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Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly

Date 22/07/2014

Below are key highlights for the week ending 18 July 2014 (please click on the attachment for further detail):

• The SFI gained 0.17% to 118.31.
• YTD, the STI currently outperforms the SFI by 1.68%.
• The SFI's gains this week was largely attributed to the performance of government bonds (+0.21%), as represented by the SFI Government Bond Index.
• The SFI Corporate Bond Index also continues to advance this week (+0.12%), largely on the back of corporate financial bonds (+0.17%), as represented by the SFI Financial Bond Index.
• YTD, 51 new issuances with a combined market value of over S$10 billion have been included in the SFI.  By market value, 54% are corporate bonds, 25% are statutory board bonds and 21% are government bonds.

Statement From FIA President And CEO Walt Lukken On The Resignation Of CFTC Commissioner Scott O’Malia

Date 22/07/2014

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced today that Commissioner Scott O’Malia will step down later this month. FIA issued the following statement in response to the announcement. 

"On behalf of FIA, I want to thank Commissioner O’Malia for his energy, enthusiasm and commitment to public service," said FIA President and Chief Executive Officer Walt Lukken. "

SGX Welcomes Spackman Entertainment Group To Catalist

Date 22/07/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome Spackman Entertainment Group Limited to Catalist under the stock code "40E”.

MNI India Business Indicator Rises To 70.0 In July - Input Prices Bottom Out

Date 22/07/2014

Business confidence in July rose to the highest level since the survey began in 2012, amid growing optimism that the new government will be able to revive the economy and stimulate the business environment.

SGX Welcomes First Sponsor Group To Mainboard

Date 22/07/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to welcome First Sponsor Group Limited to its Mainboard under the stock code of “ADN”.

Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia To Leave CFTC

Date 21/07/2014

Today Commissioner Scott D. O’Malia sent the attached letter to President Barack Obama announcing his resignation from the Commission effective August 8, 2014.

Former Senior Executive Of Qualcomm Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading And Money Laundering

Date 21/07/2014

Jing Wang, 51, the former Executive Vice President and President of Global Business Operations for Qualcomm Inc., today pleaded guilty to insider trading in shares of Qualcomm and Atheros Communications Inc.   Wang also pleaded guilty to laundering the proceeds of his insider trading using an offshore shell company.

Alter Domus Improves Client On-Boarding With Adoption Of Thomson Reuters FATCA Solution - Thomson Reuters FATCA Solution Helps Alter Domus Clients Comply With Regulatory Requirements And Provides Competitive Advantage

Date 21/07/2014

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that Alter Domus, one of its long-term clients and a leading provider of fund administration and fund services, has adopted Thomson Reuters FATCA solution across its services platform to improve client identification and on-boarding in order to comply with the FATCA legislation.

Mark J. Flannery Named SEC Chief Economist And Director Of Economic And Risk Analysis Division

Date 21/07/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it has named Mark J. Flannery as its chief economist and director of its Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA), which provides interdisciplinary analysis to help inform the Commission’s policymaking, rulemaking, enforcement, and examinations.

Comment On UK's Serious Fraud Office Opening Probe Into Foreign Exchange Market By Warwick Business School Dean, Professor Mark Taylor

Date 21/07/2014

Commenting on the Serious Fraud Office opening a probe into the foreign exchange market Warwick Business School Dean, Professor Mark Taylor, said: “It is imperative that the integrity and reputation of financial markets and the City of London in particular is kept in tact, so this is a welcome move by the Serious Fraud Office.