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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For ICBC Futures

Date 10/07/2012

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 Thursday, 12 July 2012, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.
Fitch: Stable Outlooks Dominate Global Bank Ratings In Q212; Trends Show Marginal Negative Shift

Date 10/07/2012

Fitch Ratings says that over 70% of Outlooks assigned to bank ratings globally are Stable. This considerable degree of stability has persisted for a while, holding true for over five quarters. Nevertheless, the gradual negative shift in ratings continues. A newly-published report highlights that 21.5% of global bank ratings in Q212 are on Negative Outlook/Watch (Q112: 18.8%) and 3.6% on Positive Outlook/Watch (Q112: 3.8%).
Tehran Stock Exchange Monthly Bulletin - June 2012

Date 10/07/2012

Please click here to download the TSE Monthly Bulletin for June 2012.
Changes To The FTSE/ATHEX Index Series

Date 10/07/2012

Following the revisions of the ATHEX Rule Book and the implementation of a new segmentation model in the ATHEX Market, a number of changes will take place in the structure of the FTSE/ATHEX Index Series. The main objective of the planned changes is to make the indices reflect more effectively and with increased homogeneity the grouping of the ATHEX Large Cap and Mid Cap listed companies.
United Kingdom: Lords Committee Publishes Report On MiFID II

Date 10/07/2012

Rushed proposals from the European Commission to regulate financial markets risk damaging both the City of London and the entire EU financial sector. Flawed transparency proposals and the risk of creating unnecessary red tape means the EU needs to stop and take the time to get the proposals right, according to a report published today by the House of Lords Economic and Financial Affairs EU Sub-Committee.

db Commodity Momentum Euro Hedged ETC Launched On Xetra

Date 10/07/2012

A new exchange traded commodity issued by db ETC Index plc has been tradable on Xetra since Tuesday.
Bank Sarasin Selects Corporate Actions Scrubbing Solution From AIM Software To Reduce Manual Operations And To Deliver Higher Data Quality To Avaloq

Date 10/07/2012

AIM Software, the Swiss market leader for data management solutions, and Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd, a leading Swiss private bank, today announced that they have entered into a partnership to enhance the automation of the Corporate Actions processing at Bank Sarasin. With this move, Bank Sarasin will become a core member of a growing user pool for GAIN Corporate Actions Scrubbing within the Avaloq community.
Tokyo Stock Exchange: Announcement Concerning Commencement Of The Tender Offer For Shares Of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd.

Date 10/07/2012

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc. announces that it has determined to commence a tender offer with respect to the shares of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd.
EADS Goes Live With The Calypso System For Treasury And Risk Management - EADS To Support Global Cross Asset Operations From Central Platform

Date 10/07/2012

Calypso Technology Inc., the global capital markets platform provider, today announced that EADS, a global leader in aerospace, defense and related services, has implemented the Calypso system as the firm’s treasury management solution.
Japan’s Financial Services Agency Publishes English Translation Of “Guidance On Equivalency Assessment On Audit And Public Oversight Systems Of Foreign Jurisdictions”

Date 10/07/2012

The FSA and the Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board (CPAAOB) stated in “A Framework for Inspection / Supervision of Foreign Audit Firms, etc.” (September 14, 2009) that they will, in principle, rely on information requirements and inspections regarding foreign audit firms by the competent authorities of the firms' home jurisdictions, instead of seeking to obtain information from or conducting inspections on firms themselves, provided that (a) audit and public oversight systems in the firms' home jurisdictions are equivalent to those of Japan, (b) necessary information can be provided from the foreign competent authorities through appropriate arrangements of information exchange, and (c) reciprocity is ensured.