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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts: China AMC CSI300 Index ETF

Date 11/03/2020

Please be advised that pursuant to Exchange Rule 617(d) and HKCC Rule 402, the Exchange and the Clearing House have determined that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 13 March 2020, (including the mandatory intra-day variation adjustment and margin call, if applicable), the margin levels of the following Futures Contract shall be as follows: 

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Launches 25 Online Open Courses With Over 50,000 Cumulative Views

Date 11/03/2020

In order to meet enterprises’ training needs on the capital market during the epidemic control, SZSE addressed the market’s concerns and solved what the market encountered, and rapidly upgraded the distance training system after the Spring Festival. Since February 7, SESE has launched 25 online open courses on the formal implementation of the new Securities Law and sweeping reforms of the capital market on www.homeforsmes.com.cn, to provide safe and convenient professional training services to market players, with a focus on supporting enterprises in the hardest-stricken areas. The online courses were viewed over 50,000 times with positive results achieved.

UAE Securities And Commodities Authority Issues Circular On Standardized Disclosure Forms For Listed Joint-Stock Companies

Date 11/03/2020

“The initiative aims to ensure the quality of disclosures posted on financial market websites and to enhance market competitiveness,” Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi 

TransFICC And SoftSolutions To Provide Connectivity For Interest Rate Swaps

Date 11/03/2020

TransFICC, the specialist provider of low-latency connectivity and workflow services for Fixed Income and Derivatives Markets, and SoftSolutions, the developer of high-performance mission-critical platforms, have announced a partnership to provide clients with connectivity and workflow solutions for Interest Rate Swaps.

CJC Deploys Push’s Diffusion To Stream Real-Time Market Data

Date 11/03/2020

Push Technology, the pioneer and leader in real-time intelligent data streaming and messaging solutions, today announced that CJC, a leading independent market data technology consulting and services firm, has chosen Diffusion, Push Technology’s Real-Time API Management platform, to help them address customer cloud market data challenges. By deploying Diffusion as part of its Cloud Tools, CJC is now able to reliably stream full tick market data from the cloud in real-time.

Bank Of England Press Conference Following The Announcement Of Measures To Respond To The Economic Shock From Covid-19 - Press Conference With Mark Carney And Andrew Bailey From 9am

Date 11/03/2020

Euronext Announces Annual Review Results Of The AEX, AMX, AScX

Date 11/03/2020

Euronext yesterday announced the annual reweighting of the AEX®, AMX® and AScX® indices, that will take place after close of the markets on Friday, 20 March 2020. The changes due to the review will be effective from Monday, 23 March 2020.

Bank Of England Measures To Respond To The Economic Shock From Covid-19

Date 11/03/2020

The Bank’s three policy committees are today announcing a comprehensive and timely package of measures to help UK businesses and households bridge across the economic disruption that is likely to be associated with Covid-19

Saudi Aramco Receives Directive From Ministry Of Energy To Increase Its Maximum Sustainable Capacity

Date 11/03/2020

Saudi Aramco announces that it received a directive from the Ministry of Energy to increase its maximum sustainable capacity (MSC) from 12 million barrels per day (MMBD) to 13 MMBD. It is to be noted that the MSC is determined by the State pursuant to the Hydrocarbons Law, enacted by Royal Decree M/37, dated 12/20/2017.

Bank Of England: Term Funding Scheme With Additional Incentives For SMEs (TFSME) – Market Notice - Term Funding Scheme To Offer Four-Year Funding At Or Very Close To Bank Rate

Date 11/03/2020

1. When interest rates are low, it is likely to be difficult for some banks and building societies to reduce deposit rates much further, which in turn could limit their ability to cut their lending rates.  In order to mitigate these pressures and maximise the effectiveness of monetary policy, the TFSME will, over the next 12 months, offer four-year funding of at least 5% of participants’ stock of real economy lending at interest rates at, or very close to, Bank Rate. Additional funding will be available for banks that increase lending, especially to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).