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European Commodity Clearing Welcomes Morgan Stanley As New Clearing Bank

Date 27/02/2014

European Commodity Clearing (ECC) welcomes Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc, London, as a new Clearing Member. The firm is the first clearing bank to be admitted on ECC in 2014. There are now a total of 21 Clearing Members admitted on the clearing house.

Osaka Securities Exchange: Disciplinary Action on Transaction Participant: SMBC Nikko Securities Inc.

Date 27/02/2014

Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "OSE") has imposed disciplinary action (a reprimand) against SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. (hereinafter the "Company") pursuant to Rule 42, Paragraph 1, Item 9 of the Trading Participant Regulations.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Proposes To Strengthen Regulation Of Alternative Liquidity Pools

Date 27/02/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has begun today a two-month consultationconcerning the future regulation of alternative liquidity pools (ALPs), which are also known as alternative trading systems and “dark pools”.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Issues Warning Notice Statement

Date 27/02/2014

The FCA have issued a Warning Notice Statement today. This is the third time FCA have issued a Warning Notice Statement since it was given the power to do so by the Financial Services Act 2012. The Government’s principal rationale for giving the FCA this power was to promote early transparency of enforcement proceedings.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Welcomes Re-Appointment Of Mrs Alexa Lam

Date 27/02/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes the re-appointment by the Financial Secretary of Mrs Alexa Lam as Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Investment Products, International and China for a one-year term effective from 1 March 2014.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Bans Former CIB Partners Limited CEO Arnold Eber

Date 27/02/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has banned Arnold Eber, the former Chief Executive Officer of CIB Partners Limited (CIB), from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity in the financial services industry

London Stock Exchange Welcomes DX Group To AIM

Date 27/02/2014

• Company raises £200m in AIM float
• Third largest AIM IPO by money raised since 2007
• Over £550m raised on AIM this year

BATS Chi-X Europe Appoints Jill Griebenow As Chief Financial Officer

Date 27/02/2014

BATS Chi-X Europe, the largest pan-European equities exchange, today announced the appointment of Jill Griebenow as Chief Financial Officer.

Thai Bourse Sees Investment Mood Bright On Strong Fundamentals

Date 27/02/2014

Investment atmosphere of The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is likely to be robust due to strong fundamentals of the Thai capital market and listed companies after the first initial public offering (IPO) from Crown Tech Advance pcl (AJD) is listed on SET today.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 27/02/2014

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 Monday, 3 March 2014, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below.  The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.