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UK's Financial Services Authority Consults On New Funding Model Review For The Financial Services Compensation Scheme

Date 25/07/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed changes to the funding of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) which will continue to provide important reassurance to consumers but could reduce the likelihood of interim levies and offer firms more certainty in the level of fees they pay.
HKEx: Results From The LME Court Meeting And The LMEH General Meeting

Date 25/07/2012

The Board provides an update on the voting results from the Court Meeting and the LMEH General Meeting convened for the consideration and approval of the recommended acquisition of the entire issued ordinary share capital of LMEH by HKEx Investment by way of a scheme of arrangement and a capital reduction, as announced by HKEx on 15 June 2012.
Libor Scandal: European Commission Amendments To Proposed Market Abuse Legislation To Fight Rate-Fixing – Frequently Asked Questions

Date 25/07/2012

The European Commission has today presented amendments to its October 2011 Proposals for a Regulation on Market Abuse and for a Directive on Criminal Sanctions for Market Abuse (seeIP/12/846). For more information on the October 2011 proposals, see IP/11/1217,IP/11/1218 and MEMO/11/715.
Libor Scandal: European Commission Proposes EU-Wide Action To Fight Rate-Fixing

Date 25/07/2012

In the recent LIBOR scandal, serious concerns have been raised about false submissions of banks' estimated interbank lending rates. Any actual or attempted manipulation of such key benchmarks can have a serious impact on market integrity, and could result in significant losses to consumers and investors, or distort the real economy. The European Commission has today acted to address this kind of market manipulation, by adopting amendments to the proposals for a Regulation and a Directive on insider dealing and market manipulation, including criminal sanctions, initially tabled on 20 October 2011 (see IP/11/1217 and IP/11/1218). Today's amendments will clearly prohibit the manipulation of benchmarks, including LIBOR and EURIBOR, and make such manipulation a criminal offence.
SGX Welcomes IHH Healthcare Listing

Date 25/07/2012

Singapore Exchange (“SGX”) is pleased to welcome the listing of IHH Healthcare Berhad (“IHH”) on the Mainboard of SGX under the stock code of “Q0F”.

LME Shareholders Vote In Favour Of Acquisition By HKEx

Date 25/07/2012

The board of LME Holdings Limited (“LME Holdings”), the parent company of The London Metal Exchange Limited (“the LME”), is pleased to announce that the ordinary shareholders of LME Holdings have today approved, at a court meeting and an extraordinary general meeting of LME Holdings, all the resolutions required in connection with the proposed scheme of arrangement to implement the acquisition of LME Holdings by Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Limited (“HKEx”).
Fidessa Expands Korean Footprint With Daiwa - Long-Standing Client Takes Localised Trading Platform As Part Of Pan-Asian Initiative

Date 25/07/2012

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA), provider of high-performance trading, investment management and information solutions for the world’s financial community, has today announced that Daiwa has gone live on the Fidessa trading platform in Korea, cementing Fidessa's existing presence in that market. The solution will be used by Daiwa’s Korean equity trading business in support of its domestic and international order flow and is part of a broader initiative that will see Fidessa provide Daiwa with a single trading platform across its Asian operations including Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.
The World Federation Of Exchanges Publishes First Half 2012 Market Highlights

Date 25/07/2012

The total market capitalization of WFE exchanges increased by 5.3% in the first half of 2012 while global trading volumes continued their decline. The rise in market capitalization was mainly attributed to markets in the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions, according to figures released yesterday by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
Tokyo Grain Exchange: SPAN Parameters Effective From August 1, 2012 To August 15, 2012

Date 25/07/2012

The SPAN parameters applicable from August 1, 2012 (Wed) to August 15, 2012 (Wed) is now available.
IHH Healthcare Berhad To Join FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI

Date 25/07/2012

Bursa Malaysia has announced that IHH Healthcare Berhad will replace MMC Corporation Berhad in the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI following the successful initial public offering (IPO) on Bursa Malaysia’s Main Market on 25 July 2012.