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Thai Bourse Announces 2015 Plan, Gearing Towards To Digital Exchange With Sustainability

Date 02/12/2014

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has revealed its 2015 plan focusing on improving product and service with quality, growing liquidity, increasing diversification and internationalize product and service, continuously working closely with capital markets in Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), as well as enhancing infrastructure and capability. It will pave way for a Digital Exchange to accommodate new business and meet future demands, further leading the Thai capital market towards sustainable growth.

Euronext Launches The "Euronext Expert Market", The First Electronic Trading Platform For Non-Listed Securities Launched By A European Exchange

Date 02/12/2014

Euronext announced today the launch of the Euronext Expert Market, an electronically traded secondary market offering a transparent and secure platform for the sale of non-listed securities by weekly auction.

Statistics From The Baltic Securities Market For November, 2014

Date 02/12/2014

Statistics from the Baltic Securities Market for November, 2014 are available
http://www.nasdaqomxbaltic.com/market/?pg=bulletins&bb_id=258

New Rules Will Protect Consumers From Harmful Fee-Charging Credit Broking Practices, Says UK's Financial Conduct Authority

Date 02/12/2014

New rules have been introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today to tackle poor practice in the credit broking market which is causing serious detriment to consumers.

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Recognised As Approved Foreign Derivatives Exchange By Taiwan Regulator

Date 02/12/2014

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (“BMD”) today announced that the Securities and Futures Bureau of Taiwan (“SFB”) in a circular dated 28 November 2014 announced the approval of BMD as an approved foreign derivatives exchange of Taiwan, with BMD's contracts namely the Crude Palm Oil Futures (“FCPO”) and FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Futures (“FKLI”) approved for futures brokers’ offering to clients.

EEX Registers First Trades After Greek Power Futures Launch

Date 02/12/2014

On Monday, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) launched the Trade Registration service of financially fulfilled Greek Power Futures. First trades were registered yesterday for delivery in January 2015, concluded between Ezpada s.r.o. and Gunvor International B.V., Geneva Branch, and matched by the broker ICAP. The volume comprised 744 megawatt hours each, traded at a price of EUR 59.00 per MWh and EUR 59.25 per MWh.

Vienna Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - November 2014

Date 02/12/2014

Please click here to download Vienna Stock Exchange's monthly statistics for November 2014.

MøllerGruppen Lists Its First Bond Issue On Nordic ABM

Date 02/12/2014

MøllerGruppen AS lists its first bond issue on Nordic ABM today.

TOCOM November Volume Averaged 132,880 Contracts Per Day, Up 19% M-on-M

Date 02/12/2014

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that average daily trading volume for November was 132,880 contracts, up 19% from October. TOCOM’s leading commodities saw substantial increases in volume: Gold was up 49.1% to 67,789 contracts and Crude Oil was up 16.3% to 5,594 contracts. The average daily volume recovered to levels last seen in April 2013. Volume on November 17 was 211,301 contracts, the highest since July 2013.

Singapore Fixed Income Indices (SFI) Weekly – 1 December 2014

Date 02/12/2014

Key highlights for the week ending 28 November 2014

• The SFI gained 0.42% to 120.05.
• YTD, the STI currently outperforms the SFI by 1.43%.
• The SFI closed the week at an all-time high (120.05). Gains were largely driven by government bonds, with the SFI Government Bond Index gaining 0.62% to reach an all-time high (118.09).
• Yield to maturity for government bonds is currently at an all-year low of 2.07%. Yield to maturity fell 4.12% last week, the largest decline since 8 August 2014 and the second largest YTD.
• The SFI Government Bond Index is currently represented by 17 issuances. Among these issuances, a S$4.6 billion issuance in September 2003, maturing in 2018, offers the highest coupon rate and interest yield – 4.00% and 3.62% respectively.