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Thai Bourse Highlights Strength To Attract Investors In Singapore

Date 21/08/2014

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with Maybank Kim Eng Group , will highlight the strengths and effectiveness of the Thai capital market in a seminar on “Capitalizing on Thailand transformation – Recovery, Resilience, Reform & Re-Rating” on August 23 in Singapore, aiming to attract more foreign retail investors.

LCH.Clearnet Expands Presence In Australia - Marcus Robinson Appointed Head Of SwapClear Australia

Date 21/08/2014

LCH.Clearnet, the global clearing house, has announced that Marcus Robinson has been appointed Head of SwapClear Australia, to support the growing demand for on-the-ground, robust interest rate derivative (IRD) clearing solutions. He has relocated to Sydney.

ICAP Energy Launches Global Coking Coal - First Contract Completed And Cleared On CME

Date 21/08/2014

ICAP Energy, the energy business of ICAP plc, announces today that it has successfully launched a global Coking Coal desk.

SGX Welcomes Pteris Global To Catalist

Date 21/08/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome the listing of Pteris Global Limited on Catalist under the stock code “UD3”.

Securities Commission Malaysia Invites Comments On Proposed Regulatory Framework For Equity Crowdfunding

Date 21/08/2014

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today published a consultation paper seeking public feedback on the proposed regulatory framework for equity crowdfunding (ECF).

ASX Limited Full-Year Result To 30 June 2014

Date 21/08/2014

Highlights relative to the prior corresponding period (FY13 pcp):

Profit after tax $383.2 million, up 10.0%

• Revenues $658.3 million, up 6.6%
• Interest and dividend income $70.7 million, up 32.3%
• Operating expenses $153.6 million, up 5.1%
• Depreciation and amortisation $33.8 million, up 11.2%

ASIC Publishes Eighth Market Supervision Report

Date 21/08/2014

ASIC today published its eighth report on the supervision and surveillance of Australian financial markets and market participants. 

Dalian Commodity Exchange: “Three-step Delivery” Tested In Practice

Date 21/08/2014

To further address the problem of uncertain place of receipt for the buyer in futures delivery, on July 11 Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) revised and improved the one-step delivery process by introducing the new system of “three-step delivery”, which is implemented from the contracts of August. On August 19, DCE’s four products of blockboard, fiberboard, coke, and LLDPE reported successful physical delivery of 252 contracts for August, marking the first physical delivery in the form of “three-step delivery” after DCE’s recent revision to the delivery system with the effectiveness of the new system tested.

ASIC Consults On Red Tape Reduction Proposals For ASIC Market Integrity Rules

Date 21/08/2014

ASIC has identified obligations under the ASIC market integrity rules that could be repealed or refined to reduce the compliance burden on market participants.

MNI India Business Indicator Falls To 68.4 In August - Business Confidence Remains Firm

Date 21/08/2014

Business confidence fell slightly in August, however itwas almost 7% above the level seen a year ago.
The MNI India Business Indicator eased to 68.4 in August from 70.0 in July, led mainly by construction and service sector companies. Manufacturing companies were more optimistic not least because they are a key focus area in the new government’s plan for turning the economy around.