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Buwog Newly Listed On WSE

Date 29/04/2014

• Austrian real estate company Buwog is the 58^th foreign company listed on WSE.
• Shares of Buwog were newly listed on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt and Vienna the day before.

FTSE Group Develops Ground-Breaking Global Ex Fossil Fuels Index Series

Date 29/04/2014

• Indices will omit companies linked to ownership and/or extraction of carbon based fossil fuel reserves
• BlackRock to launch investment solution that tracks benchmark
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) providing seed investment

SWIFT Launches Compliance Analytics Service To Help Banks Manage Financial Crime Risk - Using SWIFT Traffic Data, Compliance Analytics Will Help Banks Visualise Their Global Transaction Flows And Identify Unexpected Patterns Or Activities

Date 29/04/2014

SWIFT announces the launch of Compliance Analytics, a new business intelligence tool in its compliance services suite that will help banks monitor and address financial crime risk. Through Compliance Analytics, banks will be able to analyse their own SWIFT traffic data to identify anomalies in behaviour, unusual patterns or trends in traffic flows, hidden relationships, and significant levels of activity in high-risk areas.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 29/04/2014

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 Friday, 2 May 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.

No ‘Big Bang’ Move To A Post-T2S World - New SWIFT-Sponsored Research Finds Continued Uncertainty And ‘Wait And See’ Attitude Around The Impact Of T2S On Settlement, Asset Servicing And Securities Payments

Date 29/04/2014

SWIFT announces the availability of two new research reports from Celent analysts Arin Ray andJoséphine de Chazournes on the evolution of European post-trade arrangements under T2S. The new papers build on Celent’s 2013 report entitled ‘The European Post-Trade Ecosystem under T2S’, which was also sponsored by SWIFT.

LME Select Connectivity Issue

Date 29/04/2014

Due to an intermittent network issue between 06:07 and 06:46 BST today, some LMEselect users may experience connectivity issues during this time.  The issue has now been fixed and all users should be able to log back in.  Users should contact LME Helpdesk if they are still encountering connectivity issues with LME.

Further Charges In LIBOR Investigation

Date 29/04/2014

Yesterday the Serious Fraud Office issued criminal proceedings against Jay Vijay Merchant, Alex Julian Pabon and Ryan Michael Reich, all former employees at Barclays Bank Plc., for conspiracy to defraud in connection with its investigation into the manipulation of LIBOR.

DTCC Expands Global Trade Repository In Australia To Support Phase 2 Of Regulatory Reporting

Date 29/04/2014

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, extended its Global Trade Repository (GTR) service to enable a broader range of market participants to meet new Phase 2 reporting requirements for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions, as mandated by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC). Ten of Australia’s leading broker/dealers have signed on to leverage the service.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin 28 April, 2014 - Issue 14

Date 29/04/2014

Last week, Shenzhen Component Index tumbled 1.8% to 7323.7 points. SME Index  closed at 4584.2 points after losing 5.0%. ChiNext Index was down 6.2%  to 1291.9 points.  Total  turnover for stocks  and funds on SZSE was US$68.9  billion,  or a 3.8% decrease  from the week before.

DTCC Expands Support Of OTC Derivatives Trade Reporting In Singapore

Date 29/04/2014

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the continued expansion of its Global Trade Repository (GTR) service in Asia, with all banks licensed in Singapore and merchant banks approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) now required to report their over-the-counter (OTC) credit and interest rate derivatives transactions to a licensed trade repository as of the April 1, 2014 deadline. Over 50 of Singapore’s leading licensed banks and broker/dealers have signed on to leverage the service.