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The First Anniversary Of The KONEX Market, Performance Evaluation And Growth Strategy

Date 04/07/2014

A. Performance Evaluation 

During the previous year, the KONEX market has successfully achieved its foundation purpose that is to support promising small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and venture companies in their early stage of growth. At the same time, the KONEX has developed itself as a venture capital market with its function for direct corporate financing and capacity to support SMEs and venture companies. 

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Publicaton Of "Operation Processes Of LEI Allocation"

Date 04/07/2014

Tokyo Stock Exchange (Japan Exchange Group) is in progress of initiating LEI (Legal Entity Identifier) allocation service from 1st August, 2014.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange June Volume Averaged 78,289 Contracts Per Day, Up 6% Month-On-Month

Date 04/07/2014

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that average daily trading volume for June was 78,289 contracts, up 6% from May. TOCOM’s leading commodiy, Gold saw volume down 3.3% to 26,775 contracts. This was made up for with increases for most other listed commodities such as Crude Oil, which was up 5.0% to 2,837 contracts, Platinum, which rose 7.1% to 18,653 contracts and Rubber, which was up 13.7% to 10,786 contracts.

SIX Swiss Exchange wins “Exchange of the Year” Award

Date 04/07/2014

SIX Swiss Exchange was named global “Exchange of the Year” last night at the Global Investor/ISF Investment Excellence Awards 2014. Additional categories covered the areas of asset management and service providers. The prestigious award was presented by an independent jury of experts in London.

New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority: Joint Finance Company Prosecutions Promote Renewed Public Confidence And Ethical Conduct In Financial Markets

Date 04/07/2014

Lawyer, Hugh Edward Staples Hamilton (63), who was found guilty of fraud in relation to the collapse of Belgrave Finance Limited (Belgrave), has been sentenced at the Auckland High Court today to four years and nine months’ imprisonment.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Receives Authorization From Singaporean Regulator As A Recognised Market Operator

Date 04/07/2014

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc., announced that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has granted TOCOM with “Recognized Market Operator” (“RMO”) status. The announcement in Singapore on June 26th went into effect on July 1st and permits TOCOM to offer Singapore-based market participants with direct market access.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Instructions On Night Trading - Instructions Of Calendar Spread Arbitrage Can Be Issued In The Night Trading Sections

Date 04/07/2014

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin 30 June, 2014, Issue 21

Date 04/07/2014

Last week, Shenzhen Component Index stood at 7312.6 points after adding 1.6%. SME Index edged up 2.3% to 4740.3 points. ChiNext Index advanced4.1% to 1388.8 points. Total turnover for stocks and funds on SZSE was US$80.9 billion, or a 0.8% decrease  from the week before.

Canadian Securities Regulators Seek Comments On Proposed Amendments Related To Gender Diversity

Date 03/07/2014

The securities regulatory authorities in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Québec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories and Nunavut (the Participating Jurisdictions) today published for comment proposed amendments to Form 58-101F1 Corporate Governance Disclosure (Form 58-101F1) of National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices (NI 58-101) (the Proposed Amendments). These amendments were previously published for comment by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) on January 16, 2014. 

EBA Consults On Technical Standards On Home Host Cooperation In The EU Banking Sector

Date 03/07/2014

The EBA launched a public consultation on standards on colleges of supervisors and on standards on joint decisions on approval of internal models. The technical standards on colleges detail supervisory activities performed by colleges in going concern and emergency situations, while the ITS on joint decisions relate to the approval of internal models and detail the processes to be followed by competent authorities when reaching joint decisions. These standards aim at facilitating the interaction and cooperation between authorities at EU and global level and strengthening supervision of cross-border banking groups across the EU.