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Tokyo Commodity Exchange To Adust Trading Hours And First Day Trade Schedule From July 2014

Date 14/03/2014

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. announced today updates to exchange trading hours and contract specifications. The changes, designed to offer increased trading opportunities, will start in July 2014 and are pending regulatory approval.

HKEx: Arrangements For Adjustment Of New World Development Futures And Options

Date 14/03/2014

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced the arrangements for the adjustment to the contract terms of all open New World Development Co. Ltd. (NWD) futures and option contracts in existence after the market close on 25 March 2014, the business day immediately before the ex-rights day, which is 26 March 2014, to account for NWD’s 1 rights share for every 3 existingshares.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Hutchison Whampoa Futures

Date 14/03/2014

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Tuesday, 18 March 2014, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below.  The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

HKEx: The Exchange Publishes Amended Listing Rules Regarding New Headline Categories For Announcements

Date 14/03/2014

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), today (Friday) published amendments to its Listing Rules to introduce new headline categories enhancing the classification of issuers' announcements and facilitating investors' access to the information published on the HKExnews website.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report -14th March, 2014

Date 14/03/2014

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report for the week ending 14th March, 2014.

HKEx And London Metal Exchange: Update On Legal Proceedings

Date 14/03/2014

As announced on 4 and 7 August 2013, the London Metal Exchange (“LME”), a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx” or “Company”), was named as a co-defendant in certain class action lawsuits filed in the United States (“US”). Further, as noted in HKEx’s announcement of the final results for 2013 published on 26 February 2014, a total of 26 class actions have been filed against LME of which 19 also named LME Holdings Limited (“LMEH”), the immediate parent of LME, as a co-defendant. The class actions have been consolidated into three complaints, each composed of a different class of plaintiffs: (1) first level direct purchasers of primary aluminium from a smelter or an affiliate of a smelter (“Direct Purchasers of Primary Aluminium”); (2) commercial end users who purchased semi-fabricated aluminium; and (3) consumers who purchased Aluminium Consumer Products for their own use.

Mr. Thomas Mathew Appointed As Chairman Of MCX-SX

Date 14/03/2014

•  Board meeting was as per the schedule planned one month back and not an “Emergency meeting” 
• Ongoing rights issue has received good response and the exchange has also received expression of interest from new investors 
• FTIL & MCX have been re-classified  from the category of “Promoter shareholder” to “Public Shareholder”.
• Board confident of significant boost in volumes of Currency Derivatives segment after impending policy reforms.

HKEx: Government Re-Appointments To The Board

Date 14/03/2014

On 14 March 2014, the Government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (“Government”) announced the re-appointment of Messrs Chow Chung Kong (“Mr Chow”) and  Timothy George  Freshwater  (“Mr  Freshwater”)  as  members  of the  board  of directors (“Board”) of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx”) each for a term of approximately 2 years from the close of HKEx’s annual general meeting (“AGM”) to be held on 16 April 2014 until the conclusion of the AGM to be held in 2016.

From Our Man At The 39th Annual International Futures Industry Conference. Tom Groenfeldt: Hong Kong Exchange Is Eager To Prove Kipling Wrong And Link East And West

Date 14/03/2014

“We look Chinese to Westerners, but to the Chinese we are not so Chinese,” said Charles Li, chief executive of Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing, in describing its role between China and the West. “We want to bring Chinese investors into Hong Kong and push other investors into China over large bridges and highways with exchanges on each side able to control the flow. We are trying to figure out how Hong Kong can add value to China’s coming out to meet the world.”

MCX Stock Exchange: Clarification On Speculative Reports And Market Rumours

Date 14/03/2014

MCX-SX would like to provide clarification on certain media reports and market rumors.

The board meeting which is scheduled to be held today is not an “emergency meeting” but is a regular meeting and planned a month in advance (on 15^th Feb) in order to block calendars of all board members.