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Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin 5 December, 2016, Issue 41

Date 07/12/2016

SZSE jointly organized the first investment and financing roadshow of China's marine SMEs together with Planning and Economic Division of State Oceanic Administration. Eight SMEs from coastal provinces of Shandong, Tianjin, Shanghai, Fujian, Guangdong and Hainan participated in the event. The roadshow was initiated as part of a series of measures to accelerate the development of a direct financing market service system for marine economy.

Bank Of England: Record Of FPC Meetings Held On 23 And 29 November 2016

Date 07/12/2016

• Maintained the UK countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) rate at 0%, and reaffirmed that it expected to maintain a UK CCyB rate at 0% until at least June 2017, absent any material change in the outlook. It continued to support the clear supervisory expectation of the Board of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) that firms should not increase dividends and other distributions as a result of the UK CCyB rate being maintained at 0%.
• Reviewed and agreed to maintain without change the Recommendations that it had made in June 2014 to insure against the risk of a marked loosening in underwriting standards in the owner-occupier mortgage market and a further significant rise in the number of highly indebted households. The full text of the 2014 Recommendations is in the annex of this record.

HKEX: Appointment Of Derivatives Market Consultative Panel Member

Date 07/12/2016

The Board of Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today (Wednesday) approved the appointment of Mr Alexander Longman as a member of the Derivatives Market Consultative Panel to fill the vacancy arising from Mr Craig Robertson's resignation.  HKEX wishes to take this opportunity to thank Mr Robertson for his dedicated service to the panel.

UK's Payment Systems Regulator Takes ‘Generational’ Step Towards Wholesale Change Of The Payments Infrastructure

Date 07/12/2016

The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has today proposed changes to the way payment systems infrastructure is procured and provided, and is the latest step in a series of developments that is bringing wholesale change to UK payments.

Taiwan Futures Exchange Monthly Newsletter- December 2016

Date 07/12/2016

Click here to download TAIFEX's December Newsletter.

Moscow Exchange: The Additional Trading Session Starts Later For Derivatives On 14, 15 And 22 December

Date 07/12/2016

Please note that the Derivatives Market evening trading session will begin five minutes later, i.e. at 7:05 pm MSK, on 14, 15 and 22 December 2016, as these are the last trading days for options contracts (in accordance with clause 7.2 of the Rules of organized trading for the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market).

Semi-Annual Review Of The OMX Copenhagen 20 CAP Index - The New Portfolio Of The OMX Copenhagen 20 CAP index Will Become Effective On December 19, 2016

Date 07/12/2016

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announces today the results of the semi-annual review of the OMX Copenhagen 20 CAP index, (Nasdaq Copenhagen: OMXC20CAP), which will become effective with the market open on Monday, December 19, 2016.

Semi-Annual Review Of The OMX Stockholm 30 Index - New Portfolio Of The OMX Stockholm 30 Index Will Become Effective On January 2, 2017

Date 07/12/2016

Nasdaq (NASDAQ:NDAQ) announced today the results of the semi-annual review of the OMX Stockholm 30 Index (NASDAQ Stockholm: OMXS30) which will become effective with the market open on Monday, January 2, 2017.

United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: Chair On Michel Barnier's Comments

Date 07/12/2016

Chairman of the Treasury Committee comments on Michel Barnier's press conference on the UK's deal outside the EU. 

MNI China Auto Purchase Sentiment Report: Chinese Car Purchase Sentiment Edges Down In November - Cheaper Variants Of Cars Gain In Popularity

Date 07/12/2016

Between October and November, consumers were marginally more enthusiastic about the car purchasing environment, but a noticeable rise in expected running costs weighed more heavily on overall sentiment. Consequently, consumer attitudes towards the car market tempered in November. Despite the fall in sentiment, more Chinese households reported that they planned to buy a car, according to the latest MNI China Auto Purchase Sentiment Report.