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London Stock Exchange Group Plc: LCH.Clearnet - Segmental Revenue And Non-Financial KPI Data For 2012 - And LSEG Plc - New Segmental Information For Capital Markets

Date 12/07/2013

Following completion of the acquisition of a majority stake in LCH.Clearnet, London Stock  Exchange Group plc (“LSEG”) will consolidate LCH.Clearnet financial performance in its financial results, with effect from 1 May 2013. In advance of LSEG’s Q1 Interim  Management Statement, provided below is a quarterly breakout of LCH.Clearnet data for financial year 2012, together with performance for the first calendar quarter of 2013.

LCH.Clearnet To Clear Credit Default Swaps For US Clearing Members

Date 12/07/2013

LCH.Clearnet SA has received permission to begin clearing credit default swaps (CDS) for US clearing members through CDSClear, LCH.Clearnet SA's credit default swap clearing business. This is while LCH.Clearnet SA’s application to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission for registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) is pending. The development adds a third OTC derivative asset class to LCH.Clearnet Group’s market leading OTC derivative clearing service for US members, which includes interest rate and foreign exchange derivatives.

HM Treasury Appoints BlackRock Solutions As Asset Specialist Advisor To The RBS Bad Bank Review

Date 12/07/2013

BlackRock Solutions were appointed following a competitive process run by the Treasury, and will work alongside Rothschild and Slaughter & May, appointed last week as corporate finance and legal advisors respectively to the review.

Thomson Reuters Extel And UKSIF 2013 SRI & Sustainability Survey Results

Date 12/07/2013

Thomson Reuters and the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) announced the results of the 11th annual Thomson Reuters Extel/UKSIF SRI & Sustainability Survey at an event hosted by FTSE Group in Canary Wharf, London.

Thai Bourse And KPMG Support Thai Business Investment In Myanmar

Date 12/07/2013

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and KPMG hosted a seminar on the legal system and accounting practices in Myanmar for listed companies, financial advisors, legal advisors and auditors to prepare for business expansion into Myanmar.

ESMA Begins Detailing Central Clearing Of OTC Derivatives

Date 12/07/2013

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched a Discussion Paper to prepare the regulatory technical standards (RTS) which will implement provisions of the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) regarding the obligation to centrally clear OTC derivatives.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: New ETF To Be Listed On August 6, 2013 (Tue.) - Samsung AM, Samsung KODEX Samsung Group Securities Exchange Traded Investment Trust [Share]

Date 12/07/2013

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) approved the listing of new ETF managed by Samsung Asset Management Co., Ltd. This issue will be listed on Tuesday, August 6, 2013.

The FCA Says There Two Kinds Of People In The UK... Modern Robber Barons Of Canary Wharf

Date 12/07/2013

You may have seen Maggie Pagano's incisive article in The Independent this week in which she challenges the new head of the FCA to 'walk with all angels and not just the rich few'.

The article below from Barry James, one of the leading protagonists working for more democratic finance, who is familiar with the matter, explores in greater depth the emerging battle for an alternative, more democratic, approach to finance - and how this could be 'strangled at birth'.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For China Life And Ping An Futures

Date 12/07/2013

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 Tuesday, 16 July 2013, 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.

MCX Weekly Market Report July 05, 2013 – July 11, 2013

Date 12/07/2013

Click here to download MCX's weekly market report for the week July 05, 2013 to July 11, 2013.