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Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin 18 August, 2014, Issue 28

Date 19/08/2014

Last week, Shenzhen Component Index stood at 7982.1 points after adding 1.2%. SME Index edged up 2.2% to 5106.5 points. ChiNext Index advanced 1.1% to 1392.5 points. Total turnover for stocks and funds on SZSE was US$131.5 billion, or a 7.5% increase from the week before.
Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Hung Lai Ping For Managerial And Supervisory Failures

Date 19/08/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a reprimand to Ms Hung Lai Ping, a former responsible officer of Delta Asia Securities Limited (Delta Asia), and fined her $150,000 for managerial and supervisory failures.
DTCC/SWIFT Ranks First In TABB Group’s New Comprehensive Global Quarterly Ranking Of LEI Infrastructures - Exclusive Legal Entity Identifier Ranking Measures 14 Providers On Data Validity Aggregated By P-LEI.org - WM Datenservice, London Stock Exchange, Dutch Chamber of Commerce And Takasbank Also Recognized

Date 19/08/2014

TABB Group announced today that it has initiated an exclusive comprehensiveness global quarterly ranking of the 14 legal entity identifier (LEI) providers across the world’s financial centers based on data validity and size. For the second quarter of 2014, DTCC/SWIFT ranks first in the inaugural TABB Group ranking with a total comprehensiveness score of 94%.
Exchanges Sector In Midst Of Disruptive Forces And Innovation - Euronext Joins FTSE Mondo Visione Index

Date 19/08/2014

With just three months until leaders from the global exchanges sector meet in London for the Mondo Visione Exchange Forum, the sector is in a period of unprecedented change in the global financial markets. However, this is not yet being seen in the FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index, which has experienced six months of stagnation.
World’s Largest Clearing Project Goes Live In Brazil - Derivatives Is The First Of BM&FBOVESPA’s Four Clearinghouses To Be Integrated - Next Stage Will Be Equities Market, To Be Launched In 2015

Date 19/08/2014

Brazil’s BM&FBOVESPA has announced that it has successfully launched the first phase of its comprehensive post-trade integration project, which will see the migration of the exchange’s four existing clearinghouses onto a single platform. The derivatives market is now up and running on the platform provided by Cinnober Financial Technology. The second stage of BM&FBOVESPA’s project, for the equities market, is now underway, with a planned launch in 2015.

SET: Thailand Focus 2014 Reaffirms Strength And Confidence Among Foreign Funds

Date 19/08/2014

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), together with Phatra Securities pcl and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, will hold "Thailand Focus 2014" during August 27-29 at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, Bangkok, under the theme "Reforming for Thailand Sustainable Growth," enabling investors globally to get insights of Thailand's economy and investment from top executives in the money and capital markets. This event will be participated by 118 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of THB 10 trillion (approx. USD 308 billion).
Deutsche Börse Launches US Dollar Hedged Version Of HDAX

Date 19/08/2014

Deutsche Börse today launched the HDAX Hedged USD Index, which measures the performance of the underlying HDAX while eliminating foreign currency fluctuations. The HDAX Index measures all 110 stocks listed in the DAX, MDAX and TecDAX indices, representing more than 95 percent of Germany’s free-float market capitalization.
Solactive Launches The First Buyback Index For Japan - Following The Launch Of A European Buyback Index Earlier This Year - Both Indices Used By SG CIB As Underlying For Index-Linked Products

Date 19/08/2014

Solactive AG has launched the Solactive Japanese Buyback Index (BUYJP Index), first of its kind in the market, which will be used as underlying by Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking for swaps, options, warrants and certificates.
FirstRand Lists Gold Bond On JSE

Date 19/08/2014

A Krugerrand-denominated bond listed on the JSE last week, which gives investors direct exposure to gold, is the first of its kind to be listed worldwide. Rand Merchant Bank, a division of FirstRand Bank Limited, is the issuer of the FirstRand Gold Bond.
Tokyo Cheapest For Illiquid Securities – CMCRC

Date 19/08/2014

The Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC) has released new analysis on relative costs of trading in Asia Pacific markets, showing Tokyo to be the cheapest place to trade illiquid securities.