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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For China Merchants Bank Futures

Date 27/06/2011

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 Wednesday, 29 June 2011, 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.
Places For People Opens London Stock Exchange As Retail Bond Begins Trading - Oversubcribed Issue Raises £140m - UK Housing Group First Issuer Of Its Kind On The ORB

Date 27/06/2011

The London Stock Exchange today welcomes the latest listing of a new bond on its Order book for Retail Bonds (ORB). Places for People, one of the UK's largest housing groups, has raised £140 million from private investors. Evolution Securities, a key market participant on the ORB since its launch, acted as lead book-runner on the deal.
Eurex Clearing To Launch Central Clearing Service For OTC Securities Lending Transactions - Phased Roll-Out Of European Offering Will Start In November 2011 - CCP Clearing Will Mitigate Counterparty Risk And Increase Capital Efficiency - First Clearing Model To Incorporate Specific Roles Of Agent Lenders And Beneficial Owners

Date 27/06/2011

Eurex Clearing, Europe’s leading clearing house, announced today that it will launch a central counterparty (CCP) service for the securities lending market based on Eurex Clearing’s proven systems and industry leading risk management standards.
HKEx Announces Temporary Holiday Risk Management Arrangements

Date 27/06/2011

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has announced the following holiday risk management arrangements.
Dubai Financial Market Accredits Arab German International Broker For Margin Trading

Date 27/06/2011

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that Arab German International Broker (AGIB) has been accredited to carry out margin trading . AGIB is the first DFM brokerage firm to accomplish this significant step and the exchange is currently processing similar applications from other brokerage firms in collaboration with the UAE Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).

SGX: Banks To Provide Market Making And Brokers To Support Trading Of Singapore Government Bonds

Date 27/06/2011

Singapore Exchange (SGX) said individual investors can expect transparency in price discovery and competitive trading costs of Singapore government bonds (SGS bonds) when they start trading on SGX from 8 July 2011.
UK’s Financial Services Authority Launches FCA Approach Document

Date 27/06/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today outlined how its successor body charged with conduct and markets regulation will be tougher, bolder and more engaged with consumers.
QuantHouse Unveils Fastest And Most Flexible Pan-European BBO Feed Tailored For Systematic Trading Firms

Date 27/06/2011

QuantHouse, the leading provider of next generation trading solutions, today announced the availability of its consolidated order book solution, to build the fastest and most flexible European Best Bid and Offer (EBBO), giving insight into the entire liquidity available across all of Europe's MTFs and primary exchanges.
Haitong Securities And Fidessa Open Up Chinese Markets

Date 27/06/2011

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 Haitong Securities, one of China’s largest brokerage firms, has joined its global connectivity network to open up access to China's markets.
World Federation Of Exchanges (WFE) Upgrades The Palestine Exchange (PEX) Status To “Affiliate”

Date 27/06/2011

World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) Board of Directors announced recently that it has approved upgrading the Palestine Exchange (PEX) status to “Affiliate”. This announcement has come to recognize the progress PEX made in its business development over the last few years.