclosure Reviews For Fiscal 2014

Date 17/07/2014

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published Staff Notice 51-341 Continuous Disclosure Review Program Activities for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014, which summarizes the results of the CSA’s continuous disclosure (CD) review program.